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Category: Habits of Mind

Building a Classroom Culture with Empathy in Mind

Focusing on the first weeks of school with a personal reflection signals to your students what you value and how you value them. So, using an empathy map as a personal reflection that can be shared with classmates is a Read More …

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The Depth Behind Icebreakers

These icebreakers provide an opportunity to lay the groundwork for building relationships and identify the Habits of Mind that are critical behaviors for building the quality of those relationships.

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A Turbulent Flight into a New World of Learning

It was July 2007 and I was on a red-eye flight from Argentina to San Antonio. Halfway into the flight…BAM! A loud noise ignited causing the plane to shake. Instantaneously, passengers awoke in a panic and unconscious state of mind. Read More …

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Safe Spaces for Voice

Engaging with others remotely requires trust and vulnerability for our students and ourselves. How do we establish and cultivate safe spaces for voice? Before we focus on HOW we do this, let’s step back for a moment to examine practices Read More …

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The Growth Moment No One Anticipated

This year has been a journey! That’s how I intended to end this school year when speaking to the individual teachers I’ve worked with this year. Last summer when we started ramping up plans on how we would grow a Read More …

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Tips for Managing Impulsivity

Adapted from a blog post originally authored by Art Costa and Bena Kallick. When you are working more in isolation, your tendency might be to just get the work assigned done. However, when you manage the impulse to take the Read More …

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Self-Confidence with the Habits of Mind

  This blog post was first published on the Institute for Habits of Mind website and is part 3 within a series. We all have heard the old adage “A picture speaks a thousand words,” and if you are a Read More …

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Paying Attention to Life Skills as Part of Regular Instructional Practice

Zoe Zmuda — a sophomore in high school — created this YouTube video as a culminating artifact to reflect on how education leaders (from classroom to consultant) pay attention to life skills as part of regular instructional practice. Points discussed Read More …

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Small Wins for Every Learner

Let’s be real. One of the hardest things for people to do is build a new habit. It takes commitment, focus, drive, and a constant reminder or way to trigger that action. In the learning environment, deliberately using the Habits Read More …

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Walking the Talk: How Leaders Grow a Personalized School Culture

Let’s engage in a storytelling challenge. What were some of your most powerful learning moments as an educator so far? What did you see in these stories? What are the patterns? What were the feelings expressed as you shared your Read More …

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