Catch-Up Week - Wednesday, November 21 TRADITIONAL

Today I celebrate YOU!  I am thankful that you are in my class and that you are sharing your leadership journey with me!  Enjoy your holiday!  

Catch-Up Week continues through next Monday. I hope you enjoy your short week at school and have a wonderful holiday break!  NCVPS is closed Thursday and Friday of this week for the Thanksgiving holiday.  You will be able to access the course during the break.

Important Dates

• Catch-Up Week  November 26
• Progress Report November 29
• Module 12 Committing to Lead Due December 3
• Module 13 State and Local Leaders Due December 10
• Progress Report December 11
• Module 14 Empowering Others Due December 17
• Progress Report December 18
• Module 15 Let's Lead! Leadership in Action Due January 2
• Catch-Up Week January 1-7
• Final Exam Module Opens January 8
• END OF THE COURSE & FINAL EXAM MODULE Due January 11

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:

Catch-up Week continues through Monday.  A few things to keep in mind...

• Modules 1-11 are open from past weeks and Modules 12 is open in order for you to work ahead.
• NCVPS Late Work Policy applies to any work turned in past the original due date for Modules 9-11 (Modules 1-8 do not have late penalties due to Hurricane Florence).  Remember that anything beats a zero. 
• Since your final exam includes a multiple choice test, take time this week to review what you have learned in Modules 1-11. 

Use your time this week to do the following:

• Complete any missing assignments.
• Redo any assignments for which you did not receive full credit.  Remember to send me an inbox message or a text if you add replies to classmates to any discussion board. 
• Review the content from Modules 1-11.  Look at your guided notes or take a few minutes to run through the notes. You can also look back at Monday announcements where I post content reviews before you take your post-assessments.
• Work ahead on Modules 12.  Let me know if you have questions about the assignments.  

Next steps?  Make a plan and then work that plan. Choose the thing you need to work on most -- missing work, redoing work, reviewing content, or working ahead.  Then make a list of everything you hope to accomplish this week. Divide the list into manageable pieces and set up a schedule.  Use what you learned in the course! You got this!  Here is a recommended schedule for dividing the modules in order to make-up, redo and/or review Modules 1-11:

• Wednesday - Modules 5-8
• Thursday - Thanksgiving
• Friday - Holiday
• Monday - Modules 9-11, Start Module 12

Got Redos?
In the real world, you get do-overs.  Whether a pilot takes a second attempt at landing or a reporter redoes a story, adults redo things to be sure they get it right. Take advantage of the opportunity to redo work.  Do not just jump into a redo - review the assignment and the rubric. Then -- this step is the most important one -- review the lesson notes.  Each assignment is created specifically for the lesson notes so you must use the content when you complete your work.  Students lose the most points most often for not discussing the content and/or not following directions.

Did You Know?

This week is Thanksgiving. When the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts, they needed leadership and guidance to make the new settlement a success. Leadership in Plymouth was very important to keep the settlement and people thriving once the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth. The first governor or leader of Plymouth was John Carver, but he died very soon after they settled. However, the second governor of Plymouth was a man named William Bradford and he had a lasting leadership presence in the new settlement. It is said Bradford’s leadership qualities of “wisdom, stamina and vision were large factors in the success of the Colony.” He was such an influential leader that he held the position of governor for 36 years! (“Leadership in Plymouth Colony (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” no author, Pilgrim Hall Museum)

Think about all the leadership qualities that not only William Bradford had, but all the Pilgrims as well. They had to sacrifice their entire lives to leave England, but they also had to have a huge commitment to their new life in the new world. Would we be willing to do that?