PersonalizedLearning&HabitsofMind

Bena KallickInstituteforHabitsof

Mind

Gotowww.habitsofmindinstitute.org/stv

TwitterHandle@benakallick

WHATDOUBER,GOLDIEBLOX,ANDSCHOOLHAVEINCOMMON?

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Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle 5

“Transportationas reliable asrunning watereverywhere foreveryone.”

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Goldieblox

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CurrentWhyofMostSchools

“To graduatecollege andcareer readycitizens.”

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DisruptingEfficiencyModel

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DisruptingEfficiencyModel

“There’snocompetitiveadvantagetodayinknowingmorethanthepersonnexttoyou.Theworlddoesn’tcarewhatyouknow.Whattheworldcaresaboutiswhatyoucandowithwhatyouknow.”

— TonyWagner10

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WhatLearnersDon’tWant

• Wedon’twanttoremember,recallandregurgitate.

• Wedon’twanttolearnforthesakeoftests.• Wedon’twantlearningmadeeasy;rather,wewantittomeansomething.

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ImpactofDisengagement

• Twooutofthreerespondents(67%ineachyear)areboredatleasteverydayinclassinhighschool.

• Approximatelyhalfofthestudents(51%in2007,50%in2008)areboredeveryday.

• Approximatelyoneoutofeverysixstudents(16%in2007,17%in2008)areboredineveryclass.

• Only2%ineachyearreportneverbeingbored.

E.Yazzie-Mintz(2009).EngagingtheVoicesofStudents13

Outofthemouthsofstudents“Theonlydifferencebetweenme,the95%student,andthatguy

sittinginthebackoftheroom,isIhavelearnedhowtoremember,recallandregurgitateandhehasn’t,can’torwon’t.”—Grade12student

“Letmetellyouwhatschoolislikeforme.Blahblah,blahblah.

TestFriday.”— Grade12student

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RealEngagement

Whenstudentschoosetoinvest(andreinvest)theirattentionandeffortinthepursuitofalearninggoal.

LearninginaContemporaryWorld

MessyproblemsDizzyingamountofinformation

Growingintoleranceforreflection

Strugglingonwhatmatters

Makingsenseofhumanityandhumannature

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todaysmeet

What is the Why for You?

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ReimagingOurSchools

Create aculture ofrelevantlearning.

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PERSONALIZINGLEARNINGWITHHABITSOFMIND

DEFINITIONOFPERSONALIZEDLEARNING

“Personalizedlearningisaprogressivelystudent–drivenmodelwherestudentsdeeplyengageinmeaningful,authentic,andrigorouschallengestodemonstratedesiredoutcomes.”

— Zmuda,CurtisandUllman(2015)

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Howwouldyoulikeyourstudents,yourpeers,yourfacultytobe?

• Whatdoyouseethemdoing?

• Whatdoyouhearthemsaying?

• Howaretheyfeeling?

ComparetoHabitsofMind• Persisting• Managingimpulsivity• Listeningwith

understandingandempathy

• Thinkingflexibly• Thinkingaboutthinking• Strivingforaccuracy• Questioningandposing

problems• Applyingpastknowledge

tonewsituations• Findinghumor

• Thinkingandcommunicatingwithclarityandprecision

• Gatheringdatathroughallsenses

• Creating,imagining,innovating

• Respondingwithwondermentandawe

• Takingresponsiblerisks• Thinkinginterdependently• Remainingopento

continuouslearning

DEFINITIONOFHABITSOFMIND

Characteristicsofwhatintelligentpeopledowhentheyareconfrontedwithproblems,theresolutionstowhicharenotimmediatelyapparent.

— CostaandKallick (2008)

HOWTHEYFITTOGETHER

Ifpersonalizedlearningistheorganizationalframeand

pedagogicalstructureforlearning,thenexplicitthinkingbehaviorsare

required:HabitsofMind.

LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY

Growing Capacity by Design

Devoting mental energies to understandingothers’ thoughts and feelings.

ASYOUWATCHTHISVIDEOLOOKFORSTRATEGIESTHATDEEANDMARIAUSETOSHOWPETERUNDERSTANDINGANDEMPATHY

WHATDIDYOUOBSERVE?

GrowingCapacitybyDesign

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PERSONALIZEDLEARNINGATTRIBUTES

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@fcsdinnovation

• @stephdeluca16• @chuckherring• @benakallick

• Inwhatwaysdoyouinvitestudentstoexpresstheirthoughtsandopinions?

• Inwhatwaysdoyoucreateanenvironmentofsafetyforstudentstorespectfullydisagreewithoneanother(andyou)?

