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SCHOLARLINESS: Building Habits of a Scholar. Presented by: Sandi Ortiz Ishii GATE Supervisor Garden Grove Unified sishii@ggusd.us. Scholarliness developed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan, USC. A SCHOLAR defined…. One who attends school or studies with a teacher
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SCHOLARLINESS:Building Habits of a Scholar Presented by: Sandi Ortiz Ishii GATE Supervisor Garden Grove Unified sishii@ggusd.us Scholarliness developed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan, USC
A SCHOLAR defined… • One who attends school or studies with a teacher • A student: pupil
Habits of a Scholar… A set of traits that are present in the lives of life-long learners and successful students
HABITS supports… Building a foundation for a culture of learners
What is the need? • Achievement Gap • Students as passive learners • Missing piece to Academic Learning
Where Did Scholarliness Come From? • Dr. Sandra Kaplan • USC, Rossier School of Education • Gifted Education Training • Iconic Representation
What research says… One or more of the Habits supported by research in… • Multicultural Ed, Gay • Habits of Mind, Costa • Understanding By Design, McTeigh & Wiggins • Emotional IQ- Gardner
Keys to Effective Schools - W. Hawley, 2007 [In effective schools]“…skills are taught with a view to their application in particular settings … In addition, these skills include general learning and study skills…”
Transitioning from dependent to independent thought Engaging in self directed learning - Taking Pride Making connections with the world Pathways to Scholarliness
Pathways to Scholarliness • Developing a value for learning • Using self-reflection to discover the self • Understanding there are different pathways to problem solving
The Goal • Understand scholarly behaviors • Maximize student potential • Explicitly teach students how to be learners • Value the intellectual struggle • Elevate the importance of being a student
Curiosity • When students have the opportunity to ask their own questions, it has adramatic impact on the extent to which students continue their journey of thinking and learning. Quality Questioning (2005)
Habits of a Scholar A Team Building Introduction… • Create groups of 4 • Discuss and match the following: • Title of Habit • Definition of Habit • Icon of Habit • Signal when done
Academic Humility Scholars understand that no matter how much we learn, there is always more to learn.
Ponder Ideas Scholars take the time to think about what they are learning.
Multiple Perspectives Scholars look at the world using many different perspectives.
Preparation Scholars are prepared and ready to learn with all the necessary tools for the job.
Goal Setting Scholars set goals in life and learning; both long-term goals and short-term goals.
Intellectual Risk-taking Scholars are willing to take intellectual risks. They think “outside of the box.”
Excellence Scholars take pride in their work and seek excellence in their finished products.
Intellectual Curiosity Scholars are curious about learning and are willing to ask questions and seek answers.
Save Ideas Scholars organize their learning and find ways to save their ideas.
Perseverance Scholars exercise their minds and learn to keep going, even when faced with hard work.
Varied Resources Scholars use and look at many varied resources when learning.
HABIT TOOLS • Use as… • Connections between • scholar and self • Prompts for Biography • Studies • Scholarly Development • Prompts for Literature • Responses
Is Cesar Chavez a Scholar? • Read the biography of Cesar Chavez and look for traits of a scholar. • Note examples of scholarliness. Setting Goals Excellence Intellectual Risk Taker Perseverance
Behavior Management • Display the Scholarly Habits • Model and demonstrate the expectations of each scholarly skill. • Students need time to practice each of them. • Interact and engage students with these “Scholarly Habits” • Honor students who are developing or demonstrating the skill.
Engagement Strategies… • Join a Discussion Like a Scholar • Use prompts as a scaffold
Scholarly Activities Can I find scholarly traits in me?
Where do I find a Scholar? • Base Program • Community • Library • Internet: biography.com; myhero.com • Trade Books • Times in Education, i.e. Hispanic Explorers in Science and Technology
Teachers as Scholars • We as teachers must set the primary example for scholarly behavior • Share your own intellectual struggles • Use academic vocabulary and language patterns • Engage in intellectual debate • Challenge yourself to grow intellectually • Excerpt from Dr. Kaplan training, USC
Additional References • Hawley, Willis (edited) (2007). The Keys to Effective Schools: Educational Reform as Continuous Improvement. Thousand Oaks, CA, Corwin Press & National Education Association. • Walsh, Jackie & Sattes, Beth. Quality Questioning. (2005) Thousand Oaks, CA, Corwin Press.
