On Wednesday 11 February 2015, Jim Wright presented on the topic How to Motivate the Unmotivated Learner: Classroom First Responder Series for the Eastern Suffolk BOCES in Holbrook, NY Here are resources and linksshared at the training:
- Handout 1: How to Motivate the Unmotivated Learner: Classroom First Responder Series [2]
- Handout 2: Six Reasons Why Students Are Unmotivated (and What Teachers Can Do) [3]
Motivation Deficit 1: The student is unmotivated because he or she cannot do the assigned work.
- How to Implement Strong Core Instruction (Direct Instruction Checklist) [4] (Interactive Form)
Motivation Deficit 2: The student is unmotivated because the ‘response effort’ needed to complete the assigned work seems too great.
Motivation Deficit 3: The student is unmotivated because of learned helplessness—lack of confidence that he or she can do the assigned work.
- Read-Ask-Paraphrase. [6] The student locates main idea and supporting details for each paragraph and summarizes them on a graphic organizer. RAP Interactive Form [7]
- Ask-Read-Tell. [8]The student creates a reading plan and sets reading goals, monitors understanding while reading, and reflects on the reading once finished. ART Interactive Form. [9]
- Student Self-Regulation: Work-Planning Conference: Description [10]
- Student Independent Work: Planning Tool: Interactive Form [11]
- Helping the Student Who is 'Under Water' With Late Assignments: A Structure for Teacher-Student Conferences [12]
Motivation Deficit 4: The student is unmotivated because classroom instruction does not engage.
Motivation Deficit 5: The student is unmotivated because he or she fails to see an adequate pay-off to doing the assigned work.
Motivation Deficit 6: The student is unmotivated because he or she lacks a positive relationship with the teacher.
Online Tools for Motivation:
- Jackpot Reward Finder [15]
- Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [5]
- Behavior Report Card Maker [16]
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker [17]
Resources for Student Self-Monitoring: