INSPIRE Motivating Students to Learn Terri Brockmann Teaching with Technology ED

2 INSPIRE : verb to fill with an animating, quickening or exalting influence to guide to breathe in Source: Dictionary.com

3 Why Motivate? Enhance student’s natural motivational drive Fewer behavioral problems Inspire personal interest Aid academic success Create an “open-mind” for future learning Prepare for the global market

4 Hear it from the experts... Malone and Lepper (1983) “Intrinsic motivation in the classroom” Providing explicit choices to students motivates Schiefele (1991) “Interest, learning and motivation” Two components of interest that motivate: Feeling-related Value-related Csikszentmihalyi (1995) “Emergent motivation and the evolution of the self” Flow Theory: Students achieve success when challenges matches skill levels

5 Hear it from the experts... Vygotsky (1978) “Mind in Society” Communication and collaborative instruction motivate & educate Malone & Lepper (1983) “Making learning fun” Feeling work is appreciated/ recognized is motivating Feeling-related Value-related Tuner & Paris (1995) “How literacy tasks influence children’s motivation for literacy” Proposed 6 strategies for motivation: The 6 C’s

6 Motivational Challenges... Student frustration Student fear Different ability levels in the same class Student personal issues

7 The 6 C’s of Motivation C CHOICE C CHALLENGE C CONTROL C COLLABORATION C CONSTRUCTING MEANING C CONSEQUENCES

8 Provide explicit choices Students can choose tasks at their ability levels Students can choose tasks that appeal to their interests Schemas open…and students are engaged Choice is a motivator! CHOICE Source: Malone & Lepper; Schiefele

9 Zone of Proximal Development: Students thrive at tasks at or just beyond their skill levels Flow Theory If task is difficult = frustration & anxiety If task is too easy = boredom Tasks must match skill Constant feedback from students is needed Challenge is a motivator! CHALLENGE Source: Csikszentmihalyi

10 Involve students in the process! Decision making Organizing content Choosing teams/ partners Makes students: More responsible More independent More self-regulated learners Limit choices to prevent anxiety Control is a motivator! CONTROL

11 “Two heads are better than one.” Sharing knowledge = peer motivation Teach each other Must reward performance Must teach them HOW to work together effectively Collaboration is a motivator! COLLABORATION Source: Vygotsky

12 Metacognition - understanding value of learning Set meaningful goals Use authentic activities & assessments Build a rationale for learning Creates a motivated student! CONSTRUCTING MEANING Source: Turner & Paris

13 Feeling appreciated & noticed is motivating Provide opportunities to brag Display student work Provide opportunities for all to succeed at something! Praise from you….the most motivating of all! CONSEQUENCES Source: Malone & Lepper; Turner & Paris

14 The 7th C …. CONNECTING to Technology The 7th C …. CONNECTING to Technology Technology is a motivator itself! Keeps student attention Interactive Concepts become visual Dynamic medium Taps into visual learning styles Authentic and challenging

15 A Lesson in Motivation! WebQuest for TUCK EVERLASTING Connected to 7th Grade novel about the fountain of youth Students must storyboard the life cycle Science concept related to symbolism in novel Incorporates literature, visual elements, research skills, science curriculum and technology

16 A Lesson in Motivation! CHOICE: Students can choose which animal is included in their research CHALLENGE: 3 sites to search (linked); students must use multiple literacy/ research skills to complete CONTROL: Site gives “Helpful Hints,” but no rules. Students must decide how to handle the assignment on their own COLLABORATION: Project is done with partners who can use each others’ strengths to accomplish the project

17 A Lesson in Motivation! CONSTRUCTING MEANING: Students must research in science (life cycle) and then relate knowledge to the book (water symbolism) in an innovative way (storyboard) CONSEQUENCES: Grading criteria is posted on the Quest and “Samples” page give incentive for superior projects to be “posted” for next year’s class CONNECT TO TECHNOLOGY: Using computers, internet and digital storytelling to enhance literacy skills

18 Keeping Positive Positivity is infectious Be positive about content Be positive about activities Be positive about expected outcomes Be positive about students’ work Every day is a new day for you and your student Source: Miss Brockmann’s Philosophy

19 “The most important attitude that can be formed is that of the desire to go one learning.” ~ John Dewey, 1938

20 Resources Kelly, Melissa. “The Art and Craft of Motivating Students.” About.com: Secondary Education. Posted: Retrieved: June 11, Laliberte, Matthew. “Student Motivation and Technology.” Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Posted: March 6, Retrieved: June 11, “Motivating Students.” Vanderbuilt Center for Teaching. Vanderbuilt University. Copyright Retrieved: June 11,

21 Resources “Stories about Children.” Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal. Vol. 3, Issue # 1. Winter Retrieved: June 11, Wang, Shaing-Kwei and Seungyeon Han. “Six C’s of Motivation.” Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology. Posted: October 3, Retrieved: June 9,