9 weeks down, 6 official (7.2 unofficial) weeks to go! Last week was a continuation of the week before in terms of student engagement levels. At some points I feel myself starting to think, “Well, I’m not going to care if they don’t care,” which is not what I want to be thinking or feeling. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘motivation’
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 9
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, S2: Standard alignment, T1: Standards-based assessment, T2: Intentionally planned, Uncategorized, tagged expectations, motivation, MSP, poetry on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 8
Posted in L1: Learner centered, S1: Content driven, T2: Intentionally planned, T3: Instructional strategies, tagged motivation on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Spring sprung early this year. I was more than ready for the perks that come with more daylight and warmer weather, but I was not prepared for the effect it would have on my students. Since coming back from Spring Break at the beginning of April both Robin and I (and let’s face it, most [...]
EDU 6363 Weekly Reflection 7
Posted in L1: Learner centered, S1: Content driven, tagged EDU 6363, motivation on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You can’t force students to learn things they don’t want to learn. You can try every trick and strategy up your sleeve, but if they aren’t intrinsically motivated, it’s almost a lost cause. So the question is how do we help motivate students to learn? This is a complicated question with an even more complicated [...]
