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Welcome! | Habits of Mind. James Anderson : Speaker, Author and Educator. Creator of the www.habitsofmind.org website. www.jamesanderson.com.au. I launched this Habits of Mind website in the late 1990’s when I was working with Habits of Mind in my own classroom. Throughout my career as a consultant, speaker, author and educator the Habits of DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears.

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

PERSISTING - WELCOME! Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources 8 Calvin Coolidge "Faith that the thing can be done is essential to any great

achievement."

WELCOME! | HABITS OF MINDJAMES ANDERSONFREE RESOURCESBLOGPROFESSIONAL

LEARNINGSTORE

Welcome! | Habits of Mind. James Anderson : Speaker, Author and Educator. Creator of the www.habitsofmind.org website. www.jamesanderson.com.au. I launched this Habits of Mind website in the late 1990’s when I was working with Habits of Mind in my own classroom. Throughout my career as a consultant, speaker, author and educator the Habits of DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears.

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

PERSISTING - WELCOME! Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources 8 Calvin Coolidge "Faith that the thing can be done is essential to any great

achievement."

WELCOME! | HABITS OF MIND The Succeeding with Habits of Mind website provides resources and online training for teachers working with Habits of Mind. Free resources including Habits of Mind Posters, Habits of Mind activities and lesson plans are available. LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears.

HABITS OF MIND

HABITS OF MIND chapterstart below this line Chapter “X” rest on this line at chapter breaks Dedication This work is dedicated to Dr. Art Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick. ASSEMBLY COVERING ALL THE HABITS OF MIND Assembly covering ALL the habits of Mind. This is a play that I created to accomodate all 48 girls in our Grade. We have been on the journey of applying the HOM for about 18 months at Kingsmead, so our girls have a good idea of all of them. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity. LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

MANAGING IMPULSIVITY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources 16 "Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome SAMPLE FISHBONE DIAGRAM SEPTEMBER 218 © ITC Publications Pty Ltd Saturday September 14 Sunday September 15 SEPTEMBER Cognitive Tool 9 FISHBONE DIAGRAM Background A Fishbone Diagram, sometimes called THE PAST MUST BE PRESERVED The past must be preserved because without the past we are nothing. Everything in the future or present is based on the past. For example Egypt has many monuments which rival today’s modern buildings like the pyramids of Giza. LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears.

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal

HABITS OF MIND

HABITS OF MIND chapterstart below this line Chapter “X” rest on this line at chapter breaks Dedication This work is dedicated to Dr. Art Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears.

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal

HABITS OF MIND

HABITS OF MIND chapterstart below this line Chapter “X” rest on this line at chapter breaks Dedication This work is dedicated to Dr. Art Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training WELCOME! | HABITS OF MIND Welcome! | Habits of Mind. James Anderson : Speaker, Author and Educator. Creator of the www.habitsofmind.org website. www.jamesanderson.com.au. I launched this Habits of Mind website in the late 1990’s when I was working with Habits of Mind in my own classroom. Throughout my career as a consultant, speaker, author and educator the Habits of LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH Dimensions of Growth – an overview. Are your students using their Habits of Mind well?. This is a profound question, because if they are not using their Habits of Mind well it becomes the teachers responsibility to help them develop more mature, more effective Habits of Mind. This means teachers need to have a clear picture of what development looks like so they can set clear learning

HABITS OF MIND

HABITS OF MIND chapterstart below this line Chapter “X” rest on this line at chapter breaks Dedication This work is dedicated to Dr. Art Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick. HABITS OF MIND IN THE CURRICULUM For more information visit www.mindfulbydesign.com or contact info@mindfulbydesign.com p. +61 3 9898 3376 pattern, how else it might have been dealt with, and, finally, why it matters.” Debbie Meier The Power of Their Ideas, 1995. Pp 50-51 MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity. LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

THE PAST MUST BE PRESERVED The past must be preserved because without the past we are nothing. Everything in the future or present is based on the past. For example Egypt has many monuments which rival today’s modern buildings like the pyramids of Giza. UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Topic: Fighting Ruben Wolfe Year Level: 9 Author: Emma Simpson, Rosebud SC Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goals: VELS English progression points at level 5.5 (second semester of year 9) LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears.

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

HABITS OF MIND IMPROVE LITERACY AND NUMERACY The school began significant work with Habits of Mind in 2005 and has been fortunate that literacy and numeracy data was collected both pre and post the implementation of Habits of Mind. The image below shows the number of students in the upper growth band for literacy in the pre HOM cohort (2005 – 2007) compared to the number of students in

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears.

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

HABITS OF MIND IMPROVE LITERACY AND NUMERACY The school began significant work with Habits of Mind in 2005 and has been fortunate that literacy and numeracy data was collected both pre and post the implementation of Habits of Mind. The image below shows the number of students in the upper growth band for literacy in the pre HOM cohort (2005 – 2007) compared to the number of students in

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training WELCOME! | HABITS OF MIND Welcome! | Habits of Mind. James Anderson : Speaker, Author and Educator. Creator of the www.habitsofmind.org website. www.jamesanderson.com.au. I launched this Habits of Mind website in the late 1990’s when I was working with Habits of Mind in my own classroom. Throughout my career as a consultant, speaker, author and educator the Habits of LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears. DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH Dimensions of Growth – an overview. Are your students using their Habits of Mind well?. This is a profound question, because if they are not using their Habits of Mind well it becomes the teachers responsibility to help them develop more mature, more effective Habits of Mind. This means teachers need to have a clear picture of what development looks like so they can set clear learning

