Habits of Mind

Stick to it! See a task through to completion, remaining focused. Looking for ways to reach your goal when stuck. Not giving up!

• Persisting

• Metacognition

• Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision

• Taking Responsible Risks

Know your knowing! Think about your thinking! Being aware of your own thoughts, strategies, feelings, and actions and their effect on others.

• Metacognition

• Finding Humor

• Listening with Empathy

• Persisting

Be clear! Seeking lucidity in both written and oral communication; avoiding over generalizations, distortions, deletions and exaggerations.

• Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision

• Questioning and Problem Posing

• Thinking Interdependently

• Remaining Open to Continuous Learning

Venture out! Being adventuresome; living on the edge of one's competence. Try new things constantly.

• Taking Responsible Risks

• Managing Impulsivity

• Questioning and Problem Posing

• Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

Take your time! Thinking before acting; remaining calm, thoughtful and deliberate.

• Managing Impulsivity

• Striving for Accuracy

• Persisting

• Gather Data Through All Senses

Check it again! Always doing your best. Setting high standards. Checking and finding ways to improve constantly.

• Striving for Accuracy

• Questioning and Problem Posing

• Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

• Remaining Open to Continuous Learning

Use your natural pathways! Pay attention to the world around you. Observe thoroughly using all the senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight.

• Gather Data Through All Senses

• Listening with Understanding and Empathy

• Questioning and Problem Posing

• Taking Responsible Risks

Laugh a little! Finding the whimsical, incongruous and unexpected. Being able to laugh at oneself.

• Finding Humor

• Responding with Wonderment and Awe

• Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

• Thinking Flexibly

Understand others! Devoting mental energy to another person's thoughts and ideas; make an effort to perceive another's point of view and emotions.

• Listening with Understanding and Empathy

• Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

• Thinking Flexibly

• Thinking Interdependently

How do you know? Displaying curiosity, knowing what you need to know and developing strategies to find it out. Finding problems to solve or explore.

• Questioning and Problem Posing

• Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

• Striving for Accuracy

• Thinking and Communication with Clarity and Precision