• Inwhatwaysdoyougivestudentstheopportunitytoadvocateforaposition?

• Inwhatwaysdoyouencouragestudentstoraisequestionsthatareskepticaloroutofthebox?

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RelatedDispositions• Listeningwith

understandingandempathy• Questioningandproblem

posing• Thinkingand

communicatingwithclarityandprecision

• TowhatextentdoyouprovidechoiceforstudentsinWHATtheycanpursue?

• TowhatextentdoyouprovidechoiceforstudentsinHOWtheycanpursueit?

• TowhatextentdoyouprovidechoicetostudentsforHOWtheydemonstratelearning?

• Towhatextentdoyouprovidetheopportunityforstudentstodevelopcheckpointsandmonitorprogressinrelationtotheirgoal?

• Towhatextentdoyoucreateexhibitionsforstudentperformancesorproductsthatfocusonwhattheylearned— aboutthetopicandaboutthemselves?

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RelatedDispositions• Creating,imagining,and

innovating• Thinkingflexibly• Persisting

• Inwhatwaysdoyouencouragestudentstoseekotherstohelpgivetheirworkmoremeaning?

• Inwhatwaysdoyouofferopportunitiesforstudentstoseekoutsideoftheexpertisethatiswithinthe

• classroom?• Inwhatwaystoyouprovide

studentswiththeopportunitiestotesttheirideasandseewhethertheyholdup

• tothescrutinyofother’sperspectives?

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RelatedDispositions• Takingresponsiblerisks• Gatheringdata• Thinkinginterdependently

• Inwhatwaysdoyouprovidestudentswiththeopportunitytoreflectontheirlearningandhowitaffectswhotheyarebecomingasalearner?

• Inwhatwaysdoyouprovidetheopportunityforstudentstoknowmoreaboutthewaysthattheylearnbest?

• Inwhatwaysdoyouprovidetheopportunityforstudentstoseethegrowthoftheirworkovertime?

• Towhatextentdoyoucreateexhibitionsforstudentperformancesorproductsthatfocusonwhattheylearned— aboutthetopicandaboutthemselves?

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RelatedDispositions• Applyingpastknowledgeto

newsituations• Thinkingaboutyour

thinking• Respondingwith

wondermentandawe

“Thefuturebelongstoaverydifferentkindofpersonwithaverydifferentkindofmind— creatorsandempathizers,patternrecognizersandmeaningmakers.”

— DanielPink

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RelevantLearning

Clarity AuthenticityPerceivedCapacitytoSucceed

“How”Reimagined

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RelevantLearning

Clarity AuthenticityPerceivedCapacitytoSucceed

“How”Reimagined

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Shortterm,longtermclarity

Quietquestionsinthemindofthestudent:• Whatareyouaskingmetodo?• Whyareyouaskingmetodoit?

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RelevantLearning

Clarity AuthenticityPerceivedCapacitytoSucceed

“How”Reimagined

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PowerofAuthenticity

üAuthenticproblems,challenges,issues,ideas

üAuthenticopportunitiestonetwork,monitorprogress,determinenextsteps

üAuthenticformsforperformanceüAuthenticaudiencesforpresentationandrefinement

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RelevantLearning

Clarity AuthenticityPerceivedCapacitytoSucceed

LearningReimagined

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Balancingact

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Honoringourstudentsbydesign

• Whoisinfrontofme?

• Whatisitthatyouneed?

• Howcanwedesignworkspecificallyforyoutohelpyoureachthelearninggoal?

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PHASESOFCHANGE

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Whatisit?Howdoesitaffectme?

HowdoIbegin?HowdoIstaymotivated?HowdoIgetothersinterestedin/supportiveofidea?

Howareweworkingtogethertogrowtheidea?

Howdowesharetheresults?Whatnewideas,policies,andpracticesemerge?

CONCEPTATTAINMENT

STATEMENT#1Trueorfalse?

Personalizedlearningrequiresahuge

investmentintechnology.

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CONCEPTATTAINMENT

STATEMENT#2Trueorfalse?

Personalizedlearningmeansthateverystudent

hastheirownindividualizedlearning

plan.

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CONCEPTATTAINMENT

STATEMENT#3Trueorfalse?

Personalizedlearningexpectsasignificantlevelofself-directionfrom

students.

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CONCEPTATTAINMENT

STATEMENT#4Trueorfalse?

Inapersonalizedlearningclassroom,theteacherismoreofamanagerandlessofaninstructor.

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CONCEPTATTAINMENT

STATEMENT#5Trueorfalse?

Personalizedlearningisnotappropriateforstudentswithspecial

needs.

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“I used to think….and now I think….

and therefore I will…”