Habits of Mind Posters
The following are a set of posters that can be used in your classrooms.
Suggestions
- Blow the posters up to A2 size. Print at A4; use the photocopier to increase to A3. Take the A3 poster and fold in half (to A4) Blow up each A4 half to A3. Join the two A3 halves together to make a nice large poster.
- Students can add their own interpretations to the posters. Terms from Word Splashes, Phrases from Y-charts (Sounds like, Looks like, Feels like activities) or other activities that encourage students to put the Habit of Mind in to their own words/images are all useful.
- Where appropriate you could use this file to allow students to modify the posters using the computers.
- When developing student posters stress that it is an exercise in GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION, not a coloring in exercise. Encourage novel and creative ways of communicating what the habit of mind is. (Thinking Flexibly, Creating, Innovating and Imagining, Persisting)
- Have students do a rough plan for their poster on one of the A4 size poster. (Managing Impulsivity, Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision)
- Develop criteria by which to judge the final product (Metacognition, Striving for Accuracy)
- Students work in groups to plan and produce posters (Thinking Interdependently).
- Publish posters (student and/or as provided) in team rooms. Refer to them when opportunities arise to practice the Habits of Mind or when you see students demonstrating them. (Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations)
Formuler et poser des questions
Comment savez-vous?
Having a questioning attitude; knowing what data you need and developing questioning strategies to produce that data. Finding problems to solve
Penser et communiquer avec clareté et précision
Soyez clair!
Striving for accurate communication in both written and oral form; avoid over generalizations, distortions and deletions
Accepter d’apprendre tous les jours
J’ai encore tant de chosesàapprendre!
Having humility and pride when admitting we don’t know; resisting complacency.
Appliquer ce que vous savez à de nouvelles situations.
Utilisez ce que vous apprenez!
Accessing prior knowledge; transferring knowledge beyond the situation in which is was learned
Gérer votre impulsivité
Prenez votre temps!
Thinking before acting, remain calm thoughtful and deliberate
Avoir de l’humour
Riez un peu!
Finding the whimsical, incongruous and unexpected. Being able to laugh at your self.
Rechercher la précision.
Relisez-vous!
A desire for exactness, fidelity and craftsmanship
Prendre des risques raisonnables.
Soyez aventureux!
Being adventuresome; Living on the edge of one’s competence
Penser de manière interdépendante
Travaillez ensemble!
Being able to work in and learn from others in reciprocal situations
Persister
N’abandonnez pas!
Persevering in a task through to completion; remaining focused
Réagir avecémerveillement
Amusez-vous bien en trouvant la réponse. !
Finding the world awesome, mysterious and being intrigued with phenomena and beauty.
Collecter des informations grâce àtous vos sens
Utilisez vos dons naturels!
Gathering data through all the sensory pathways – gustatory, olfactory, tactile, kinesthetic, auditory and visual
Créer, imaginer et innover
Essayez différemment!
Generating new and novel ideas, fluency, originality.
Réfléchir a sa propre pensée – Métacognition
Sachez l’effet de vos pensées!
Being aware of one’s own thoughts, strategies, feelings and actions and their effects on others.
Ecouter avec empathie
Comprenez les autres!
Devoting mental energy to another person’s thoughts and ideas; holding in abeyance one’s own thoughts in order to perceive another’s point of view.
Penser de manière flexible
Posez le problème autrement!
Being able to change perspective, generate alternatives, consider options