Learning & Leading With Habits of Mind

We a r e o f t e n a s k e d , “ H ow w o u l d y o u k n ow w h e n a n d i f t h e H a b i t s o f
Mind have been infused?” We usually respond by saying that we’d know
it when there is a “harmony of heart and mind”; when the habits are
mindfully infused throughout the curriculum, instructional practices, and
assessment strategies; in the people and the culture of the school—so it
is not just a Habits of Mind school but truly a “mindful school” dedicated
to improving society. Furthermore, we believe infusion is a never-ending
journey rather than a status to be achieved. It becomes a “way of being”
rather than a “thing to do.”

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Appendix C:

When Have Habits of Mind

Become Infused?

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Note:This statement was composed and refined by an international group of educators during
the 2007 Habits of Mind International Expo, held in Melbourne, Australia, and Auckland, New
Zealand. They are James Anderson, Australian National Schools Network, Melbourne, Victoria,
AU; Andrew Bills, Australian National Schools Network, Melbourne, Victoria, AU; Karen Boyes,
Spectrum Education, Upper Hutt, NZ; Alan Cooper, Cooper Consultancy, Wanganui, NZ; Art
Costa, California State University, Sacramento, California, USA; Faye Hauwai, The Learning
Network, Auckland, NZ; and representatives from six schools: Phillip Moulds and Debra Creed
from Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland, AU; Ross Kennedy and Trudy Francis
from College Street Normal School, Palmerston North, NZ; Andrea Federico, Rasma Melderis,
and Nicholas D’Aglas from Furlong Main Cluster Schools, St. Albans, Victoria, AU; Barry Mus-
son, Matt Allen, and Martin O’Grady from Lindisfarne College, Hastings, Hawks Bay, NZ; Sha-
ree Ineson and Noreen Melvin from Southlands Girls High School, Invercargill, Southland, NZ;
John Melton, Sandra Brace, and Matt Lawrence from Waikiki School, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.