Tuesday, March 16 2010

All teachers, whether new to the Habits of Mind or more experienced, will benefit from this highly engaging, practical hands-on two day workshop.

This workshop provides both an introduction for teachers who are ‘testing the waters’, as well as a solid grounding for schools taking a long term view with Habits of Mind. Participants are introduced to the Habits of Mind through a series of practical and engaging examples and are given a wide range of practical strategies that can be easily applied back in the classroom.

To help ensure success back at school, a number of common misunderstandings are addressed.

Importantly the idea of developing the Habits of Mind is fully explored so that teachers have the required knowledge to ensure that the Habits of Mind can be sustained, and not just be a “one week wonder,” in the classroom.

All teachers registering for this module will receive free access to the Habits of Mind Resource Library for 12 months. This library contains well over 300 teacher generated classroom resources (activities, lesson plans, unit designs, powerpoints etc) to support your work with Habits of Mind in classrooms.

This module is fully endorsed by the Institute for Habits of Mind. All participants will receive a certificate of completion from the Institute for Habits of Mind.

All participants will also receive registration to the Habits of Mind Teachers Network. This gives teachers access to many further learning opportunities and resources. See www.habitsofmind.org for more about the Habits of Mind Teachers Network.

It is an expectation that all teachers will have access to a copy of "Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind" and "Habits of Mind across the Curriculum". These books provide additional support and will be referred to throughout the workshop.