Seeking to serve students at risk of not succeeding in a traditional setting, the school fosters the knowledge, skills and
habits of mind necessary to close student achievement gaps in mathematics and reading literacy and provide a community of engaged learners and participatory citizens.
This course is designed to help future and current teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse elementary school students to (1) understand, develop, and implement a range of effective, practical strategies for assessing and documenting the academic achievement of their students, including English Learners, students with identified / unidentified exceptionalities, and students eligible for free or reduced price lunch (TPEs 1.1, 2.2, 3.5, 4.4, and 5.1 - 5.8); (2) develop the skills and
habits of mind necessary to use assessment results to plan effective instruction for every student (TPEs 3.5, 4.4, and 5.1 - 5.8); (3) learn how to present and discuss assessment results with other education professionals and with students» parents (TPEs 1.2, 2.6, 3.2, 4.5, 5.1 - 5.8).
A structured learning environment and robust annual summer orientation for new students that prepares them with the skills and
habits of mind necessary to excel in their first year
Graduates will have the knowledge, skills, and
habits of mind necessary for intellectual growth, full and participatory citizenship, employability, and entrepreneurship in a changing environment.
The course also develops essential
habits of mind necessary for student success in college, including independence, productive persistence, and metacognition.
Not exact matches
The final chapters address the
habits of mind, heart and relationality
necessary to the character
of a leader.
This long process
of education will be
necessary to lead peoples away from
habits of dictatorship, nationalistic impulses, and the mental sloth
of unfree and coercively
minded peoples.
The key is to appreciate the fact that the antinomies are not
necessary but
of man's making: «They did not come from the things themselves but from an automatic transfer to speculation
of habits contracted in action, and what a careless attitude
of the intellect had done, an effort on the part
of the intellect could undo; this for the human
mind would be a liberation» (CM 71).
• encourages pupils to learn actively, think critically and develop
habits of mind and attitudes which are
necessary to scientific inquiry.
How do the arts encourage creativity and certain
habits of mind that are
necessary in all disciplines?
Students acquire the knowledge, skills, and
habits of work and
mind — including perseverance, self - reflection, precision, and confidence —
necessary to progress in mathematical proficiency and prepare themselves to succeed in future math classes.