EDUC 501 Current Educational Trends

Student Name:

Pam Gottsponer

Email address:

pgotts@aol.com

Mailing address:

16327 Cochet Spring Drive

City, State, Zip:

Spring, TX 77379

Day Telephone:

832/731-5737

Evening Telephone:

281/370-3703

Assignment Title:

Assignment 3: Succeeding with Grit

Date of Submission:

05/10/2015

Assignment Due Date: 05/10/2015

Course:
Course Instructor:
Faculty Mentor:

EDUC 501 Current Educational Trends

Dr. Nicole Giglio
Erica Fanello

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Assignment 3: Succeeding with Grit

Pam Gottsponer
EDUC 501 Current Education Trends
May 10, 2015
Dr. Nicole Giglio
Southwestern College Professional Studies

For this assignment I decided to focus on my other educational profession, namely

Medical Laboratory Surveyor. I am frequently asked to give talks to both peers as well as
professionals in the field of laboratory medicine, and I thought this would be an interesting topic
to review with both my peers and working professional staff in the medical community.
Although not specific to an actual classroom, this fits nicely into the assigned presenting this
information to cultivate an awareness of understanding and eventually a supply of benefits for
those you guide/teach/lead. My action plan below and the associated power point was

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developed to be delivered to my peers (fellow surveyors) as well as laboratory staff that may be
leaders in their medical organization.
The resources I referenced have years of research associated with them and seem to
correlate both classroom findings with workplace findings. Videos from industry experts are
included in the PowerPoint presentation. Angela Duckworth is an internationally known expert
that speaks to the importance of grit, not only in the educational field, but in the workplace as
well. Nigel Green also speaks to the importance of grit in the workplace. Both videos are quite
practical in their approach to the workplace and make valid points when cultivating awareness,
growing understanding, and pointing out the benefits of grit and the incremental theory of
motivation.

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Succeeding with Grit and Effort/Incremental Theory of Motivation

Plan levels-

Who will be involved-include

age/grade, situation-students in
classroom, teacher teams during
team meetings, inmates in
correctional facility GED program,
etc.? In what way will the different
participants be involved?

Cultivating
awareness

The target audiences are adult

instructors (peers, fellow
surveyors), management and
laboratory professionals.

Growing
understanding

The target audiences are adult

instructors (peers, fellow
surveyors), management and
laboratory professionals.

Picking the
benefits

The target audiences are adult

instructors (peers, fellow
surveyors), management and
laboratory professionals.

What resources
will be used &
what other
materials will be
needed to carry out
this section of the
plan?

How will this be

disseminated to
those involved,
what strategies and
presentation
methods will be
used?

How will success

be measured- for
me as the
teacher/leader and
for the learner or
participant?

PowerPoint
presentation which
includes the grit
assessment:
https://upenn.app.b
ox.com/12itemgrit,
and multiple
YouTube videos

Information will be
disseminated by
way of a training
session/workshop
with all interested
parties attending
being given the
power point
presentation with
resource links
included

Follow up post
workshop selfassessment and
questionnaire

PowerPoint
presentation which
includes the grit
assessment:
https://upenn.app.b
ox.com/12itemgrit,
and multiple
YouTube videos

Information will be
disseminated by
way of a training
session/workshop
with all interested
parties attending
being given the
power point
presentation with
resource links
included

Follow up post
workshop selfassessment and
questionnaire

PowerPoint
presentation
includes videos
articulating the
benefits to
choosing
employees with
grit to cultivate a
culture of gritty

Information will be
disseminated by
way of a training
session/workshop
with all interested
parties attending
being given the
power point
presentation with

Follow up post
workshop selfassessment and
questionnaire

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employees.

resource links
included

References
Davergroupchannel. (2014, February 19). Nigel green deVere goals & grit. [Video file]
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHkZiWgA8xY
Duckworth, A. (2013, April). Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? grit. [Video file].
Retrieved from
http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit?l
language=en#t-161155
Duckworth, A. (n.d.). 12 item grit scale. Retrieved May 9, 2015 from
https://upenn.app.box.com/12itemgrit
FirstMarkCapital. (2012, May 21). Dr. angela lee duckworth speaks about grit at firstmarks ceo
summit. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_j70GKxPU
Petty, G. (n.d.) Dwecks theory of motivation [Class Handout]. Retrieved from
https://learn.sckans.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_t ab_group_id=_2_1&url=
%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fe xecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id
%3D_115211%26url%3D
Tough, P. (2012) How children succeed: Grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character
(2013 ed.). New York, New York: First Marinar Books.
Wyocalboy. (2014, April 24). Never give in winston churchill 1941 hd. [Video file].
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVEiskNv1hs