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What Are The Habits Of Mind?

What Are The Habits Of Mind? | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"Habits of Mind are dispositions that are skillfully and mindfully employed by characteristically intelligent, successful people when they are confronted with problems, the solutions to which are not immediately apparent.  When we draw upon these mental resources, the results are more powerful, of higher quality, and of greater significance than if we fail to employ those habits."

Beth Dichter's insight:

The Habits of Mind come into play when you think about how to solve problems. They are not performed in isolation. When a problem arises you are drawn to the skills necessary to solve it. As teachers we may choose to use the Habits of Mind as we consider skills we want our students to learn and to use in the classroom. For more information on the habits (with a more thoughtful discussion on each of them) check out Chapter 2 of the book "Learning and Leading with the Habits of Mind" available on the ASCD website at http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108008/chapters/describing-the-habits-of-mind.aspx.

Anne Sturgess's curator insight, April 20, 2013 11:42 PM

Great poster.

Daniel Jimenez Zulic's curator insight, May 23, 2013 11:22 PM

Habitos mentales para el aprendizaje basado en problemas. cuando no conocemos la solucion ¿cuales son los habitos que nos hacen alcanzar el exito en la tarea?

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21st century Learning: Preparing Students For Complex Futures

21st century Learning: Preparing Students For Complex Futures | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

How do we prepare students for 21st century learning? The Common Core Standards call for "more rigor, complex reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking than traditional learning." How do we teach so that students meet these new standards? What professional development will need to be done so that teachers may provides their students with the necessary skills? As the titleof the article states, "How do we prepare students for compelex futures?"

The post looks at a variety of materials that discuss skills and strategies that one might consider. In 2008 Tony Wagner suggested 7 areas that were critical for students to learn:

* Problem-solving and critical thinking

* Collaboration across networks and leading by influence

* Agility and adaptability

* Initiative and entrepreneurship

* Effective written and oral communication

* Accessing and analyzing information

* Curiosity and imagination

Materials from David Conley regarding "key cognitive strategies", Costa and Kallick and habits of mind, and other dispositions are also discussed.

The last section of the post looks at "a new paradigm: on-going, formative, self-assessment."

 

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