1. Vol. 9, No. 11, June 2014 The Principal’s Guide Point System Professional Development for Teachers From NorthStar for Principals

2. Participants will: Identify the motivations that drive students to perform well. Learn how to use student motivation to enhance student performance.

4. Within each motivator is a very personalized benefit. We should try to use these motivators whenever we plan a lesson, explain a rule, make a request, or counsel behavior.

5. ACTIVITY: Answer Cloud PrestigePleasure Security Convenience Imitation New Experiences Love MOTIVATORS Personal Gain Desire to Avoid Fear

6. State your expectations clearly, both verbally and in writing. Provide a stable and safe environment for learning.

7. Show your students how they are part of a bigger picture. When drawing inspiration for teaching, put yourself in your students’ shoes.

8. Help students become aware of their own talents and interests. Help build students’ confidence in their intentions and abilities.

9. Reward student effort and performance. Recognize student effort and improvement every chance you get.

10. Criticize carefully and tactfully. Use the “traveling” technique when you lecture.

11. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

12. Brewster, C. & Fager, J. (2000). Increasing student engagement and motivation: From time-on-task to homework. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Retrieved from http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/452. THE MASTER TEACHER. (2009). Enhancing student performance. PDXPERT. Manhattan, Kansas: THE MASTER TEACHER. Center for Teaching. (n.d.). Motivating students. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. Retrieved from http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/motivating- students/.