This Web site will provide the resources to support your understanding of what are the Habits of Mind and who are the people behind the Habits of Mind series. This site also provides information about the development resources available to educators and community leaders seeking assistance in implementing Habits of Mind in schools and classrooms. Sample lesson plans, units, and learning activities are available as well as names of schools, school districts and business organizations that have implemented the Habits of Mind. Links to other supportive people and organizations also are provided.
 


Our mission is to build an international network of people in schools, homes and businesses that are dedicated to sharing the vision of the Habits of Mind as a foundation for building thought-full learning communities.


In their new book, Leading and Learning with Habits of Mind: Sixteen Essential Characteristics for Success, (2009) noted educators, Arthur Costa and Bena Kallick, define and describe the essential dispositions of successful, continuous learners as they prepare for school, work and life in the 21st Century. Available now from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).


Habits of Mind Across the Curriculum: Practical and Creative Strategies for Teachers, (2009), contains numerous "stories" from an international group of teachers and practitioners about how they have infused the Habits of Mind into a variety of subject areas and grade levels. Available late January or early February 2009 from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick, define and describe 16 types of intelligent behavior in their four-book series, Habits of Mind: A Developmental Series, published in 2000 by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The series continues to be available from ASCD.
 

Working together to promote Habits of Mind in schools, businesses, homes and communities since 1992,

Arthur L. Costa, Ed.D. is an Emeritus Professor of Education at California State University, Sacramento and Co-Director of the Institute for Intelligent Behavior in El Dorado Hills, California, and

Bena Kallick, Ph.D. is a private consultant providing services to school districts, state departments of education, professional organizations and public sector agencies throughout the United States and abroad.
 
 

All materials in the http://www.habits-of-mind.net Web site not specifically identified as being reprinted or secured from other sources are Copyright © 2000–2008 by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick. Permission to download and make copies for classroom or community use is granted. Reproducing or distributing any material from this Web site for commercial use, however, must have written permission from the authors.

Page last revised January 1, 2009.