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by Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda If students leave our schools knowing more about their ability to learn and who they are becoming as continuous learners, they will be prepared for now and for the future. There is Read More …
By Arthur Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda While many initiatives and programs come and go, there are some concepts or ideas that are timeless. We must make certain we sustain them for the sake of our students. The true Read More …
By Arthur Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda The true goal of personalized learning is for every learner to become increasingly comfortable with self-direction as they engage in interesting, relevant, rigorous, and important work regardless of age, past successes, and Read More …
This post first appeared on trustED and is reprinted with permission. Think about the instructions that you are given by the steward before an airplane takes off: “In the unlikely event of a lack of oxygen…be sure you put your Read More …
by Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda There are predictable policies and practices in the opening month of school that center around setting goals as a classroom teacher, grade level, department, or school. Well-intentioned to be sure, but perhaps Read More …
By Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda As we confront the tests of life, we begin to realize our potentials, talents, beliefs, values, styles, and tastes. With age, we continue to discover new talents, insights, and ways to apply Read More …
Getting along well with other people is still the world’s most needed skill. With it…there is no limit to what a person can do. We need people, we need the cooperation of others. There is very little we can do Read More …
Wonder is what sets us apart from other life forms. No other species wonders about the meaning of existence or the complexity of the universe or themselves. -Herbert W. Boyer On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed within 7800 Read More …
The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. -Marya Mannes Do you ever find yourself just blurting out what comes to mind? After you say it, do you regret it? Do you find yourself Read More …
There is a time for daring and a time for caution, and a wise man knows which is called for. -John Keating, Teacher in Dead Poet’s Society So, the challenge, as John Keating puts it, is how do we become Read More …