 Fostering Productive Habits of Mind Tech Fair Presentation Kimberly 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.

Habits of Mind in Action

 Persist  Manage impulsivity  Listen with understanding and empathy  Think flexibly  Think about your thinking (Metacognition)  Strive for accuracy  Question and pose problems  Apply past knowledge to new situation  Think and communicate with clarity and precision  Gather data through all senses  Create, imagine, and innovate  Respond with wonderment and awe  Take responsible risks  Find humor  Think interdependently  Remain open to continuous learning 16 Habits of Mind

Circles of Influence Role: 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 Influence Role: 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 Influence Role: 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 initiative/habits-of-mind/ initiative/habits-of-mind/  Achieving the Dream  Carnegie Foundation, “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.