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About The Habits of Mind

The 16 Habits of Mind were identified by Dr. Bena Kallick and Dr. Arthur Costa through their groundbreaking, decades-long research on how humans successfully face challenges.  

Empathy is Foundational During Our Current Uncertainty

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  By Allison Zmuda, Bena Kallick and Art Costa Empathy is a foundational part of healing from the political and social issues we are currently facing. Empathy can also be a response to a joyful experience. This newsletter focuses on the powerful experience people have experienced when they have been Read More …

Allison Zmuda, Art Costa, Bena Kallick, NewslettersListening with understanding and empathy

Learning Empathy with Compassion Projects

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  By Jaime Crane and Lisa Bradley 1st-grade teachers, North Canaan Elementary School   How do we grow the capacity of our young students for empathy? Last year, the first grade teachers focused on the Habit of Mind animation “Listening with Understanding and Empathy” in their classes. This was part Read More …

Jaime Crane, Lisa BradleyListening with understanding and empathy

Empathy in This Moment

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  By Jennifer Norman Empathy is an invitation to discover yourself by connecting with others in a symbiosis and bonding that heals us. Empathy is the recognition that the meaningful connection to others is where healing takes place, where we can find one another and resonate. Five years ago I Read More …

Jennifer NormanListening with understanding and empathy

How to Listen with Understanding and Empathy: Who Is the Spotlight Shining On?

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  By Arthur L. Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda “To listen fully means to pay close attention to what is being said beneath the words. You listen not only for what someone knows, but for what he or she is. Generative listening is the art of developing deeper silences Read More …

Allison Zmuda, Art Costa, Bena KallickListening with understanding and empathy

Establishing a Three-Way Relationship in Service of Deeper Learning

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  By Bena Kallick and Giselle O. Martin-Kniep. This article was first published on ASCD Inservice.   “I, Thou, and It – a three-way relationship in which “I and Thou” are the people (often a teacher and child, though not always) and “It” is the content that compels both.” —David Read More …

Bena Kallick, Giselle O. Martin-Kniepassessment, deeper learning

Holiday Reflection as 2020 Comes to a Close

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  By Art Costa, Allison Zmuda, and Bena Kallick   An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of humanity. — Martin Luther King, Jr. 2020 is close to ending and although we have experienced many Read More …

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Personal Reflective Journaling

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  By Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda   Healing is about taking the time to notice what gets in the way of feeling connected to your life, your community, and your sense of possibility. Healing, at its core, is about slowing down so that we can better listen Read More …

Allison Zmuda, Art Costa, Bena KallickCOVID-19, journaling

Gratitude: Sustaining Hope in the Midst of Turmoil

IHOM Support

  In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized through it all, that in the midst of winter, I found there Read More …

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Expressing Gratitude for the Habits of Mind

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  By Lory Peroff and Fourth Grade Students November is a month for gratitude. We often express our thankfulness for people we love or special things we have in our lives. I wondered, in addition to people and things, what else do we have to be thankful for here in Read More …

Lory Peroffgratitude

Thank You, John, For Sharing Gratitude

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  By Lisa Parker and Emily Skinner Lisa Parker, is a retired teacher, and continues to conduct workshops and mentors in the education arena. She lives in Fairfield, California with her husband David. Loves being a grandma, hiking, gardening and all things in nature. Emily Skinner, is a busy mom Read More …

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