Motivating the Teenage Mind Inspired LearningDr Eva Hoffman

The mind will only absorb what the emotions will allow. Heim Ginott

When attempting to motivate learners, how important is WHAT we teach and how important is HOW we teach? WHATHOW

Emotional well-being Life success Learning achievement skills

I’m bored... Why bother… I’m rubbish at this… School is boring...

Everyforce meets with resistance horse

Expand your repertoire of practical tools - transform the attitudes of pupils - raise pupils' achievement - make your own work more effective

100+ activities

Part I Part III Part V

Seven keys to unlock self-motivation

and teach about choices and their consequences Give choices

Your life will be to a large extend the result of all the choices you will make. Make the best choices you can!

Your ultimate choice – the choice of attitude learning a waste of time, can’t get jobs anyway broadens the mind road to successful life

Having no choice results in resistance against imposed tasks rebellious attitude anger or indifference poor or no motivation

awaken curiosity and interest

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery

ask rather than tell What you can do to awaken curiosity ?... ?

What you can do to awaken curiosity ‘spice’ up lessons with fascinating facts

What you can do to awaken curiosity make use of ‘mystery and suspense’

What you can do to awaken curiosity organise ‘orchestrated learning’ sessions

Lack of curiosity and interest results in indifference boredom disengagement of senses poor or no motivation

make learning relevant

WIIFM what’s in it for me???

things about ME things I am interested in something to help me achieve my goals What is relevant to me?

relevance chain what you have to do possible immediate relevance possible long-term relevance possible outcomes your goal

Seeing no relevance results in negative attitude indifference to task a need to rebel doing the absolute minimum poor or no motivation

inspire ambition teach to set goals

Only those who have a dream can make their dream come true.

songs Make use of motivational materials filmsbooks stories quotes

Four kinds of goals what I want to havewhat I want to achieve how I want to feel what kind of person I want to be

Setting goals

Changing direction

Lack of goals and dreams results in aimless drifting leaving everything to chance or others seeing no sense in life and work poor or no motivation

raise confidence

There is nobody in the whole world exactly like you. You are unique. Learn to appreciate your uniqueness.

Discover your strengths

Having no confidence results in a sense of helplessness and inadequacy covering-up strategies such as withdrawal, aggression or fooling around a negative attitude (‘can’t do it anyway’) poor or no motivation

strengthen resilience

Life is like a roller coaster, full of ups and downs. How you handle the ups and the downs is vital to your progress and growth.

Seven steps to success and the KITB, critical moment 1. decide 2. start 3. continue 4. continue 5. continue 6. complete 7. celebrate KITB

Anticipating setbacks

Become an optimist Practise focussing on peoples’ positive characteristics Practise finding something good in challenging situations A half-full glass

Lack of resilience results in inability to complete any project no chance to experience success further drop in self-esteem poor or no motivation

Reward achievement

Four kinds of rewards

Make a habit of celebrating your achievement !

Inappropriate rewards make achievement more challenging seriously test resilience make pupils totally dependent on others for praise may result in poor or no motivation

How to run the programme

experience vs theory

Suspend your judgment

Introduce variety

Respect privacy

sarcasm appreciation laughter silence agitation tears giggles withdrawal anger

care respect believe notice

This programme works! You should do this with every teenager in the country. It's brilliant! Year 11 pupils, Exeter An excellent opportunity to really touch pupils' lives... and my own! Hemel Hampsted, Herfordshire Excellent materials and most inspiring workshop. Practical and useful. Frodsham, Cheshire Working with the materials has literally transformed some pupils' lives. Thank you so much! Cheshire I hope I can do the activities with my pupils throughout the years they are with us! Useful for tutorials, PSHE and any time you can spare. Stanchester, Somerset

Inspired Learning offers a course for teachers Discover the secrets of motivating the teenage mind For information please contact Dr Eva Hoffman