Motivating the Health Career Students through Skillful Conversation Pamela Avila, FNP-BC, RN, MSN/Ed., PHN, DSD, DSE, DNP(c)

 Best Practices have emerged over the last 25 years  Differentiated instruction  Understanding by design  State standards  Scope & sequence  Yet 30% of our 9 th graders fail to finish HS with diploma  In 1500 observed classrooms – 85% of them had fewer then half of students paying attention The WOW’s

 We have focused on curriculum & instruction  We have the “how” & “what” of teaching  We have ingenious methods  Kagen  On-line  Theories  Just left out the most important “WHO” Why the discrepancy?

 We are the teachers  We know what they need  How they need it  Reward them  Reinforce them  YET----  30% of our 9 th graders fail to finish HS with diploma  85% of observed classroom had fewer then half of students paying attention  These were “enrolled dropouts” Why leave out the “WHO”

 Defines teaching as a “Process of imparting knowledge through a variety of techniques…..to people who want to acquire this knowledge ”. Glasser, (1990) The Quality School.  We don’t have a “teaching” problem “to people who want to acquire this knowledge”  We need to effectively “MANAGE”  Convince students that working hard and doing a quality job will add quality to their lives Dr. William Glasser

So Lets begin STORY TIME THE MOTIVATED STUDENT

 Eliminate Fear  Mr. Hammer  “ There are no gains without pains”, Benjamin Franklin  “Feel the fear & do it anyway”, Susan Jeffers  Minimize Coercion  Ms. Tyranny  Eliminate external rewards  Mrs. Candy Corn What Doesn’t Work in the Lesson Plan

 Power of Internal Motivation  Teach Routines, Rituals & Procedures  Be Enthusiastic ---Enjoy what you do  Build positive relationships with students  Create relevant lesson plans  Create realistic expectations  Plan with the students needs in mind  Teach students to self-evaluate  TEACH LESS ---TEACH DEEPLY The Plan

 The Psychology of what drives human behavior  Survive, be safe & secure  Connect & belong  Achieve power & competence  Be free & autonomous  Play, enjoy & have fun  Our internal world is empty at birth  Poor guidance leads to Gang choice  Less extreme is bullying  Reality & Perception  Positive, Negative or Neutral  Internal evaluation Power of Internal Motivation

 Create a safe & secure environment  Begin you class with “problem of the day”  Endless tasks that are performed routinely  Practice important routines  Importance of consistency  Helps to develop the atmosphere of safe & secure Teach Routines, Rituals & Procedures

 Positive energy brings enthusiasm  Enthusiasm is contagious.  Let them play detective  Cover walls with student work  An enthusiastic teacher gets kids excited to be there and working hard  Over exaggerate your enthusiasm  Foster life in YOUR curriculum Be Enthusiastic ---Enjoy what you do

 A positive relationship is characterized by mutual trust and respect.  You passion and enthusiasm can engage your students.  Keep you focus on what you can control  Frontal Lobe development  Creates student engagement in the highest-quality academic work.  "Open your hearts; free your mind." . Built over time Build Positive Relationships with Students

 Create conditions for maximum achievement  Tell them in the beginning what they will learn and how it applies  Personalize the experience  Inject the student into the scenario  Need to get the info past the brain's natural screening device Create Relevant lesson Plans

 Students need to be adequately challenged  Look for the “Instruction Zone”  Motivation to learn is directly related to difficulty of the task  Differentiated instruction is essential.  Physical Education has it going  Looking beyond the “GRADE” Create Realistic Expectations

 Have that learning partner  Allow students to work in pairs on a quiz or assignment.  Work on teams for a practice quiz  There is a strong connection between fun & learning Plan with the Students Needs in Mind

 Develop a clear “WANT”  Ask the hard “QUESTIONS”  Posted classroom “RUBRIC”  Identify how it “feels” to be academically successful  “THINK” before we begin Teach Students to Self-Evaluate

 How do we choose  Essential to know  Important to know  Nice to know  Be judicious in how you spend time,  Students need time to reflect & add meaning  I will cover less, teach more, and help students learn deeply." TEACH LESS ---TEACH DEEPLY

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