Wednesday, February 15 -- Week 4 TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

Way to self-advocate, Christine! She asks questions to be sure she understands how to complete assignments.

Way to go, Aubree!  Keep up the momentum!

 

Week 4 began Monday and is due Friday.  I will open Week 5 today for anyone who wants to work ahead.  

Weeks 1 and 2 will not be counted late.  For missing work, I will be using zeros as placeholders -- once you turn in the missing Week 1 or Week 2 work, I will replace the zero with your earned grade.  

Got collaboration?  As you learned in Week 3, collaboration with other leaders is one of the best ways to grow.  You have the opportunity to collaborate with your peers each week in our discussion boards.  Replies to classmates should show your understanding of what your classmate said and then offer affirmation and/or advice related to the week's content and your life experience.  Back up your ideas in your replies the same way you would back up your ideas in your assignments -- use state evidence and explain it.  Devon Haynie said it best in his article for US News:

Students should also keep in mind that discussion boards are meant to be conversations, where each post builds on the previous comment.  "Good response posts are response posts that do not only agree or disagree," says Ebner. "When you read another student's post, you have the ability to expand the conversation." To do that, students can reference material or, when appropriate, relate it to their own life experience, he says. 

- From "5 Ways to Ace Discussion Board Assignments in an Online Class" by Devon Hanie http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2015/04/03/5-ways-to-ace-discussion-board-assignments-in-an-online-class (Links to an external site.) 

 

You will spend a great deal of time (ha!) this week exploring time wasters and learning tools to improve your time management.  Successful people manage their time well.  Take Maxwell's advice -- stay productive and successful. Cynthia Bazin of Inside Success shares 8 things to avoid so that you can stay productive and successful:

1. Don't get sucked into social media.
2. Don't go through the day without a plan.
3. Don't do emotionally draining activities.
4. Don't worry about things you cannot control.
5. Don't hang out with negative people.
6. Don't dwell on past mistakes.
7. Don't focus on what other people are doing.
8. Don't put yourself last in priority.

Click on the visual below to read his explanations for why you should avoid these 8 things.

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