Designing Curriculum with Habits of Mind
By Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda for Eduplanet21. Enter most schools today, and you will hear discussions about one of the most significant losses for students during the pandemic — their opportunity to think interdependently — to socialize their learning as they develop their intelligence. Research suggests, to make this happen requires a combination of […]
DECLARATION ON EDUCATION FOR LIFE: Creating a Global Groundswell for Real Learning
Education should prepare all young people to deal well with the real challenges of life. It should enable them to deal with tricky situations, learn difficult things, and think clearly and ethically about what matters. Schools should be models of places where students learn how to live together with civility and respect for differences […]
School Transformation in the 21st Century
by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick There is a gap between what is claimed as values for 21st Century educational essentials and what we value in our assessments of teachers, students, schools and even our nation’s educational systems. As we examine the many lists of desired skills and competencies to prepare our future […]
