1. Motivating Students

2. Motivating your students Aims – to look at why some students lose their motivation. ways to help maintain students’ motivation Objectives – by the end of the session participants will: understand the factors that lead to demotivated students. have some strategies to help maintain motivation in the classroom.

3. Brain storming – Why are some students lacking motivation? Think of 3 things. What can we do to motivate them? Think of 3 things.

4. Lacking motivation Intrinsic demotivating factors As a learner Reluctant Fear - of learning, exams & tests, presentations Face Passive learner VAK learning style Lack of progression No interest in course - vocational Burn out

5. Lacking motivation Intrinsic/extrinsic demotivating factors In the class Unsure of outcomes Difficulty of content Bored Just another ‘bum’ on a seat Relationship with teacher Group dynamics / class atmosphere Past experience

6. Lacking motivation Extrinsic demotivating factors Barriers Home life - children, husband/wife, homework Hours of classes Work Financial Physical

7. Lacking motivation Extrinsic demotivating factors Teachers Demotivated and remote High / low expectations Enthusiasm Style Explanations, feedback / reward TTT

8. Lacking motivation Extrinsic demotivating factors Materials and activities Irrelevant, inappropriate, unstimulating No variation No differentiation nor extension exercises

9. In small groups design a wall chart for new teachers on how to motivate students and how to avoid demotivating them.

10. The text book Sticking to a text book too rigidly will demotivate your students. You need to find ways of 1)making the book interesting and relevant 2)differentiating the exercises 3)setting challenging extension activities

11. In small groups find ways of making the text book more relevant to your students. Design some extension activities for the exercises. If your students are from a particular industry or sector (hospitality, construction etc) design some relevant extension activities.

12. Thank you. Good luck!