GLENEAGLE SCHOOLWIDE CORE COMPETENCY ACTIVITY NOVEMBER 18, 2020
FOCUS: PERSONONAL AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY
Purpose of Activity: To expand Personal Awareness by reflecting on Q1 and setting goals for Q2
Why are we talking about Core Competencies? To help get better at “life.”
NOTE: MAKE A COPY ON YOUR COMPUTER, DO NOT USE THIS COPY!
BUILDING GRIT AND RESILIENCE
Grit: continuing to persevere or work through a goal even when we struggle
Resilience: our ability to bounce back after we struggle or fail
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Watch Ted Talk by Dr. Angela Duckworth
https://ted-ielts.com/angela-lee-duckworth-grit-power-passion-perseverance/
- Take the grit-scale and see how you score. (Put link in browser.)
https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale/
- Covid 19 has made life difficult and stressful for most families. At school, our extracurricular activities have been cancelled; we can’t spend time with our friends the way we used to; our classes are long and fast paced. Grit and resilience help us cope and adapt to these changes.
- No matter how you scored on the “grit scale”, Dr. Duckworth would say we can all become more “gritty” and resilient with practice. We need to focus on the goals we really want to achieve and keep working hard even when challenges come up. We also need to check in and reflect on our progress from time to time.
- Complete the questions below to help you reflect on Quarter 1 and set goals for the rest of the year.
QUESTIONS:
- During Quarter 1, what went well for you? Explain. Examples: being back in the classroom, having only two courses, seeing my friends, keeping up with homework, playing volleyball, improving math, helping plan a virtual assembly, becoming more fit.
Being with my friends, keeping up with my homework and getting good grades, playing volleyball. Also being online so I can get more sleep and wake up later or go home earlier. Having two courses also made it feel like I had less homework to do which made me have more time to do things I enjoy like basketball or video games with my friends.
- During Quarter 1, what did you find challenging or disappointing or stressful? Explain.
In quarter 1 I found the accelerated pace of the class a little challenging just because it was a lot to take in but it made sense because we have less time to learn as the classes are shorter.
- Think of ONE thing you really want to improve in Quarter 2 (and Q 3&4). Examples: a school subject, a sport, time spent on homework/studying, playing a musical instrument, leadership skills, a language, photography, a relationship, general fitness.
I want to improve my focus and preparation specifically for tests or quizzes because most of the time I do something silly and get the question wrong because I am not paying attention. I also want to improve my mandarin because I am not confident at all in speaking a different language. I want to improve my volleyball and basketball skills as well as my strength.
- What are two specific actions that you can start doing every day to get closer to your goal? How long will you spend on this action each day? What part of the day?
- a) To improve my study habits especially for my language in quarter 3 I will get more sleep to improve study habits and make me more focused. Depending on how much homework I have I should probably spend around 30 min a day on my homework and if I have a test coming up then study extra after school or in the evening.
b) Create more time for me to practice sports like finishing homework early or in class. I will do some sort of exercise at least 4 days a week for at least 20 min. I normally do this at night but if its on a weekend I could do it in the morning or earlier.
If you experience challenges, what might you do to work through them? Examples: ask help from a friend or parent; break the task into smaller chunks; “google” how other people may deal with similar problems.
Depending on what challenge it is I would try to solve it myself and if I can’t figure it out, I would likely ask a friend.
TO DO for next time… schoolwide check-in: February 2, Quarter 3
- Save artefacts or data along the way –– anything that shows your process (ups and downs) such as work samples or assessments; photos doing the activity; journal comments
- Keep in mind, your goal may be long-term, and may or may not, be reached by Quarter 3 or even by the end of year…it might be ongoing…such as learning a language or becoming more fit
- On May 31, you will complete a year-end self-assessment with reference to two artefacts to show where you are on your journey. This document will be sent home, so parents have insight into your Personal Awareness and Responsibility core competency growth.
- Helpful Hint: Try not to compare yourself to others. We are all at different places. Instead of saying: Why can’t I be like that person who gets 100% or who plays guitar so amazingly? Say: How can I be a better Me today than I was yesterday? What are the steps to get me closer to my best Me?