Foundation, the board of Jobs for the Future, and is presently on the board
for Learning Effects and Weston Woods Institute. Kallick and Costa have
founded the Institute for Habits of Mind, providing products and ser-
vices to schools internationally. Kallick can be reached at 12 Crooked
Mile Road, Westport, CT 06880 USA; phone/fax: 203-227-7261; e-mail:
[email protected].
Other Contributors
Jennifer Abramsis a national and international speaker and consultant
who trains and coaches educators and other professionals in successful
teaching practices, new teacher and employee support, generational savvy,
supervision and evaluation, and collaboration skills. She has been a class-
room teacher, a coach of new teachers, and a professional developer, and
she has served as a consultant to design programs across the United States,
Europe, and Asia. Her book,Having Hard Conversations, was scheduled
for publication by Corwin Press in 2008. Abrams considers herself a
“voice coach,” helping professionals tap the power and effectiveness of
their own voices—within groups, in front of classrooms, and in coaching
or supervisory roles. She holds degrees from Tufts University and Stan-
ford University and can be reached at [email protected].
James Andersonwas a middle school teacher and curriculum coordina-
tor at the Grange P–12 College in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia,
where he was responsible for introducing and implementing a program for
teaching thinking and Habits of Mind. Anderson is the founding director
and principal consultant of MindfulbyDesign. He developed, launched,
and led the first collaborative, generative network of educators dedicated
to exploring the Habits of Mind. Since 2005, Anderson has led the growth
of this network throughout Australia by supporting hundreds of schools
both across Australia and abroad, and has helped to extend our under-
standing of the Habits of Mind through major events like the International
Habits of Mind Expo in 2007 (the first of its kind anywhere in the world).
Anderson is a highly experienced and engaging presenter with experience
at all levels of schooling from early learning through to tertiary level. He
has presented to business audiences and consulted extensively to schools.
Anderson is Australia’s leading authority on Habits of Mind and the
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