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Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success

Edited by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick

• Dedication
• Foreword: Thinking on the Road of Life— by David Perkins
• Preface— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Discovering and Exploring Habits of Mind
• Chapter 1. Changing Perspectives About Intelligence— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 2. Describing the Habits of Mind— by Arthur L. Costa
• Chapter 3. Habits of Mind in the Curriculum— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 4. Habits of Mind: A Journey of Continuous Growth— by James Anderson, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 5. Is Your Instruction Habit Forming?— by James Anderson and Arthur L. Costa
• Part II: Building a Thought-Full Environment
• Chapter 6. Creating "Thought-Full" Environments— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 7. Toward a Mindful Language of Learning— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 8. Using Questions to Challenge Students' Intellect— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 9. Thinking Maps: Visual Tools for Activating Habits of Mind— by David Hyerle
• Part III: Assessing and Reporting on Habits of Mind
• Chapter 10. Defining Indicators of Achievement— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 11. Assessing Habits of Mind— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 12. Learning Through Reflection— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 13. Wondering to Be Done— by Steve Seidel
• Chapter 14. Reporting Growth in Habits of Mind— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Part IV: Leading Schools with Habits of Mind
• Chapter 15. Creating a Culture of Mindfulness— by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
• Chapter 16. Habits of Mind for the Systems-Savvy Leader— by Jennifer Abrams
• Chapter 17. Leading Is a Habit of Mind— by William A. Sommers and Diane P. Zimmerman
• Part V: Learning from Mindful Schools
• Chapter 18. Habits of Mind in North Carolina: Increasing Intellectual Capacity of Disadvantaged Students— by Mary P. Hargett and Margaret Evans Gayle
• Chapter 19. Bringing a Vision to Life— by Curtis Schnorr and Thommie DePinto Piercy
• Chapter 20. A "Throwaway" School No More— by Bertie Simmons
• Chapter 21. The Mindful Culture of Waikiki Elementary School— by Bonnie Tabor, Sandra Brace, Matt Lawrence and Arnold Latti
• Chapter 22. Integrating the Habits of Mind: A District Perspective— by Nancy Skerritt, Emilie Hard and Kristin Edlund
• Appendix A: Bringing Habits of Mind to Life
• Appendix B: Leading Schools with Habits of Mind
• Appendix C: When Have Habits of Mind Become Infused?
• Appendix D: Inventories and Checklists
• Appendix E: Resources Related to Habits of Mind
• About the Editors and Other Contributors
• Related ASCD Resources: Habits of Mind
• Copyright