Welcome Scholars SCHOLARLINESS Building Habits of a Scholar

Welcome Scholars!

SCHOLARLINESS: Building Habits of a Scholar � Scholarliness developed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan, USC

A SCHOLAR defined… • One who attends school or studies with a teacher • A student; pupil

What is a habit?

What is a habit? • An acquired pattern of behavior that is • • regularly followed A customary practice or use Something you do regularly without thinking about it

Habits of a Scholar A set of traits that are present in the lives of life-long learners and successful students

Academic Humility

Academic Humility Scholars understand that no matter how much we learn, there is always more to learn.

Ponder Ideas

Ponder Ideas Scholars take the time to think about what they are learning.

Multiple Perspectives

Multiple Perspectives Scholars look at the world using many different perspectives.

Preparation

Preparation Scholars are prepared and ready to learn with all the necessary tools for the job.

Goal Setting

Goal Setting Scholars set goals in life and learning; both long-term goals and shortterm goals.

Intellectual Risk-taking

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 Perseverance Excellence Intellectual Risk Taker

What does it look like in your class?

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?

Set a Habit’s Goal

Study a Scholar

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.

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