Grit & Bear it! Activity Guide by Tamara Zentic

Grit & Bear it! Activity Guide by Tamara Zentic

Created specifically for secondary school students. The 25 activities included in these pages will engage students, encourage and inspire them to have important conversations with adults outside the classroom, and teach them how to persevere in daily life.

Angela Cleveland, M.S.Ed., M.Ed, MA has 15 years of experience as a school counselor, and she received the 2017 New Jersey School Counselor of the Year award. Cleveland serves on the New Jersey School Counselor Association (NJSCA) Executive Board and is the NJSCA webmaster. She is currently the Program Director for NCWIT Counselors for Computing. Cleveland founded ReigningIt, a story-sharing platform and support network to champion women in STEM.

Tamara Zentic is the author of educational books that teach technology lessons, social skills, and executive function, to students of all ages. Zentic is a veteran middle school teacher with more than 20 years of experience. In addition to having a master's degree in youth development, she has written and implemented a computer programming curriculum for her students. Tamara has presented her coding instruction and projects to AMLE, the Nebraska State Administrator's Conference and the 2018 Kansas Counselor's Conference as well as other local groups and conferences. Her students were the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow 2015 State Winners and have won other various prizes with their computer programming skills. She is an active member of CSTA. Tamara is a firm believer that computer coding is the language of the future and a necessary life skill for all youth.