Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success

Bena Kallick

ASCD, Dec 15, 2008 - Education - 424 pages

In Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind, noted educators Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a comprehensive guide to shaping schools around Habits of Mind. The habits are a repertoire of behaviors that help both students and teachers successfully navigate the various challenges and problems they encounter in the classroom and in everyday life. The Habits of Mind include

* Persisting

* Managing impulsivity

* Listening with understanding and empathy

* Thinking flexibly

* Thinking about thinking (metacognition)

* Striving for accuracy

* Questioning and posing problems

* Applying past knowledge to new situations

* Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision

* Gathering data through all senses

* Creating, imagining, innovating

* Responding with wonderment and awe

* Taking responsible risks

* Finding humor

* Thinking interdependently

* Remaining open to continuous learning

This volume brings together—in a revised and expanded format—concepts from the four books in Costa and Kallick's earlier work Habits of Mind: A Developmental Series. Along with other highly respected scholars and practitioners, the authors explain how the 16 Habits of Mind dovetail with up-to-date concepts of what constitutes intelligence; present instructional strategies for activating the habits and creating a "thought-full" classroom environment; offer assessment and reporting strategies that incorporate the habits; and provide real-life examples of how communities, school districts, building administrators, and teachers can integrate the habits into their school culture. Drawing upon their research and work over many years, in many countries, Costa and Kallick present a compelling rationale for using the Habits of Mind as a foundation for leading, teaching, learning, and living well in a complex world.

Contents

• Part IDiscovering and Exploring Habits of Mind: 1
• 1Changing Perspectives About Intelligence: 5
• 2Describing the Habits of Mind: 15
• 3Habits of Mind in the Curriculum: 42
• A Journey of Continuous Growth: 59
• 5Is Your Instruction Habit Forming?: 69
• Part IIBuilding a ThoughtFull Environment: 95
• 6Creating ThoughtFull Environments: 97
• 7Toward a Mindful Language of Learning: 117
• 8 Using Questions to Challenge Students Intellect: 135
• Visual Tools for Activating Habits of Mind: 149
• Part IIIAssessing and Reporting on Habits of Mind: 175
• 10Defining Indicators of Achievement: 177
• 11Assessing Habits of Mind: 190
• 12Learning Through Reflection: 221
• 13Wondering to Be Done: 236
• 14Reporting Growth in Habits of Mind: 258
• Part IVLeading Schools with Habits of Mind: 269
• 15Creating a Culture of Mindfulness: 271
• 16Habits of Mind for the SystemsSavvy Leader: 291
• 17Leading Is a Habit of Mind: 307
• Part VLearning from Mindful Schools: 317
• Increasing Intellectual Capacity of Disadvantaged Students: 319
• 19Bringing a Vision to Life: 333
• 20A Throwaway School No More: 342
• 21The Mindful Culture of Waikiki Elementary School: 348
• A District Perspective: 362
• Bringing Habits of Mind to Life: 379
• Leading Schools with Habits of Mind: 387
• When Have Habits of Mind Become Infused?: 390
• Inventories and Checklists: 395
• Resources Related to Habits of Mind: 402
• Index: 404
• About the Editors and Other Contributors: 415

Bibliographic information

• Title: Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success
• Editor: Bena Kallick
• Contributor: Arthur L. Costa
• Publisher: ASCD, 2008
• ISBN: 1416616497, 9781416616498
• Length: 424 pages
• Subjects: Education / General; Education / Professional Development; Education / Teaching / General; Education / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science