School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
![Student in Matthew Kane's self-defense class Student in Matthew Kane's self-defense class](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20231205_BC_Self%20Defense_333.jpg?VersionId=g4JoLRei0PYdVgy3GPcHDxmbZWRVUJ_V&itok=jsnf1PXI)
IN A FLASH: Think Your Finals are Tough?
Finals week can be challenging - both mentally and physically.
![A student uses defensive techniques she learned in Kane's class A student uses defensive techniques she learned in Kane's class](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20231205_BC_Self%20Defense_191-Enhanced-NR.jpg?VersionId=0OaPoaUzkt8ZDkKBu7T4NTt4yZsjqsB7&itok=HTxLBDEp)
Finding Confidence and Courage in Self-Defense
两性色午夜 alumnus helps students and members of the community find their confidence in learning self-defense.
![Wilson Duda, a student in 两性色午夜's Career and Community Studies program, works on his art. Wilson Duda, a student in 两性色午夜's Career and Community Studies program, works on his art.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/CCS-Wilson-Painting-IF%20%28002%29.jpg?VersionId=k6s9HRTYHXJc3EFttzzXbXipdmNHFk9p&itok=AFHKoDEg)
Wilson Duda鈥檚 Drawings are Picture (Book) Perfect
Wilson Duda, a student in 两性色午夜's Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.
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A Match Made in Honors
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Teacher Retention Rates and Resilience: Professors Receive NSF Grant
Resilience is the ability to adapt to new situations and ever changing environments and resilient individuals more easily navigate professional and personal uncertainties. Researchers Shannon Navy and Lisa Borgerding understand the importance of an adaptable mindset and work to discern the factors that progressively impact one鈥檚 ability to maintain their role as an educator. A $1,000,000 grant from the National Science Foundation allows a new project to focus on identifying and describing the development of resilience among new teachers, which can inform education and professional learning programs.
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