PERSEVERE

If we encourage risk-taking, help our students learn from their failures, and offer opportunities to demonstrate improvement while praising effort as a means to achieve the greatest results, our students will develop perseverance.

I CAN PERSEVERE

I can identify and utilize personal strengths to overcome obstacles.

Grades PreK-2: I can identify what I am good at, set goals, and identify strategies to meet that goal

Grades 3-5: I can name my personal strengths and use them to solve problems.

Grades 6-8: I can build a personal tool-box to identify my personal strengths and challenges and develop strategies to practice overcoming any                                       obstacles.

Grades 9-12: I can self-reflect and seek feedback to build upon my strengths, apply those strengths to overcome obstacles, and share my strategies                           with others.

I believe that individuals can strengthen weaknesses through purposeful strategies, practice, and effort.

Grades PreK-2: I can use a strategy to keep trying even when something is hard. 

Grades 3-5: I can persevere through difficult tasks because I have a growth mindset and understand that mistakes are part of the learning process                           and present opportunities for growth.

Grades 6-8: I can identify my relative strengths as well as areas for improvement. I can set goals, use strategies for improvement, and monitor my                           own learning through various means of self-assessment in order to experience growth.

Grades 9-12: I can strengthen my weaknesses by identifying, initiating, and practicing appropriate strategies to become confident in my ability to                             overcome my challenges.

I can demonstrate flexibility and acceptance of setbacks to reach success.

Grades PreK-2: I can be patient when something is hard for me to do and try again using what I learned to help me do better.

Grades 3-5: I can use flexible thinking when faced with obstacles and see those obstacles as an opportunity for growth because I am open to                                         feedback. 

Grades 6-8: I can receive and provide constructive feedback and understand the need to adjust my goals/learning journey.

Grades 9-12: I can accept constructive feedback and use setbacks to adjust my learning journey in order to reach my goals.

I can engage in responsible risk-taking to grow and achieve.

Grades PreK-2: I can be brave and take chances to learn and grow, even when I am challenged.

Grades 3-5: I can take appropriate risks, set challenging goals to persevere, and make adjustments as needed to do my personal best. 

Grades 6-8: I can step outside my comfort zone because I recognize that my mistakes are not failures, but rather an opportunity to learn and grow.

Grades 9-12: I can take-on challenges and continuously engage in my own long-term strategies to overcome them to demonstrate through                                           personal experience that failures are more instructive than discouraging.

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