Habits of Mind in Personalizing Learning - A Conversation with Bena Kallick

Bena Kallick is the co-founder and co-director of the Institute
for Habits of Mind with Art Costa and program director for
Eduplanet21, a company dedicated to online professional learning
and curriculum development based on the Understanding by Design
framework. She is a consultant providing services to school
districts, state departments of education, professional
organizations, and public agencies throughout the United States
and abroad.


Bena received her doctorate in educational evaluation from Union
Graduate School. Her areas of focus include group dynamics,
creative and critical thinking, and alternative assessment
strategies in the classroom.


Formerly a teachers' center director, Bena also created a
children's museum based on problem solving and invention. She was
the coordinator of a high school alternative designed for at-risk
students.


Bena has taught at Yale University School of Organization and
Management, University of Massachusetts Center for Creative and
Critical Thinking, and Union Graduate School. She served on the
board of Jobs for the Future and was a cofounder of Performance
Pathways.


Social Links


LinkedIn: @benakallick


Twitter: @benakallick