Six Keys for Unlocking Intrinsic Motivation

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Six Keys for Unlocking Intrinsic Motivation

• Safety
• Need to feel and be safe from fear, physical
  harm, embarrassment, or loss of dignity.

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Strategies for Success

• Love and Belonging
• Respect, acceptance and being cared about are
  vital
• If you dont care, can result in learners
  withdrawing and behaving inappropriately
• It is critical you
• Prevent all put down and sarcasm
• They do not feel excluded
• Incorporate collaborative, mutually supportive
  and respecting behaviors

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Strategies for Success

• Success
• Necessary for sustained motivation
• Recognition for past and on-going accomplishments
• First and Foremost, they need to feel your
  respect and recognition

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Strategies for Success

• Freedom and Independence
• Determine what is important to learn
• Have plenty of options
• Effective instruction and techniques lead to your
  students doing whatever you ask of them

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Strategies for Success

• Fun and Enjoyment
• Make your instruction fun, entertaining and
  enjoyable
• If they are bored, afraid or frustrated, they
  will lose interest

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Strategies for Success

• Valued Purpose
• They must consider their efforts and sacrifices
  worthwhile
• What is their intense interest
• Solve a problem they believe they have
• Build and maintain a strong relationship so they
  will work at learning even if they dont see a
  value in it

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Starting Successful LessonsPreparation

• Dress for Respect and Success - Show respect and
  earn their respect at the same time by dressing
  one or two steps above your students
• Arrive Early to Ensure Success
• Complete all set-up before students arrive
• Orient the Room
• Check lighting, noise and visual pollution
• Verify Spacing With a Quick Walk About

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Strategies for Success

• Display Major Concepts on the Wall
• Place posters on wall that convey major concepts
• Correct height
• Logically arranged for conceptual interpretation
• Neatly and evenly displayed

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Strategies for Success

• Projection Equipment
• Avoid your worst nightmare
• Adjust the Lighting
• Keep it bright
• Microphones, etc.
• All systems clear and adjusted to appropriate
  sound level

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As Your Students Arrive

• Have music playing as your students arrive that
  is upbeat and that will have a positive effect on
  their moods
• Greet students as they arriveat the door when
  they enter and/or walk the room
• Personal attention for potential resistors

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In the Beginning

• Visualize Success
• See in your minds eye what you want to happen as
  you teach
• As you are engaged in instruction, remember the
  vision and make adjustments

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Strategies for Success

• Connect in 90 Seconds
• Through a socially appropriate joke or relevant
  story
• Positive first impression

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Strategies for Success

• Is Everything Right?
• Acknowledge anything that is not right or ready
• Thank them for their patience and understanding

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Strategies for Success

• Agenda Upfront
• Some students need to know for their learning
  process
• They need to see value in their time spent with
  you

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This and That

• Do not stand behind a podium
• Tell your students what you want them to do, NOT
  what you dont want
• Be on time, NOT dont be late
• Move around
• Make eye contact

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Strategies for Success

• Pauses and volume shifts for emphasis will create
  interest and reduce boredom
• Value-added activities
• Collect a set of stories or activities that can
  be used whenever your students are not back and
  ready to begin learning

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Strategies for Success

• Never use offensive language
• Never make gender, racial, religion, age, or
  ethnic slurs
• Never be sarcastic
• No inappropriate jokes or stories
• Never not address your students needs

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Strategies for Success

• Never appear like a wimp!
• Never fail to apologize when appropriate
• Different strokes for different folks

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Strategies for Success

• NEVER TOUCH A STUDENT
• NEVER LEAVE A CLASS UN-ATTENDED

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Strategies for Success

• SPEAK
• CLEARLY

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Strategies for Success

• DISCIPLINE

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Strategies for Success

• HOW TO INTERVIEW

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Strategies for Success

• SHARE YOUR GREAT CULTURE!