Learning & Leading With Habits of Mind

Distributed Leadership Creating a safe learning environment and helping others succeed are key elements of a leader’s role. Admi ...

The roundtables began when a faculty member suggested that staff members discuss a relevant topic and a related article, such as ...

coached to think flexibly about the lesson being planned. When another coach shared data, that person might use the habit of thi ...

sessions where she and faculty members discussed techniques for instruc- tional decision making and delivery. Having a professio ...

opened, a teacher created a videotape depicting the distinctive elements of Friendship Valley and showing how the school would s ...

on display throughout the classrooms and hallways in art projects, extended learning projects, physical activity, and music. Stu ...

References Costa, A. (2007). The school as a home for the mind. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. Costa, A., & Garmston, R. (1998). ...

342 A “Throwaway” School No More Bertie Simmons 20 I should have known what to expect when I was asked to come out of retirement ...

students from 11 competing neighborhoods, and gang fights were an accepted phenomenon as the 11 identified gangs battled for res ...

I finally agreed to assume the role in the hopes of making a difference in the lives of the students and a few teachers who were ...

workshops; teachers began to discuss the habits with the students during advocacy period, and building administrators conducted ...

remainder of the trip, including visits to the United Nations building, a Broadway play, Ground Zero, and other tourist sites, w ...

Te a c h e r s a r e u s i n g t h e H a b i t s o f M i n d a s a n i n t e g r a l p a r t o f t h e i r instruction as they w ...

348 The Mindful Culture of Waikiki Elementar y School Bonnie Tabor, Sandra Brace, Matt Lawrence, and Arnold Latti 21 We i n t r ...

high-energy activities. They had a little slogan to “STAR” their behavior that they knew meant Stop, Think, Apply mindfulness, a ...

Demographics Waikiki School serves 391 students from kindergarten through grade 6. More than 50 percent of the students live out ...

Vision: Waikiki School is a safe, vibrant, nurturing environment that encourages lifelong learning. We believe that lifelong lea ...

school, permeating the Waikiki School culture. Over the years, other staff development experiences have extended and enriched th ...

rituals, traditions, and myths understood, perhaps in varying degrees, by members of the school community (Stolp, 1994). The fol ...

service projects extend learning beyond classroom walls. A Comprehensive Student Support System provides an additional array of ...