3 Graduate Credits through Colorado State University - Pueblo

ED501 Course

Instructor: Coach Shawn Hair

Catalog Description:

This course explores what mental toughness entails to young minds and why it matters. Exploration of how to model going beyond resilience into being a durable human and thrive in this digital age. This course will ask participants to analyze their current classroom of students and determine which students are gritty and which are not. Different case scenarios whereby passion and perseverance versus talent relative to achievement will be highlighted. Participants will explore ways to teach GRIT in their classes and educational environment through the creation of classroom activities. Learn techniques to demand more of yourself than was thought possible and give students those tools to believe every dream they imagine, everything that is heard and felt in your sleep is not a fantasy, that’s deep instinct and how to tap into that RELENTLESS potential!

Required Text(s) and Other Materials:

These texts are OPTIONAL

Instructor will also provide selected handouts with relevant information.

Angela Duckworth. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. New York, NY: Scribner, 2016, 352 pages

Selections will be also be provided from the following:

Grover, T., & Wenk, S. L. (2014). Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable. New York: Scribner.

Madden, J. J. (2016). How To Be a Durable Human: Revive and Thrive in the Digital Age Through the Power of Self-Design. Austral Arc, LLC.

Brewer, H. (2019). Relentless: Changing Lives by Disrupting the Educational Norm. Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Develop an awareness and understanding of Grit as it relates to fulfilling one's’ potential and student achievement

· Apply Grit strategies and practices that foster student achievement

· Anticipate potential failures with students and create a plan for changes to be adopted in accordance with skill and overcoming challenges

· Create activities that incorporate highly dynamic instructional techniques into the classroom

· Create lessons and activities that will promote interactive learning

· Utilize techniques and standards to create, plan, and design task cards, classroom activities and bell ringers to that meet the objectives of GRIT education

Relentless: Cultivating Grit and Consistency of Effort

$389.00

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Quick Reference Guide

Step 1: Register for your course with your Provider (to include payment made to the Provider).

Step 2: Complete the online registration with CSU-Pueblo at

https://csupueblo-extendedstudies.formstack.com/forms/tep_other

Once you submit, you will receive an email confirming your registration. There will be a registration number in this email, and it may be helpful to document it. You need only register ONCE per course you’re taking.

Step 3: Following your online registration, you can expect a follow-up email that will provide you with your PID number. You can expect this email approximately 7-10 days later. Keeping record of your PID number is encouraged. If you do not receive this contact the Extended studies office at CSU-Pueblo.

Step 4: Once your coursework is submitted to your provider and they’ve sent us your grade, we will enter it. This process can take up to 14 business days.

Step 5: A notification will NOT be sent out when your grade is transcribed, rather, you can periodically check your unofficial transcripts on your Student PAWS account to see when the grade is posted.

Step 6: To log in to your PAWS account, please see the instructions provided in the email you received with your PID number.

Step 7: Official Transcripts can also be ordered through your Student PAWS account.

Please visit the “Students” tab on our webpage for additional helpful information: https://www.csupueblo.edu/extended-studies/teacher-education-institute.html.

Relentless: Cultivating Grit and Consistency of Effort

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