bsili handout for habits of mind
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BSILI Handout for Habits of Mind
A habit of mind is an acquired predisposition to respond in particular ways.
Exemplary Habits of Mind (www.habitsofmind.org)
1. Persisting: Stick to it. Persevere with task through to completion; remain focused. Look for ways to
reach your goal when stuck. Do not give up.
2. Managing impulsivity: Take your time. Think before acting. Remain calm, thoughtful and
deliberative.
3. Listening with understanding and empathy: Understand others. Devote mental energy to another
person’s thoughts and ideas. Make an effort to perceive another’s point of view and emotions.
4. Thinking flexibly: Look at it another way. Be able to change perspectives, generate alternatives,
and consider options.
5. Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition): Know your knowing. Be aware of your own thoughts,
strategies, feelings and actions and their effects on others.
6. Striving for accuracy: Check it again. Always do your best. Set high standards. Check and find
ways to improve constantly.
7. Questioning and problem posing: How do you know? Have a questioning attitude; know what data
are needed and develop questioning strategies to produce those data. Find problems to solve.
8. Applying past knowledge to new situations: Use what you learn. Access prior knowledge; transfer
knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learned.
9. Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision: Be clear. Strive for accurate
communication in both written and oral form; avoid over generalizations, distortions, deletions and
exaggerations.
10. Gather data through all senses: Use your natural pathways. Pay attention to the world around
you. Gather data through all the senses; taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight.
11. Creating, imagining, and innovating: Try a different way. Generate new and novel ideas, fluency,
and originality.
12. Responding with wonderment and awe: Have fun figuring it out. Find the world awesome,
mysterious and be intrigued with phenomena and beauty.
13. Taking responsible risks: Venture out. Be adventuresome; live on the edge of one’s competence.
Try new things constantly.
14. Finding humor: Laugh. Find the whimsical, incongruous and unexpected. Be able to laugh at
oneself.
15. Thinking interdependently: Work together. Be able to work in and learn from others in reciprocal
situations. Be a team player.
16. Remaining open to continuous learning: Embrace having more to learn. Have humility and pride
when admitting you don’t know; resist complacency.
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Do these student descriptors resonate with your experience?
Add your personal observations:
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Student Development Theories
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As you view the video, No Big Deal , consider Jasmine’s habits of mind --
HowJasmineviewsherindividualeffort:
Howwellsheparticipatedinclass:
Thequalityofherwork:
Howsatisfiedsheiswithherwork:
Thingsshefounddifficulttofigureout:
Thingsshefoundinterestingandenjoyable:
Howshethinksaboutimprovingherperformance:
Howsheviewsherworkcomparedtothatofanexpert:
Whatsheviewsasimportantandrelevantaboutthecourse:
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Habits of Mind & the Powerful Classroom
1. What habits of mind
are currently practiced bystudents in yourclassrooms?
2. 3. What habits of mind
would you like to seepracticed in yourclassrooms?
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Habits of Mind Across Campus
1. What habits of mind
are currently practicedacross campus?
2. What structures,
policies and practiceswould move studentsfrom Column 1 to 3?
3. What habits of mind
would you like to seepracticed acrosscampus?