Cultivating Habits of Mind
WHAT:
- Sixteen trans-disciplinary Habits of Mind:
persisting, gathering data through all senses, striving for accuracy, questioning and posing problems, thinking meta-cognitively, thinking and communicating with clarity and precision, finding humor, managing impulsivity, listening with understanding and empathy, applying past knowledge to new experiences, creating, imagining and innovating, thinking interdependently, taking responsible risks, thinking flexibly, responding with wonderment and awe, remaining open to continuous - Intellectual characteristics that nurture a learning, thinking and creative problem solving community
- HOM become the norms for supporting and living change in a system
WHO:
- Whole faculty or Grade Level Teams
- Department Chair or Team Leader Teams
- Administration
INITIAL INVESTMENT OF TIME:
- 4 full days in one day chunks
