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Fostering Productive Habits of Mind
Tech Fair PresentationKimberly Manner
April 24, 2014
Outcomes for the Workshop
Articulate the 16 Habits of Mind and how we use them within the context of our daily interactions with students.
Identify 1-3 key Habits of Mind that are most important to our work with students.
Identify one practice that can be implemented immediately.
Habits of Mind Inform Behavior
A habit is an “acquired predisposition to respond in particular ways.”
Arthur Costa and Bena Kallick identified 16 “problem solving, life related skills, necessary to effectively operate in society and promote strategic reasoning, insightfulness, perseverance, creativity and craftsmanship.”
In other words…these are the strategies we subconsciously use to help us overcome challenges.
PersistManage impulsivityListen with understanding and empathyThink flexiblyThink about your thinking (Metacognition)Strive for accuracyQuestion and pose problemsApply past knowledge to new situation
Think and communicate with clarity and precisionGather data through all sensesCreate, imagine, and innovateRespond with wonderment and aweTake responsible risksFind humorThink interdependentlyRemain open to continuous learning
16 Habits of Mind
Circles of InfluenceRole: Faculty Member
Self Which habits of mind do I already practice? Which ones need further development? Are there any I tend to abandon in moments of
crisis?
Circles of InfluenceRole: Faculty Member
Classroom Environment How can I structure the learning environment to foster positive
habits of mind? Strength-based teaching Performance orientation vs. growth orientation Focus on development toward mastery, not on deficits (feedback vs.
grading) Initial assignment one that they will succeed at Provide opportunities for students to take responsible risks and
demonstrate mastery Inquiry-based assignments Students develop expertise and teach each other in small groups or
pairs
Circles of InfluenceRole: Faculty Member
Course Materials and Delivery Revise course materials to address affective domain
explicitly Assign reading and writing around habits of mind Require metacognitive assignments
Reflective essays Journals Exam questions
Incorporate teaching strategies that implicitly teach HoM (Reading Apprenticeship, FELI)
Think/Pair/Share
Think about which circle you want to influence. What is one specific way you can foster productive habits of mind? What obstacles or challenges do you face? What resources can you use to overcome these challenges?
Find a partner. Share your ideas with each other. Can you think of additional resources your partner could tap into to effect the desired change?
Resources
3 CSN Community of Practice http://3csn.org/completion-initiative/habits-of-mind/
Achieving the Dream www.achievingthedream.org
Carnegie Foundation, “Productive Persistence” http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/productive-persistence
Community College of Baltimore County, Maryland. “Culturally Responsive Teaching.”
Downing, Skip. On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life.
Dweck, Carol. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.