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April

Rise Up | Ride the Waves of Change

“And I'll rise up / I'll rise like the day / I'll rise up / I'll rise unafraid / I'll rise up /And I'll do it a thousand times again.”

-Andra Day

Rise Up | Ride the Waves of Change

How might you ride the waves of change with focus, patience, persistence and courage?

April brings quite a level of change to our schools. In fact, change is the one thing that is guaranteed to happen. We may learn of folks moving along in their careers, students moving and the preparation we put into preparing for our students to move to the next grade level. Although change is constant, spring brings especially high levels of change to schools. Learn to ride those waves of change with focus, patience, persistence, and courage.

Strategies to Ride the Waves of Change

The Psychology Of Dealing With Change: How to Become ResilientMany people spend a great deal of effort trying to avoid change, but it will inevitably catch up to you. Learn about healthy ways to cope with change.

How School Leaders Can Attend to the Emotional Side of Change | KQEDWhen teachers, parents and students are asked to change how they have been doing things, it often involves an element of loss that doesn't get recognized in the push for "innovation."

Strategies to Cultivate Perseverance

Developing Perseverance - The Mental Tenacity to Overcome and Succeed

Grit Curriculum Lesson: The Perseverance WalkIn teacher Amy Lyon’s Perseverance Walk lesson, fifth grade students have an opportunity to interview someone who has worked hard towards a long-term goal, then create and share a presentation to illustrate a life lived with grit.

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