Never Work Harder Than Your Students
#learnership education Probably the best piece of advice I ever got as a teacher was “never work harder than your students.” One of my former mentors, Joanne Roberts, told me that. A fantastic principal, with…
Habits of Mind
Habits of Mind Starter Kit
Along with Art Costa and Bena Kallick, as well as many passionate educators, James has worked to infuse the Habits of Mind into schools and systems, into classrooms and the wider community – with extraordinary…
Your Whole School Approach To Habits of Mind
Plus a bonus interview with Art Costa and Bena Kallick It’s been more than 25 years since Art Costa and Bena Kallick introduced the world to the Habits of Mind. In that time, the Habits…
Where do the Habits of Mind fit?
Last week, I discussed how staff at my school were able to “find” the Habits of Mind in the curriculum, as well as in their big-picture visions of student learning. By doing so, they realised…
Focus. Feedback. Fix it! … and the role of mistakes
On its own, a mistake has no value. The value and learning potential come not from the mistake itself, but from the way we act on it. To achieve learning and extract value from a…
Why settle for resilience?
I’m fortunate to work with many schools around the world. Not only do I get to share my work with them, I get to learn about the goals they see as most important for their…
Where to begin with Habits of Mind
I began my work with the Habits of Mind more than 20 years ago. It was a time when the education system was undergoing major curriculum changes. We had three “new” curriculums in five years.…
What are the Habits of Mind?
Looking for a definition of the Habits of Mind? In this short video, Art Costa defines the Habits of Mind. A great video to start your exploration of the Habits of Mind. For more of…
James Anderson describes each of the Habits of Mind
In this playlist I explore each of the 16 Habits of Mind, adding insights and strategies that will take your understanding of each of the Habits of Mind to the next level. As a strategy…
Art Costa describes each Habit of Mind!
In this playlist, Art Costa describes each of the 16 Habits of Mind. Each video runs for less than 5 minutes and eloquently captures the essence of each of the 16 Habits of Mind. A…