Welcome!!

James — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:43:28 +0000

Welcome to Habits of Mind!

This site is designed to support, schools, businesses and interest from the wider community in Habits of Mind. Content is updated regularly on this page, and through our blog.

Jane

James — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:35:24 +0000

please follow this link to the video's Jane. You may need to right click and then save linked file as...

Like Minded

James — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:53:10 +0000

So you like Habits of Mind. Perhaps you'll like our "Like Minded" friends too!

Like Minded is a place that we use to reccommend businesses, ideas and organizations that we believe are:

Learning Organizations
Educators
Trustworthly and Professional
Likely to be interesting to someone like you!

Mindwerx

James — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:39:21 +0000

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Learning Network NZ

James — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:37:51 +0000

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ITC

James — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:35:57 +0000

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TTA

James — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:33:18 +0000

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We've already done Habits of Mind!

James — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:18:33 +0000

"I've already done persistence!"

This was what my daughter came home saying after her teacher had "done" persistence for the third time this semester. And it's the sort of thing I hear from lots of teachers and students just before their work with Habits of Mind falls over.

How do you avoid the "We've done this already" syndrome?

Print and Fax Order Forms

James — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:47:37 +0000

Our online ordering system is secure. There are several payment options that can be used including PayPal and cheque / money order. If you are a school with an offical school order, you do not have to enter any credit card details.

However, if you prefer to download, print and then fax or email your order, please use this link.

Persistence does not equal failure

James — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:29:54 +0000

Sometimes students think that if they need to persist at a task in class then they must not be smart enough. They learn not to value persistence because they see it as a sign that they are not smart enough to "get it" the first time.

Of course that's a generalization, but there's more than a little truth to it as well.

Scientific Method

James — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:43:41 +0000

In my classroom I used the strategy described in this blog entry to teach students scientific method and how to plan an experiment.

Learning To Plan

James — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:35:26 +0000

One of the characteristics of people who are good at Managing their Impulsivity is their ability to plan. They are good at establishing goals and then planing out the steps required to reach that goal.

However, in many classroom situations the planning is being done for the students. Teachers routinely plan out the learning path, the steps for the assignment, or the order of the tasks that need to be completed.

Don't say "Think"!

James — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:18:46 +0000

It may seem counter intuitive, but the word “think” is something that should only rarely be used in a classroom. The reason: students don’t know how to think, and you can’t teach them to do it!

Habits of Mind and 21st Century Learning

James — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:16:24 +0000

A few weeks ago James Anderson conducted a Webinar on Habits of MInd and 21st Century Learning. It is an insightful look at how the Habits of MInd fit with our understanding of success, mindsets and the attainment of excellence. Well worth the 40 minutes to listen to.

Click on the heading to leave your comment and thoughts as well as discuss the ideas presented.

http://bit.ly/IAenkr

What does "Habit" mean?

James — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:32:53 +0000

A few weeks ago I took a close look at the definition of the Habits of Mind. I teased it apart with an educational audience in mind. That got me wondering about how we define the Habits of Mind for children and the general public. When we talk about "Habits of Mind", what ideas do most people bring to mind?