Dear Cohort Members -

Hope this finds you well!  I appreciate the questions and info shared in the weekly check-ins and beyond.  I recognize the struggles and am celebrating with your triumphs.  Can’t emphasize enough from my career that for me, collegial contacts have made a huge difference  + focusing in on the things you can control and contribute helps get through the patches of uncertainty.  I’m trying to say – PDLC is a place to explore both of those things and I’m glad that you are here with me.

1. Kudos to:  Colin our randomly selected check-in winner this week.  I’ll be dropping a coffee card in the mail :) In case you are wondering how the random drawing works – I look for entries in Qualtrics that have come in before EOD on Tuesday, and count them and then throw that number in a random number generator (Google) and pick a number b/w 1 and the number of entries.  Then count…in order of submission.  😊 Silly things that make me smile.
2. Completed through topic 4: In addition to Linnea, Michael, Melinda, Simone, Carl, and Nina – we are adding Leigh, Rachel, and Stephanie! I will send you an individual message.  I've worked something out with a local print shop for CCE (or Sea Grant or your Department) promotional merchandise.
3. Sign up for a presentation time using the Google (dates are negotiable...you can suggest a different date reach out to me)  form:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/10usRzVDvzbzJQDAPL2t0F9i3RO6TpLswgGgSuR-SZF0/edit?usp=sharing
4. Reminder: Coffee card (or other prize) to anyone who submits a blog post to me by the end of the month!  
   
5. The equation for finishing PDLC (instructions for all of this are in our shared Google Folder  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bZ2sw_k3h8KFzsPFY653miLtdi_9T6Z4?usp=sharing (also findable in the "helpful links" section on our Moodle:
   1. complete topic content (check things off as you do them)
   2. Prepare a "one pager" + submit per instructions
   3. Prepare a presentation
   4. Sign up for a presentation time using the Google (dates are negotiable...you can suggest a different date reach out to me)  form:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/10usRzVDvzbzJQDAPL2t0F9i3RO6TpLswgGgSuR-SZF0/edit?usp=sharing

Benchmarks for Completion - updated weekly at the end of the week or you can review the "Completion Progress" in Moodle.

Look for my check-in form in your e-mail on Friday :) Keep investing time in your professional development and reflecting on the things you are learning.  

Celeste