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Category: Newsletters

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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Gratitude: Sustaining Hope in the Midst of Turmoil

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  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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How do we deal with race, pandemic, international conflict, and other contemporary issues?

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  As we deal with contemporary issues such as race, global pandemic, international conflicts, displacement of people, and climate change, the need for redefining civility becomes all the more apparent and urgent. Civility must always be considered in the context of the moment. It is always a moving aspiration as Read More …

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Reflecting About the Internal Chatter: Thinking About Your Thinking

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  The world right now feels exhausting and unpredictable. There are so many interrelated and complex issues that have incredibly high stakes in our day-to-day lives personally, locally, and globally. How we behave and connect with the world in light of this depends on our outlook and our thinking. If Read More …

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How to Coach for Thinking, Not Imitation

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  By Bena Kallick, Art Costa, and Allison Zmuda Coaching to develop skills is different from coaching for thinking. When you coach students to build skill development, the expectation is that they will be learning by imitation. However, when you coach learning that requires deeper, strategic thinking, then your purpose Read More …

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A Note to the Habits of Mind Community

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  By Bena Kallick, Art Costa, and Allison Zmuda This is not the way any of us would have imagined the last weeks of school. Shuttering schools has caused families all around the world tremendous hardship as we all are doing our best to protect health, manage finances, balance schedules, and grieve loss Read More …

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Leading in a VUCA World

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  By Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda When we walked into school each day prior to COVID-19, we were accustomed to living in an unpredictable environment. Many of us have developed some of our greatest strengths through that unpredictability. Through the many challenges, we become more creative, inventive, Read More …

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Curriculum Triage: How do we manage the instructional challenge right now?

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  By Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda Stories are pouring in from all over the world — each rich with curricular ideas that resonate not only for the moment but also for the future. This is a time when our dispositions really matter. Each of these contributions shows how the Read More …

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Turning to the Habits of Mind in a Time of Crisis

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  By Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda As we continue to scroll through our social media feeds and hear from you via email and video conferences, what is so heartwarming to see is how the dispositions have become a touchstone as we navigate personal and professional challenges. We always suggest Read More …

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Thinking Flexibly in the COVID-19 Crisis: Continuing to Grow Learning Practices in a Time of Uncertainty

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  This collection of posts is a co-created endeavor from a group of friends and colleagues who want to stay true to our own personalized mindset by co-creating and problem-solving ways to navigate the unexpected move to an online learning ecosystem. No one anticipated that we would be living through Read More …

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