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When do you see that habit - or a glimmer of that habit - being employed right now by your students? What triggers or helps to encourage that habit?

When teacher directed in small or whole groups.

How can we structure our classrooms to help support that habit? What scaffolds, environment, or strategies can we employ to encourage the ongoing development of that habit?

Modeling behavior: such as taking turns. Think time: Know what the question is asking. Using different ways to respond to questions.

What changes could we make to our student projects or classwork to promote that habit?

Individual as well as group grades. Picking different groups through out the year. Checklist for group work or individual projects.

What conversations could you have with your students to discuss the Habits of Mind?