Interview - Art Costa
Art Costa reviews his distinguished career in this benchmark interview with The Skillful Teacher authors Jon Saphier and Mary Ann Haley Speca. He is well known for his work on thinking skills, Cognitive Coaching with Bob Garmston, and Habits of Mind with Bena Kallick, but what we get to hear is how these bodies of work are connected and led to a cohesive view of teacher development. Did you know Art worked for NASA for years?
In this series:
1. Art Costa: Full Interview
In this full interview Jon Saphier and Mary Ann Haley Speca interview Thinking Skills legend Art Costa about his path to his distinguished career.
2. Art Costa: Part 1: Start at the Beginning
The first part of this interview covers Art's path to education.
3. Art Costa: Part 2: Constant Learning
Art elaborates on the importance of constant learning in his life from his work at NASA to the classroom.
4. Art Costa: Part 3: Developing the Habits of Mind
Art explains how the Habits of Mind Across the Curriculum with Bena Kallick came to be.
5. Art Costa: Part 4: Deep Learning & Leadership
Art explains that deep learning and leadership aren't just one thing, or a position, but a set of behaviors.
6. Art Costa: Part 5: Cognitive Coaching
Art defines the goal of cognitive coaching: to influence the beliefs, values, thinking, and decision making of teachers, with the ultimate goal of putting yourself out of work.
7. Art Costa: Part 6: States of Mind
Art speaks about the 5 motivators that drive us: the 5 States of Mind: Efficacy, Interdependence, Craftsmanship, Consciousness, Flexibility
8. Art Costa: Part 7: Drive for Autonomy
Art explains the need we all have for autonomy. So, the job of a good coach is to help others achieve autonomy.
About Art Costa
Dr. Art Costa is an internationally recognized author, consultant, and co-founder of the Center for Cognitive Coaching with Bob Garmston, and The Institute for Habits of Mind with Bena Kallick. He has devoted his career to improving education through self-directed learning in which students develop greater consciousness of their own thought processes and learn how to strategically engage critical and creative thinking through the development of Habits of Mind. Through his collaboration with Allison Zmuda, he deepened his connection to personalized learning and identified the urgency to create inclusive learning communities that focus on recognizing the talents, strengths, and identities of each student. Art, Allison, and Bena are thought leaders in helping educators navigate the transition from outdated learning processes to those that are thought-filled opportunities for students to develop agency in the pursuit of global problem solving.
Publications
Some of his most notable publications include:
–Developing Minds: A Resource Book for Teaching Thinking
–The School as A Home for the Mind
–Learning and leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Characteristics for Success. (with Bena Kallick)
–Dispositions: Reframing Teaching and Learning (with Bena Kallick)
– Cognitive Coaching: Developing Self-Directed Learners And Leaders (with Bob Garmston)