Transcript 1. PERSISTING: Persevering on a task even though the

HABITS OF SUCCESS
IN SCHOOL, WORK AND
LIFE
“Things are more like they
are today than they ever
have been.”
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
“Insanity is continuing to do the
same thing over and over and
expecting different results.”
Albert Einstein
SHARING THE VISION
Habits of Success attend to:
 Value - choosing to behave
intelligently
 Inclination- deciding to use a
certain behavior
 Sensitivity- knowing when to use
them
 Capability- having skills & capacity
to use them
 Commitment- reflecting on
improvement
“HABIT IS A
CABLE;WE WEAVE
IT EACH DAY,
AND AT LAST WE
CANNOT BREAK
IT.”
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MIND SHIFTS
FROM:
Not only knowing
right answers.
TO:
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Also knowing
how to behave
when answers
are not
immediately
apparent.
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ARE WE PREPARING
STUDENTS FOR A LIFE OF
TESTS OR FOR THE TESTS
OF LIFE?
1. PERSISTING
Persevering on a task
even though the resolution
is not immediately apparent.
Stick to it!
SHARE AN EXAMPLE ;OF A
TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN
PERSISTENCE
PAID OFF FOR YOU.
2. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY
Acting with forethought
and deliberation.
Take your time!
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MANAGING
IMPULSIVITY
“DON’T CALL OUT
IN ASSEMBLY IF
YOU LOOSE A
TOOTH. YOU WAIT
UNTIL ASSEMBLY
IS OVER.”
GAGE, GRADE 1
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3. LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING
AND EMPATHY
Devoting mental energies to understanding
others’ thoughts and feelings.
Understand others!
LISTENING SEQUENCE:
• Pause
• Paraphrase
• Probe
• Inquire
• Clarify
Pausing:
Using wait-time before responding
to or asking a question allows time
for more complex thinking, enhances
dialogue and improves decision making.
Paraphrasing:
Lets others know that you are
listening, that you understand
or are trying to understand
them and that you care.
Probing:
Increases the clarity and precision
of the group's thinking by refining
understandings, terminology
and interpretations.
Listener: Use the
Pause, Paraphrase Probe
sequence
Speaker: Finish this sentence:
“AS I REFLECT ON MY DAUGHTER’S
PROGRESS SO FAR THIS SCHOOL
YEAR SO FAR, I AM MOST PROUD
OF………”
Listener: Use the
Pause, Paraphrase Probe
sequence
Speaker: Finish this sentence:
“AS MY DAUGHTER ANTICIPATES
THE REMAINDER OF THIS SCHOOL
YEAR, SHE IS MOST EXCITED
ABOUT…….”
4. THINKING FLEXIBLY
Changing perspectives,
generating alternatives,
considering options.
Look at it another way!
5. METACOGNITION
Being aware of your own
thoughts, feelings, and actions
and their effects of on others
Think about
your thinking!
Metacognition:
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Think
Aloud
Problem
Solving
THINK ALOUD
PROBLEM SOLVING
Pose challenging problems then:
Invite your child to describe their plans
and strategies for solving the problem.
Share their thinking as they are
implementing their plan.
Reflect on/evaluate the
effectiveness of their strategy.
Sustaining and Engaging
Metacognition
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6.
Check for Accuracy
Clarify
Provide data not answers
Resist making judgments
Stay focused on thinking
Encourage Persistence
6. STRIVING FOR ACCURACY
Desiring exactness, fidelity
and craftsmanship.
Check it again!
7. QUESTIONING AND POSING
PROBLEMS
Having a questioning attitude.
Developing strategies to produce
needed data. Finding problems to solve.
How do you know?
Questioning
And
Problem
Posing
8. APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE
TO NEW SITUATIONS
Accessing prior knowledge
and transferring it to
novel situations.
Use what you’ve learned!
9. THINKING AND
COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY
AND PRECISION
Striving for accurate
communication in written
and oral form.
Think Clearly!
10. GATHERING DATA THROUGH
ALL SENSES
Using all sensory
pathways: gustatory,
olfactory, tactile,
kinesthetic, auditory,
visual.
Use your natural pathways!
11. CREATING, IMAGINING,
INNOVATING
Generating new and
novel ideas;
fluency, originality.
Try a different way!
12. RESPONDING WITH
WONDERMENT AND AWE
Finding the world fascinating,
mysterious, intriguing
and phenomenal.
Awesome!
“All thinking begins
with wondering”
Socrates
13. TAKING RESPONSIBLE RISKS
Being adventuresome.
Living on the
edge of one's competence
Venture Out!
TAKING RESPONSIBLE RISKS:
What school and classroom
conditions must exist to foster
creative thinking and risktaking?
14. FINDING HUMOR
Finding whimsy, incongruity
and playfulness.
Laughing at yourself.
Laugh a little!
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15. THINKING
INTERDEPENDENTLY
Working with and
learning from others
in reciprocal situations.
Work together!
16. REMAINING OPEN TO
CONTINUOUS LEARNING
Having humility and pride in admitting
there is more to learn.
Resisting complacency.
Continue to learn!
MODELING:
“ What you are speaks so
loudly, they can’t hear
what you say.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
DON’T WORRY THAT CHILDREN NEVER
LISTEN TO YOU; WORRY THAT THEY
ARE ALWAYS WATCHING YOU.
ROBERT FULGHUM
“WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY
DO.
EXCELLENCE, THEN, IS NOT
AN ACT
BUT A HABIT.”
Aristotle