7/24/2023 0 Comments Habits of mind powerpointHaving a questioning attitude Do you remember when you were five? Knowing what data you need Developing questioning strategies to develop that data What questions do you ask of someone you’ve met for the first time? Find someone you don’t know well What would you like to find out from that person? What questions did you ask? How many of you asked questions that got a yes or no answer? We all do it Examples of questions askedġ4 APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS Use what you learn!Īccess prior knowledge Take knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learned ‘Numb3rs’ The show NUMBERS – using Maths knowledge to solve cases Applying learning of another language to understanding of Englishġ5 THINKING & COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY AND PRECISION Be clear!įuzzy language – ‘EVERYBODY thinks that this is so…’ Really? Is there not ONE person who doesn’t think this way? Being accurate when talking and writing Avoiding over generalising, distorting, deleting, exaggerating Nobody likes when it gets to 40 degrees – really? Important when writing essays and giving oral presentationsġ6 CREATING, IMAGINING, INNOVATING Try a different wayĬoming up with new ideas Being original Including a DVD of an activity completed in class to include in your portfolios Striving for your personal best Set high standards Getting it right – doing it better Checking and finding ways to improve constantly Is ‘satisfactory’ good enough?ġ2 Thinking about your thinking METACOGNITION Know your knowingīeing aware of your own thoughts, strategies, feelings & actions Reflecting – what works and what doesn’t work? Metacognitive awareness – how did you solve your problem? = ? Ask students to add the above sum in head (answer is 408) How did they work it out? E.g = 300, = 100, 6+2 = 8ġ3 QUESTIONING & POSING PROBLEMS How do you know? Understanding where another person is coming from Another’s point of view and emotions LISTENING versus HEARING Are we always able to summarise the opinions of others? Before last point – students to pair up and each to briefly say what their favourite chocolate bar is and why, other person is to listen then I will select a few students from audience to summarise what the other said Looking at something one way and imagining it a different way Being open to alternatives, differences, change Coming at problems from a different angle Redefining what the problem is ‘As a result of hearing everyone’s opinions, I have changed my mind…’ġ0 LISTENING WITH EMPATHY & UNDERSTANDING Understand others count to three before call outĩ THINKING FLEXIBLY Look at it another way Thinking before acting (how many of us DON’T do that?) Choose your response ‘Think time’ and ‘wait time’ – e.g. athletes What do they have in common with the way they go about using their minds? Learning to behave more intelligently Came up with 16 habitsĥ You are already using many of the habits, at school and outside of schoolħ PERSISTING Stick to it! Trying different strategiesįinding different ways to reach your goals Remaining focused Pathways – further study, work, etc Taking it a step further What are your strengths? What areas would you like to work on? What Habits would you like to develop?Īrt Costa Research into the behaviour of successful people – the best in their field, e.g. 2 YEAR 9 Key competencies Multiple IntelligencesĮach person is able to learn All humans are born with eight different intelligences Each intelligence learns differently Word Number Body Music Picture People Self Natureģ YEAR 10 Building upon what you did in year 9
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