Module 3 Day 3 - Thursday, September 13 TRADITIONAL

Module 3 is due Monday.  Many of you are out of school - do not worry about your work right now.  Focus on staying safe.  I will work with you now as the storm makes landfall as well as in the upcoming weeks as we recover from any damage.  I lived in Rocky Mount during Hurrican Floyd - 25% of the city was under water and power was out for 3 weeks.  I understand:) 

Important Due Dates:

• Module 3 Time Management Due September 17
• Progress Report September 18
• Module 4 Leading with Integrity Due September 24
• Module 5 Leading through Relationships Due October 1

Check out these tips for going through the lessons:

• Remember that the notes you read in our course are our textbook -- when you read, read it with meaning. Take notes on the guided notes template. When you write down something you learn, it helps you remember it.
• Pre-read the directions and the rubric so you know what to look for as you go through the lessons. 
• Make connections to your life as you go through lessons -- if an example or phrase speaks to you, use it to help you complete your assignments.  
• Remember to look for the weekly vocabulary in the lessons as well. They always show up in your post-assessment!

Got Hurricane Anxiety?
I DO!!!  I was a married adult during Floyd and a college student during Fran.  What is it with these storms that start with "F"?!?  During both storms, I lived in areas directly impacted.  Preparing for Hurricane Florence brought back a lot of memories as well as anxiety.  Here are a few tips that I use to handle the worry:

• Remember to drink and to eat.  Choose healthy if possible...during Floyd I had the unhealthy diet of pop tarts and warm Mountain Dew which had enough sugar and carbs to raise instead of lower my anxiety.  If you have to drink/eat something unhealthy, follow it up with a bottle of water to help wash away the things your body does not need.
• Exercise.  If you are not someone who exercises regularly, just walking around is fine.  If you cannot walk, move your arms and legs where you are seated.  Get the blood flowing and the positive chemicals will start to flow through your body. 
• Practice spiritual thinking/praying/meditating.  Whether you are religious or not, thinking positive thoughts about yourself and the world around you will help calm your nerves. 
• Talk about your feelings.  It is okay to say your fears out loud. 
• Release tension from your body.  If a part of your body feels tight (ex. neck, back, shoulders), tense that area for at least 5 seconds, then relax it.  I do this often when I drive long distances - without taking my hands off the wheel, I extend my fingers out to release the tension from gripping the steering wheel.  It works!
• Take a deep breath.  Before a big test, I would have my students close their eyes, breath in through their noses for a count of 10, and then breath out through their mouths for a count of 10.  Slowing your breathing ensures that your body gets the oxygen you need and gives you a chance to stop thinking about what is causing the anxiety. This works if you cannot close your eyes as well!  
• Ground yourself.  If your anxiety is particularly difficult to ease, try talking yourself back to reality.  Look around the room and tell yourself about everything you see, hear, and smell.  For example, "I see...I hear...I smell." You can also touch something that relaxes you (my boys still soothe themselves by rubbing something soft between their fingers...they had "silkie" balnkets when they were little).
• Imagine a safe place.  Think about your favorite place to be...for me it is a mountain lake.  Close your eyes and imagine you are in your favorite place.  Talk to yourself about how it feels, looks, smells, sounds like, etc. 
• Ask for help.  If you cannot get your anxiety under control, it is okay to ask someone you love or care about for help.  

Got Resources?  NCPVS provides lots of resources outside of our course to support you.  For virtual help from a peer, go to the Peer Tutoring Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. For technology issues, issue a help desk ticket with the Virtual Support Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. To learn more about the world around you, attend a Culture Cafe (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. session. Click on the visual below to explore all of the resources NCVPS provides to you:

Today's Assignments: 

• Module 3 Lesson 2 Notes and Check Your Knowledge Quiz
• Module 3 Lesson 2 Practice Activity - Wasting Time Padlet

Module 3 Lesson 2 Notes and Check Your Knowledge Quiz
Lesson 2 is "Procrastination."  The notes include the following topics:  Procrastination, Why do we procrastinate and waste time?, What are our biggest time wasters?, Time Wasters, and Strategies:  Eat the Frog. Be sure to read the directions for this CYK - the quiz is located in Canvas on the page after the notes:)

Module 3 Lesson 2 Practice Activity - Wasting Time Padlet
For this assignment, you will think about how you waste time. There are many examples of time wasters in the notes, but you may research more as long as you include a Works Cited. Once you have your time wasters ready to present, visually represent in a Padlet. If needed, you may use an alternative application like PowerPoint or Google Slides. 

Tips for your Padlet:

• Be sure to follow the directions and post visuals as well as detailed written explanations for each part of your Padlet.
• Each box must include explanations and those explanations must include specific examples.  Examples can come from your life, the notes you are reading for the lesson, or from a current event in the real world. Your goal is to prove your point and show your understanding of how time management relates to you and your leadership journey.
• Be honest and be creative!