With Rebecca, Serria, and Jeremiah Habits of Mind With Rebecca, Serria, and Jeremiah

#1 Persistence Definition- Facing a problem and never giving up; being able to find a different strategy Examples: Don’t give up easily, analyze the problem, collect evidence and evaluate Non-Examples: “I can’t do it”, “It’s to hard”, put any answer down just to get it done

#2 Managing Impulsivity Definition-controlling impulse in a situation Examples:Think before they act, know the whole problem before acting, and consider alternatives Non-Examples:Blurt out first answer, start work without reading the whole paper, take first suggestion

#3 Listening with Understanding and Empathy Definition- Using body language and paraphrasing to learn about someone else. Examples: Hearing beneath the words, developing deeper silences, slowing the minds hearing. Non-Examples: Interrupt, unable to build upon, can’t consider the merits.

#4 Definition- When someone is very open-minded and can consider all perspectives Examples: Lateral thinking, good listeners Non-Examples: Selfish, one way of thinking, close minded

#5 Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition) Definition-The ability to think about your own thinking Examples: Making mental maps, developing a plan of action, repeating it before doing it Non-Examples: Done take time to examine, no strategy, not alert

#6 Definition- Double checking to make sure it is exactly right Examples: Excellence, review models, re-working Non-Examples: Sloppy work, incomplete, uncorrected work

#7 Definition- Ability to ponder and come up with a solution Examples: They ask “what if questions”, recognizes discrepancies, make causal connections Non-Examples: Pose simple questions intending for maximal results, when confronted with discrepancies they lack overall strategy, unaware of function, classes, intentions in questions

#8 Applying past knowledge Definition- Being able to learn from mistakes and use that to figure out new problem Examples: Draw forth experiences from their past, references to their experiences, call upon their store of knowledge Non-Examples:Being new tasks as if they were seeing it for the first time, each experience has no before or anything to come, doesn’t remember how they showed the problem.

#9 Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision Definition- Filtering thoughts then speaking and writing accurately Examples: Avoid over generalizations, avoid vague languages, using precise language Non-Examples: Non-descriptive words vague, imprecise language, vague nouns

#10 Gathering Data through All Senses Definition-Noticing the enviroment around you through multiple pathways Examples:From mental images, hands-on, build models Non-Examples:Listen but not participate, not get hands dirty, describe but not illustrate

#11 Creating, Imaging, Innovating Definition-Thinking from many angles Examples:Seek feedback, craftsmanship, perfection Non-Examples:”I can’t draw”, “I was never good at art”, extrinsically

#12 Definition-Mysterious seekers Examples:Search for problems to solve, enjoy a challenge, seek intriguing phenomena Non-Examples:Avoid problems, turn off to learning, recoil from situations

#13 (Taking Responsible Risks) Definition-Thoughtful experimenting Examples: These people usually strive for precision and accuracy and also use past knowledge to solve problems Non-examples: Reluctant to take risks, only Want the right answer

Definition- A form of mutual playfulness #14 Finding Humor Definition- A form of mutual playfulness Example: Using humor to promote higher-level Thinking skills, Having humor to help you think of stories In a different way, Having a whimsical frame of mind Non-examples: Using humor to humiliate others,laughing At others, using humor in the wrong places

#15 Thinking Interdependently Definition- Working well with others Examples: Openness to accept feedback, giving up an idea to work with someone else, support group efforts Non-Examples: Unable to contribute to group work, job hogs

# 16 Remaining open to continuous Learning Definition- The quest for meaningful knowledge is critical and never ending Examples: Meet opportunities with mystery and wonder, learning Non-Examples: Meet opportunities with fear, knowing