HABITS OF MIND

HABITS OF MIND chapterstart below this line Chapter “X” rest on this line at chapter breaks Dedication This work is dedicated to Dr. Art Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick. HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Title: Habits of Mind Author: Glenice Last modified by: Glenice Created Date: 1/20/2010 10:33:52 AM Document presentation format: On-screen Show (4:3) MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity. LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Topic: Fighting Ruben Wolfe Year Level: 9 Author: Emma Simpson, Rosebud SC Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goals: VELS English progression points at level 5.5 (second semester of year 9) LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training WELCOME! | HABITS OF MIND Welcome! | Habits of Mind. James Anderson : Speaker, Author and Educator. Creator of the www.habitsofmind.org website. www.jamesanderson.com.au. I launched this Habits of Mind website in the late 1990’s when I was working with Habits of Mind in my own classroom. Throughout my career as a consultant, speaker, author and educator the Habits of LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH Dimensions of Growth – an overview. Are your students using their Habits of Mind well?. This is a profound question, because if they are not using their Habits of Mind well it becomes the teachers responsibility to help them develop more mature, more effective Habits of Mind. This means teachers need to have a clear picture of what development looks like so they can set clear learning MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity. INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Title: Habits of Mind Author: Glenice Last modified by: Glenice Created Date: 1/20/2010 10:33:52 AM Document presentation format: On-screen Show (4:3) MANAGING IMPULSIVITY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources 16 "Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Topic: Fighting Ruben Wolfe Year Level: 9 Author: Emma Simpson, Rosebud SC Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goals: VELS English progression points at level 5.5 (second semester of year 9) LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training WELCOME! | HABITS OF MIND Welcome! | Habits of Mind. James Anderson : Speaker, Author and Educator. Creator of the www.habitsofmind.org website. www.jamesanderson.com.au. I launched this Habits of Mind website in the late 1990’s when I was working with Habits of Mind in my own classroom. Throughout my career as a consultant, speaker, author and educator the Habits of LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH Dimensions of Growth – an overview. Are your students using their Habits of Mind well?. This is a profound question, because if they are not using their Habits of Mind well it becomes the teachers responsibility to help them develop more mature, more effective Habits of Mind. This means teachers need to have a clear picture of what development looks like so they can set clear learning MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity. INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Title: Habits of Mind Author: Glenice Last modified by: Glenice Created Date: 1/20/2010 10:33:52 AM Document presentation format: On-screen Show (4:3) MANAGING IMPULSIVITY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources 16 "Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Topic: Fighting Ruben Wolfe Year Level: 9 Author: Emma Simpson, Rosebud SC Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goals: VELS English progression points at level 5.5 (second semester of year 9) LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND BY ARTHUR L. COSTA, ED. D DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy

MY MIND BINDER

My Mind Binder A thinking workbook for the Mindful Garden of Verses by MARIE CIOTA BASED ON THE WORK OF ARTHUR COSTA, Ed.D and BENA KALLICK,

Ph.D Page 1

LESSON 1: A GROWTH MINDSET The lesson I learnt – possibly the single most important lesson – is that the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset are intimately connected. The Habits of Mind describe how to teach students to behave more intelligently. But our efforts to do this will fail if we operate from a predominantly Fixed Mindset. To succeed with the Habits of

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly (Looking at it another way) After picking some pears from your tree, you decide to make some jam. You cut up 10 pounds of pears, blend them together and start to cook them. Suddenly you remember that you were supposed to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen pears. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity.

HLC RESOURCE BOOK

8 Relevant Standard • At level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising

HOM ACTIVITIES

Word Splash For Persistence Doing it continuosly Making it happen Never say die Determine to do it Go on and on Working towards the goal INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Title: UbD Planning Template Author: staffesi Last modified by: staffesi Created Date: 7/21/2008 11:27:00 PM Company: Department of Education and Training WELCOME! | HABITS OF MIND Welcome! | Habits of Mind. James Anderson : Speaker, Author and Educator. Creator of the www.habitsofmind.org website. www.jamesanderson.com.au. I launched this Habits of Mind website in the late 1990’s when I was working with Habits of Mind in my own classroom. Throughout my career as a consultant, speaker, author and educator the Habits of LESSON 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE HABITS OF MIND Lesson 3: Development of the Habits of Mind. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared my most important insights into how to succeed with the Habits of Mind. This week, I want to get to the heart of what the Habits of Mind are all about: Learning to Behave more Intelligently. When Art Costa first described what would become known

as the

DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH Dimensions of Growth – an overview. Are your students using their Habits of Mind well?. This is a profound question, because if they are not using their Habits of Mind well it becomes the teachers responsibility to help them develop more mature, more effective Habits of Mind. This means teachers need to have a clear picture of what development looks like so they can set clear learning MANAGING IMPULSIVITY LESSON Managing Impulsivity Lesson. I used the picture book David Goes to School by David Shannon to begin exposure to the Habit of Mind of Managing Impulsivity. INTRODUCTION TO THE HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Introduction to the . Habits of Mind. Year 8 Pastoral Care. The Habits of Mind are the work of Art Costa and Bena Kallick. Their most recent

book is:

HABITS OF MINDWEB VIEW Title: Habits of Mind Author: Glenice Last modified by: Glenice Created Date: 1/20/2010 10:33:52 AM Document presentation format: On-screen Show (4:3) MANAGING IMPULSIVITY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources 16 "Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY Visit www.habitsofmind.org for more Habits of Mind resources "Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third."

Marge Piercy

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Y- CHART Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Y- Chart: Looks Like Sounds

Like Feels Like

UBD PLANNING TEMPLATE Topic: Fighting Ruben Wolfe Year Level: 9 Author: Emma Simpson, Rosebud SC Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goals: VELS English progression points at level 5.5 (second semester of year 9)

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