This extensive10 week online course is a powerful and economical way to extend your understandings of the Habits of Mind.

The original course was designed by Art Costa and Bena Kallick and has been extended and enhanced by our own James Anderson to make it more school and classroom focused.

Teacher and School Friendly

The course is divided into 10 easily digestible topics  each designed to take up only about 1 - 1.5 hours of your busy time. 

Each topic is supported by a range of carefully selected learning resources. There are many short videos of Art Costa and Bena Kallick sharing their wisdom and these are extended and applied to practical school and classroom applications by James Anderson through the use of video, recorded webinars, and prezi's.

You can jump in and out of the course around your busy schedule. There are no specific times when you are required to be online.

Participants are encouraged to move through the course at a regular rate, and complete over 10 weeks, however we recognise this is not always possible so the course remains open and facilitated for 14 weeks, and all resources are available to participants for a full 12 months!

Each week there is a short, focused discussion that allows participants to share their insights and classroom applications or to ask questions.

For those wanting more, the course provides links to additional resources and further reading to extend and enhance your learning. 

Download a full course outline here.

About your Mentor and Facilitator

James Anderson is the creator of this Habits of Mind site, our lead blogger and regularly runs school based workshops around the world. The richness and practical school and classroom insights he brings to this course greatly enhances it's effectiveness. James makes himself available to respond to questions, lead discussion and it is possible to arrange group webinars to support your learning - especially where there is a group from your school participating in the course. 

Although you can choose to work your way through the course materials on your own, James is there every step of the way to support your learning with years of practical school experience. 

 Upcoming Course Dates 

Beginning July 1st

 

 

 
Costs
Full price of the course is AU$200. Early bird registrations taken up to one month before the start of the course are AU$150. All participants also receive full access to the Habits of Mind Resource Library at no extra charge.
 

 

 

Comments

Fri, 2012-09-28 05:04 — Anonymous

Alaska teacher

Hi,

I'm a teacher in Alaska and would like to take this workshop.

• Will the content be relavant to people in other countries?

• I see that it is not constrained by set meeting times, so my time zone should not be an issue - are there any other issues that would make this unworkable for me, in Alaska?

• My district does not use PayPal - is there any other way to pay?

Thank you,

Teresa

Fri, 2012-09-28 09:54 — Habits of Mind

Alaska Teacher

Hi Teresa,

The course is a general introduction to the Habits of Mind and is relavent to all learners (at least I've worked with teachers in many different countries and no one has suggested it's not)

I don't forsee any issues with you participating. We regularly have people from many different time zones doing the course.

We can accept payment by crediit card, or you might be able to pay personally and then be reimbursed by your district.

Happy to answer any other questions you might have. Perhaps use the contact form so I can reply more personally?

http://www.habitsofmind.org/content/contact-us

James

Mon, 2012-10-01 02:39 — Anonymous

Alaska Teacher

Thank James! Hopefully this will be enough information for my district. Looking forward to the workshop!

Teresa

Sat, 2012-01-21 23:00 — Anonymous

online course -is it only for school settings.

Hi

will online couse help in after-school settings(weekend classes of child-enrichment program) or does it has to be included with school curriculum.

Do you provide any certification after course.

Sat, 2012-01-28 07:48 — Habits of Mind

Educational Setting

the online course will cater for a general introduction to the Habits of MInd and be of interest to all educational settings. It provides a solid grounding for all your work with HOM and opens several pathways for future learning.

Wed, 2012-07-11 14:31 — Anonymous

What is the study completion equivalent to in NZ qualifications?

Hi - I have the same question as this previous person in regards to after school teaching, & whether this study is recognised as a nz qualification; if it is, what level & how many credits is it equivalent to? This is important as if it is equivalent to level 500 (1st year of tertiary) & 15credits (one paper) I can count it towards my degree I am currently trying to complete before doing a graduate teaching qualification.

Wed, 2012-07-11 15:49 — Habits of Mind

NZ Credit

At this point in time the course is not recognised as credit for any external university courses. The course is a general introduction and is not examined in any formal way.

Wed, 2012-01-11 07:27 — Habits of Mind

I'm in a different time zone, will that matter?

No, it won't matter what time zone you are in.

The course is self paced with plenty of video material as well as opportunity to engage in blogs and discussions, so there is no concern about time zones.

The course mentors will also make themselves available for chat / skype / phone conversations when necessary and if required these will be arranged for the most mutually convenient times.

Wed, 2012-01-11 07:24 — Habits of Mind

FAQ 1. How much time is involved?

We are expecting that participants will require a one to two hour a week committment to complete the course requirements. Of course, it would be possible to spend more time than this as well.