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  • Dispositions

    Reframing Teaching and Learning

    From the authors of the best-selling Habits of Mind…**A costly gap exists between what we claim to value as educational essentials and how we evaluate results. In Dispositions, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a game-changing look at why and how to "mind the gap".The authors’ Habits of Mind writings have influenced educational policy worldwide. Dispositions incorporates new cognitive ... Read more

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  • Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind

    16 Essential Characteristics for Success

    In Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind, noted educators Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a comprehensive guide to shaping schools around Habits of Mind. The habits are a repertoire of behaviors that help both students and teachers successfully navigate the various challenges and problems they encounter in the classroom and in everyday life. The Habits of Mind include* Persisting* ... Read more

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  • Using Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Data to Improve Learning

    "Kallick and Colosimo have created a terrific book to help readers consider the next steps in using curriculum mapping, assessment, and technology to generate vibrant and productive learning communities."—From the Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs"This book will help schools everywhere consider the essential questions that great teachers ask, not just in one classroom but across disciplines and grade ... Read more

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  • Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning

    Series series Experts In Assessment Series
    Are we preparing students for a life of tests or for the tests of life?Educators agree that the characteristics of self-directed learners are traits that students will need to succeed in school and in life. Accurately assessing the skills and behaviors of self-directed learning is essential in developing life-long, self-initiated learning habits.Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning ... Read more

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  • Habits of Mind Across the Curriculum

    Practical and Creative Strategies for Teachers

    Distinguished educators Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present this collection of stories by educators around the world who have successfully implemented the habits in their day-to-day teaching in K-12 classrooms. The collective wisdom and experience of these thoughtful practitioners provide readers with insight into the transdisciplinary nature of the 16 Habits of Mind—intelligent behaviors ... Read more

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  • Students at the Center

    Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind

    Educators’ most important work is to help students develop the intellectual and social strength of character necessary to live well in the world. The way to do this, argue authors Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda, is to increase the say students have in their own learning and prepare them to navigate complexities they face both inside and beyond school. This means rethinking traditional teacher and ... Read more

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  • Nurturing Habits of Mind in Early Childhood

    Success Stories from Classrooms Around the World

    In the first years of life, as children observe, imitate, and interact with people and their environment, the brain is structuring a foundation for vocabulary, values, cognitive processes, and social skills. Educators, you can help influence that development by teaching the skills and dispositions of intelligent, creative, effective decision makers and problem solvers.Within these pages, Arthur L. ... Read more

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    Powerful strategies that will transform the way you teach and the way your students learn.Advancing Differentiation will lead you through the process of creating a thriving, student-centered, 21st-century classroom. Since its initial publication, the book’s materials have undergone rigorous testing and refinement in classrooms all over the world to deliver the best and most effective ... Read more

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  • Softening the Edges

    Assessment Practices That Honor K-12 Teachers and Learners (Using Responsible Assessment Methods in Ways That Support Student Engagement)

    by Katie White ...
    With foreword by Cassandra ErkensThe assessment process can be a rich experience for you and your students. With Softening the Edges, you'll discover how to design and deliver differentiated instruction and assessment to address learners' diverse intellectual and emotional needs. By creating an effective assessment architecture, you can ensure your students are invested in their own learning and ... Read more

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  • The School Leader's Guide to Formative Assessment

    Using Data to Improve Student and Teacher Achievement

    This user-friendly guide shows school leaders how to use formative assessment to improve both student and teacher achievement. With step-by-step information and practical examples, this book will help you develop better assessments that will transform your school. You will learn:The advantages of formative assessmentWhen and why to use formative assessmentHow to develop valid and reliable ... Read more

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  • Inviting Students to Learn

    100 Tips for Talking Effectively with Your Students

    by Jenny Edwards ...
    We can all remember how great we felt when our favorite teacher praised us for a job well done or a good instructor encouraged us during a tough assignment. We were eager to go the extra mile for these teachers because we knew they believed in us and supported our success. In Inviting Students to Learn, Jenny Edwards shows us how to re-create that same enthusiasm with our own students by choosing ... Read more

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  • Unlocking Group Potential to Improve Schools

    How great groups make great schoolsTraining leaders how to conduct effective meetings is important, but it′s not enough to ensure that the professional development process is valuable. This field book shows educators how to develop group culture, enhance facilitators′ skills, and optimize the group′s most precious resource—its members. The authors describe how to form working committees, task ... Read more

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