Motivation to Learn

Transforming Classroom Culture to Support Student Achievement
Michael J. Middleton - Hunter College - The City University of New York
Kevin Perks - WestEd, Learning Innovations
Classroom Insights From Educational Psychology
Motivation to Learn
March 2014 | 240 pages | Corwin
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Harness the power of motivation to transform the learning experience!
 
When properly channeled, motivation propels learning forward. Yet teachers across all grade levels and disciplines struggle to recognize and cultivate this dynamic, social force in the classroom. This essential resource proves that all students are motivated to learn, and provides authentic tools to create and sustain a classroom community that is highly engaged. You’ll discover:

  • Reflection activities that promote student voice and self-efficacy as well as assess existing motivation levels
  • Case studies and best practices based on current motivation theory and research
  • Strategies to design meaningful learning tasks and build positive relationships with students and colleagues

This practical guide, aligned with Race to The Top Initiatives for teacher evaluation and Common Core Standards implementation, shows educators not only how to identify and harness motivation but also to sustain it over time. This is the one resource that will engage you in the thoughtful exploration of motivation and provide you with field-tested strategies that actively involving students, teachers and the whole school.

“The information and reflective exercises presented here allow a faculty to come together, tap into core beliefs, and create a culture of classroom motivation that energizes the entire school.”
—Melanie Mares Sainz, Academic Coach
Lowndes Middle School, Valdosta, GA

Contents

Section 1: Understanding Student Motivation

Section 1: Understanding Student Motivation

Section Introduction

  • 1. What Is Motivation to Learn?
  • 2. How Do Teacher Beliefs Influence Motivation?

Section 2: Classroom Practices and Strategies to Support Motivation

Section 2: Classroom Practices and Strategies to Support Motivation

Section Introduction

  • 3. Promoting Student voice
  • 4. Designing Meaningful Learning Tasks
  • 5. Promoting Challenge With Success
  • 6. Building Positive Relationships Around Learning

Section 3: Maintaining and Sustaining Motivation

Section 3: Maintaining and Sustaining Motivation

Section Introduction

  • 7. Sustaining Motivation Over Time
  • 8. The Social Context of Motivation
  • 9. Maintaining Self-Motivation

Appendix

Appendix

Glossary of Key Terms

Glossary of Key Terms

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

Harness the power of motivation to transform the learning experience!
 
When properly channeled, motivation propels learning forward. Yet teachers across all grade levels and disciplines struggle to recognize and cultivate this dynamic, social force in the classroom. This essential resource proves that all students are motivated to learn, and provides authentic tools to create and sustain a classroom community that is highly engaged. You’ll discover:

  • Reflection activities that promote student voice and self-efficacy as well as assess existing motivation levels
  • Case studies and best practices based on current motivation theory and research
  • Strategies to design meaningful learning tasks and build positive relationships with students and colleagues

This practical guide, aligned with Race to The Top Initiatives for teacher evaluation and Common Core Standards implementation, shows educators not only how to identify and harness motivation but also to sustain it over time. This is the one resource that will engage you in the thoughtful exploration of motivation and provide you with field-tested strategies that actively involving students, teachers and the whole school.

“The information and reflective exercises presented here allow a faculty to come together, tap into core beliefs, and create a culture of classroom motivation that energizes the entire school.”
—Melanie Mares Sainz, Academic Coach
Lowndes Middle School, Valdosta, GA

Contents

Section 1: Understanding Student Motivation

Section 1: Understanding Student Motivation

Section Introduction

  • 1. What Is Motivation to Learn?
  • 2. How Do Teacher Beliefs Influence Motivation?

Section 2: Classroom Practices and Strategies to Support Motivation

Section 2: Classroom Practices and Strategies to Support Motivation

Section Introduction

  • 3. Promoting Student voice
  • 4. Designing Meaningful Learning Tasks
  • 5. Promoting Challenge With Success
  • 6. Building Positive Relationships Around Learning

Section 3: Maintaining and Sustaining Motivation

Section 3: Maintaining and Sustaining Motivation

Section Introduction

  • 7. Sustaining Motivation Over Time
  • 8. The Social Context of Motivation
  • 9. Maintaining Self-Motivation

Appendix

Appendix

Glossary of Key Terms

Glossary of Key Terms

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

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Transforming Classroom Culture to Support Student Achievement

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Harness the power of motivation to transform the learning experience!
 
When properly channeled, motivation propels learning forward. Yet teachers across all grade levels and disciplines struggle to recognize and cultivate this dynamic, social force in the classroom. This essential resource proves that all students are motivated to learn, and provides authentic tools to create and sustain a classroom community that is highly engaged. You’ll discover:

  • Reflection activities that promote student voice and self-efficacy as well as assess existing motivation levels
  • Case studies and best practices based on current motivation theory and research
  • Strategies to design meaningful learning tasks and build positive relationships with students and colleagues

This practical guide, aligned with Race to The Top Initiatives for teacher evaluation and Common Core Standards implementation, shows educators not only how to identify and harness motivation but also to sustain it over time. This is the one resource that will engage you in the thoughtful exploration of motivation and provide you with field-tested strategies that actively involving students, teachers and the whole school.

“The information and reflective exercises presented here allow a faculty to come together, tap into core beliefs, and create a culture of classroom motivation that energizes the entire school.”
—Melanie Mares Sainz, Academic Coach
Lowndes Middle School, Valdosta, GA


Table Of Contents:

  • Section 1: Understanding Student Motivation
  • Section Introduction
  • 1. What Is Motivation to Learn?
  • 2. How Do Teacher Beliefs Influence Motivation?
  • Section 2: Classroom Practices and Strategies to Support Motivation
  • Section Introduction
  • 3. Promoting Student voice
  • 4. Designing Meaningful Learning Tasks
  • 5. Promoting Challenge With Success
  • 6. Building Positive Relationships Around Learning
  • Section 3: Maintaining and Sustaining Motivation
  • Section Introduction
  • 7. Sustaining Motivation Over Time
  • 8. The Social Context of Motivation
  • 9. Maintaining Self-Motivation
  • Appendix
  • Glossary of Key Terms
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

Perfect addition to my Productive Schools graduate course
Professor Karen Boyle, Curriculum Foundations Dept, Cleveland State University
"Provides a set of guiding questions and considerations that will serve as proverbial ‘guardrails’ for those working in schools seeking to translate motivation principles into effective strategies. This book has a place on the desks of teacher educators, educational and developmental psychologists, as well as students seeking further advancement."
Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist Journal, Winter 2014
"Motivating students is a complex task. Motivation to Learn: Transforming Classroom Culture to Support Student Achievement is an excellent user friendly resource highlighting and illustrating how to navigate through this task step by step, verifying that it is a continuous process for both students and educators."
Charla Buford Bunker BS, MA, NBPTS, Literacy Specialist, Great Falls Public Schools
"The desire to understand motivation begins with the practitioner. Teachers who read this book will be invited to reflect and draw on best practices as the authors scaffold the process with research, scenarios, and supportive tools. Follow the process and the culture of motivation will change in the classroom."
Margarete Couture, Elementary Principal, South Seneca Central School District
"The information and reflective exercises presented here allow a faculty to come together, tap into core beliefs, and create a culture of classroom motivation that energizes the entire school."
Melanie Mares Sainz, Academic Coach, Lowndes Middle School

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