Building a Thought-full Culture with Habits of Mind

Building a Thought-full Culture with Habits of

MindBena Kallick

CMI 2012

Websites

• www.instituteforhabitsofmind.com

• www.eduplanet21.com

Habits of Mind and research

• Tony Wagner in his book The Global Achievement Gap identifies:

• curiosity

• collaboration

• associative or integrative thinking

• a bias toward action and experimentation

Be alert for connections

He also added:

“What I find most significant about this list is that they represent set of skills and habits of mind

that can be nurtured, taught, and mentored!”

Conley’s Qualities Habits of Mind

Intellectual Openess

Inquisitiveness

Analysis

Interpretation

Precision and Accuracy

Problem Solving

Reasoning, Argumentation, Proof

Correlate the HOM and Conley’s qualities

According to Daniel Pink in his book, Drive

• Mastery

• Autonomy

• Purpose

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College Readiness Skills Habits of Mind

time management

note taking

communication

study skills

preparing to write papers

group work

Associate the HOM with the Readiness Skills

What are the key qualities of the assignment that

motivate this student?

motivate this student?

21st Century Skills

- Collaboration

- Communication

- Creative Thinking

- Critical Thinking

Habits of Mind in the Curriculum

Global Competencies

- Communicate Ideas

- Take Action

- Recognize Perspectives

- Investigate the World

habits of mind and instruction

Creative &

Critical Thinking

Instructional StrategiesThinking Maps

Thinking RoutinesPublic Speaking

Habits of Mind

Perspective-Taking Flexible Thinking

Listening with Understanding & Empathy

AssessmentJournals

Portfolios

THINKING SKILLS

HABITS OF MIND

COGNITIVE TASKSTHAT DEMAND

SKILLFUL THINKING

Essential Questions

CONTENT

THINKING SKILLS

Assessing What We Value; Valuing What We Assess