Module 12 Day 1 - Monday, April 23

I hope you had a restful and renewing weekend!  Module 12 begins today and is due on Friday. 
Our course ends June 1st.  The final exam activities are designed to pull together everything you have learned about your leadership - you will showcase your content knowledge as well as how you have applied what you have learned to your leadership journey.  To prepare for your final exam activities, consider the following reflection questions that you began to answer in Module 1:

• What are your core beliefs? How do your LEADERSHIP actions back up your core beliefs? 
• About what are you passionate?  How do you apply your passions to your LEADERSHIP?
• What is your definition of LEADERSHIP?  In what ways has it changed this semester?  
• What skills do you believe effective LEADERS should have?  Do you have these skills? How do you incorporate skills into your daily LEADERSHIP journey?
• What have you learned about LEADERSHIP?
• What have you learned about YOURSELF?

Important Dates

• Progress Report April 26
• Module 12 Committing to Lead Due April 27
• Module 13 State and Local Leaders Due May 4
• Progress Report May 10
• Module 14 Empowering Others Due May 11 (Last Day for Students Finishing Course Early)
• Module 15 Let's Lead! Leadership in Action Due May 18
• Progress Report May 24
• Last Day of Course - Final Exam Activities Due June 1

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Module 12 is Committing to Lead.  Two very important vocabulary words this week are Commitment and Perseverance. Commitment is a pledge or promise; obligation, an agreement or pledge to do something in the future. Perseverance means a steady persistence in a course of action and the continued effort to do or achieve something. Don’t you think Commitment and Perseverance go hand in hand? Sometimes the things you commit to can be hard to carry out, but if you persevere, even when it is tough, you will satisfy the commitment.
For example, soccer practice may be really hard one afternoon and it would be so easy to tell the coach you quit and walk off the field. However, if you persevere and work through the difficult practice, you will be a much better athlete and the coach will know your dedication to your team.

As you are working on your assignments, think about how you will persevere as a leader when the leadership commitments you have made aren't easy.

Today's Assignments: 

• Module 12 Lesson 1 Notes and CYK
• Module 12 Lesson 1 Practice

Module 12 Lesson 1 Practice - Against All Odds
Lesson 1 notes explain an element necessary for commitment - perseverance.  After learning about leaders who encounter and overcome adversity, this assignment asks you to research another leader in search of a clearer definition of perseverance.  Use two reliable resources to research and answer the questions on the template.  Be sure to connect your research to the Lesson 1 notes - always reference the content.

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