1. Student Engagement and Motivation
Who am I teaching?

2. Learn about your students
In order to learn what motivates and engages your students, you need to discover who your students are. (diagnostics)
How do I do this?
-tests
-talk to previous teachers
-show and tell
-morning meeting
-special events and experiences
-star students
-home/picture walls
-family day
-favorite book
-favorite movie

3. Research shows students and children are all different, and all require a diversity of learning experiences.

4. Gardener’s Multiple intelligences
Students have different skills
Diversify your lessons and assessments
Verbal /Linguistic- talking and writing
Logical/Mathmatical- numbers, and logic
Spatial/Visual- colors, lines, shapes
Kinesthetic- dancing, movement, gestures, balance, coordination
Musical-song, dance, instruments
Naturalist-plants, animals, weather
Interpersonal-moods, intentions, motivations, feelings, communication
Intrapersonal-self reflection, quiet thinking

5. Bloom’s Taxonomy (get your students thinking)
Research shows students are usually (90% of the time) only required to approach knowledge specific tasks, the lowest order.
Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate. (high)
Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write.
Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test.
Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write.
Comprehension: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate.
Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state. (Low)

6. Issues of Student motivation
Why won’t you just do it! (I don’t wanna!)
1. Don’t know what
2. Don’t know how
3. Don’t know why
4. Think they can’t
5. Don’t want

7. What we must know about our students
Two types of students
“best”, who are motivated
“worst”, who are disruptive.
These are very related. ANY student can be the “best” if they are motivated.

8. What are common motivators for students. (
What are common motivators for students? (****Each lesson needs to contain motivators/switch it up/reach all learners)
Money, job, social status, knowledge, family, discipline, travel, experience, credentials, progress, coupons, stamps, newness, tradition, history, incentive, attention, fun, grades, pictures

9. What do they want?
5 to 8- physical activity, sensory experience, praise, encouragement, warmth, patience
9 to 10- praise, physical activity, membership, admiration
Pre-adolescent- affection, warmth, belonging, peer approval, independence
Adolescents- peer group acceptance, unobtrusive guidance, security, independence

10. How to provide?
5 to 8- stories, songs, poems, play, pictures, games, models, books, collections, people
9 to 10- riddles, jokes, puzzles, sharing, competition, games, trips, maps, letters, animals, arts and crafts
10+- riddles, jokes, puzzles, sharing, competition, games, trips, maps, hobbies, construction, media, comics, reading
13+- music, dancing, technology, opposite sex, sports, trips, media, responsibility, independence

11. Remember you have interest to!
Motivation is contagious
What really motivates you? What do you like to learn about? What do you want to see them accomplish?

12. Good Motivators have: charisma Care Enthusiasm Trust/consistency
respect

13. Good Motivators use: Color Communication Movement Excitement Novelty
Clarity
Flexibility
Opportunities

14. Good Motivators don’t:
Talk, Talk, Talk
Frustrate
Confuse?
Go hot and cold?
Intimidate
Favor
Punish

15. Stand and Deliver