High School Habits of Mind

Metacognition: Thinking About Thinking

• Unpack your thoughts.
• Have a plan in mind.
• Ask yourself questions.

Attending Focusing on the Task

• Eyes  focused on person or task.
• Listen without speaking. 
• Think about the task.

Connections, Applying Past Knowledge To New Situations

• Use  what you know.
• Make a bridge from the known to the new.
• Think of a similar problem.

Self-Control, Managing Impulsivity

• Take  your time.
• Have a plan in mind. 
• Think before you act and speak.

Questioning and Posing Problems

• Be  curious.
• Choose strategies to help you. 
• Develop a questioning attitude.

Empathy Listening with Understanding and Empathy

• Corral  your thoughts when listening. 
• Listen with your mind and your ears.
• Seek to understand others.

Flexibility, Thinking Flexibly

• Generate  choices.
• Change your perspective. 
• Look at it another way.

Persistance

• Keep  on trying.
• Remain focused
• See a task through to completion.

Clarity Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision

• Use  precise language.
• Be clear and specific. 
• Explain your thinking.

Risk Taking, Taking Responsible Risks

• Try  something new.
• Venture out of your comfort zone. 
• Take more chances in your work.
  

Creativity: Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

• Seek originality. 
• Ask for feedback in order to improve.
• Let your imagination soar.

Accuracy, Striving for Accuracy

• Do your best.
• Check it again. 
• Nurture a desire for exactness.

Observing, Gathering Data Through All the Senses

• Participate. 
• Use all your senses.
• Use the world around you.

Team Work, Thinking Interdependently

• Work  together.
• Learn from others. 
• Cooperate with others.

Lifelong Learning, Remaining Open to Continuous Learning

• Resist complacency.
• Admit when you don't understand. 
• Constantly expand your mind.
  

Humor, Finding Humor

• Look  for the unexpected joys in life.
• Laugh at yourself when you can. 
• Appreciate the humor of others.

Enthusiasm Responding with Wonderment and Awe

• Be  intrigued by the world around you.
• Look for beauty. 
• Know that you can.