Habits of Mind in the Habits of Mind in the CurriculumCurriculum

Denderant BurneyDenderant Burney

Takeesha ClarkTakeesha Clark

Savon WilliamsSavon Williams

Purpose of HOMPurpose of HOM

Provides guidelines for a process for Provides guidelines for a process for interactioninteraction

Creates a culture of people thinking Creates a culture of people thinking together, resulting in building a together, resulting in building a culture through negotiation.culture through negotiation.

Illuminates ideas, solves problems, Illuminates ideas, solves problems, and accommodates differences.and accommodates differences.

Creates a “Shared Vision”Creates a “Shared Vision”

Sharing a Vision for ProcessSharing a Vision for Process

School adopts a vision about HOM School adopts a vision about HOM grade levels and subject areas are grade levels and subject areas are excelled.excelled.

Develops a consistent set of Develops a consistent set of behaviors that are reinforced, behaviors that are reinforced, transferred, and revisited at school, transferred, and revisited at school, at home, and in the communityat home, and in the community

Each class reinforce the values of Each class reinforce the values of HOMHOM

Sharing Common BeliefsSharing Common Beliefs Programs and curriculum designs can be enriched Programs and curriculum designs can be enriched

by integrating HOM. by integrating HOM. When developing a program addressing social When developing a program addressing social

emotional learning, HOM can foster more emotional learning, HOM can foster more thoughtful interactions.thoughtful interactions.

HOM is an educational pattern that encourages HOM is an educational pattern that encourages broader, more panoramic, encompassing, and broader, more panoramic, encompassing, and lifelong learning. No longer short-termed, lifelong learning. No longer short-termed, fragmented, or unrelated.fragmented, or unrelated.

Research suggests, over a period of time, Research suggests, over a period of time, students who are treated intelligently, actually students who are treated intelligently, actually become more so.become more so.

Elevating the CurriculumElevating the Curriculum HOM curriculum focuses on THINKING, HOM curriculum focuses on THINKING,

INSTRUCTION, and ASSESSMENT. (p.44-45)INSTRUCTION, and ASSESSMENT. (p.44-45) Curriculum requirements and standards Curriculum requirements and standards

must be studied for teachers to broaden must be studied for teachers to broaden student knowledge by (covering) the student knowledge by (covering) the curriculum and deepen student knowledge curriculum and deepen student knowledge by allowing them to (uncover) the by allowing them to (uncover) the curriculum.curriculum.

30 min of Generative discussion may lead 30 min of Generative discussion may lead to better understanding than 20 min. of to better understanding than 20 min. of detailed coverage of information.detailed coverage of information.

Continued…Continued… Result of Generative Discussion:Result of Generative Discussion:

– Project-based learning allowing students Project-based learning allowing students to be more self-directed and responsible to be more self-directed and responsible for learning.for learning.

– Coaching may be requiredCoaching may be required– Raising the expectation for higher-level Raising the expectation for higher-level

thinking makes HOM a necessary part of thinking makes HOM a necessary part of curriculum.curriculum.

Overall goal of HOM is to encourage Overall goal of HOM is to encourage students to develop these characteristics students to develop these characteristics that will result in successfully working at a that will result in successfully working at a higher level.higher level.

HOM’s are a part of the generative HOM’s are a part of the generative curriculum (Students think beyond the test curriculum (Students think beyond the test to find application in other subjects, in to find application in other subjects, in future careers, and in their lives)future careers, and in their lives)

Designing Curriculum with HOMDesigning Curriculum with HOM ““Curriculum Mapping”Curriculum Mapping”

– Teachers detail what they currently teach and Teachers detail what they currently teach and consider how it builds on the foundation of consider how it builds on the foundation of previous learnings and anticipates those of previous learnings and anticipates those of future years.future years.

– Define content, skills, and assessments that Define content, skills, and assessments that guide instructional decisions.guide instructional decisions.

– Share maps across grades, subjects, and Share maps across grades, subjects, and schools and consider what is excessive, schools and consider what is excessive, repetitious, necessary, or missing.repetitious, necessary, or missing.

– Entire staff should engage in this processEntire staff should engage in this process– HOM must be considered among all the varying HOM must be considered among all the varying

curriculum goals and outcomes.curriculum goals and outcomes.

ContentContent

Teachers focus on the coherence and Teachers focus on the coherence and increasing effects of activities in the increasing effects of activities in the classroom.classroom.– Questions to ask self: What concepts do Questions to ask self: What concepts do

I want my students to know as a result I want my students to know as a result of this activity? What will I do to help of this activity? What will I do to help them understand? How will I know they them understand? How will I know they understand the concepts/understand the concepts/

ThinkingThinking

It’s embeded in subject matter It’s embeded in subject matter standards describing what students standards describing what students are to do in meeting the content are to do in meeting the content standard. standard. – i.e. “analyze the differences”, or “ draw i.e. “analyze the differences”, or “ draw

conclusions”)conclusions”)– Content becomes a vehicle for Content becomes a vehicle for

experiencing, practicing, and applying experiencing, practicing, and applying the processes needed to think creatively the processes needed to think creatively and criticallyand critically

ThinkingThinking

Thinking Words:Thinking Words:– Analyze, Apply Classify, compare, Analyze, Apply Classify, compare,

Conclude, Connect, contrast, Evaluate, Conclude, Connect, contrast, Evaluate, Generalize, Hypothesize, Identify, Generalize, Hypothesize, Identify, Inquire, Interpret, Judge, Observe, Inquire, Interpret, Judge, Observe, Organize, Predict, Solve, Summarize, Organize, Predict, Solve, Summarize, TestTest

Habits of MindHabits of Mind Effects are not immediate. Requires many Effects are not immediate. Requires many

experiences, encounters, reflections, experiences, encounters, reflections, rehearsals, practice sessions, and rehearsals, practice sessions, and instructions.instructions.

Must teach the vocabulary or HOM, Must teach the vocabulary or HOM, deliberately structuring questions and deliberately structuring questions and having students plan and reflect on their having students plan and reflect on their use of the habits.use of the habits.

Advertise HOM in the schools and speak Advertise HOM in the schools and speak it’s languageit’s language

Must differentiate based on the individual Must differentiate based on the individual needs of the students.needs of the students.