THEORIES OF MOTIVATION

There are many theories of motivation. To get acquainted with some, go to the following website, read all of the text (especially the classroom applications at the end!), and watch only the first video. (You may watch the other 2, but they are more about business.) It's only 10 minutes long, and features the author of Drive, Daniel Pink. (It's also FUN!). http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/motivation/motivate.html 3)Watch this short video about an amazing young woman from Burns High School in North Carolina. You'll LOVE it!!! (Look at Question e below so you know where you're headed!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-a1tiT66E 4)RESPONSE LOG : Create an entry that responds to the following. (You may paste this into your log then respond. Remember that you'll be turning in your entire module response log in November): a. Define and explain these terms and how they apply to teaching: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, autonomy, mastery, purpose, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, goal theory, attribution theory b. What kinds of tasks CAN be motivated by external rewards, according to the book Drive and the website reading? (Do NOT just speak from what you already know.) c. What kinds of tasks are HINDERED by external rewards, according to the book Drive and the website reading? (Do NOT just speak from what you already know.) d. What are the implications for your classroom someday (or now)? e. How would you use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to explain Dawn Loggins' motivation in the video? What other theories and readings that you've done relate to Dawn's story? 5) Many of you are working with children whose behaviors are complex and difficult. I want to share some approaches that offer solutions that keep you calm and professional. Learning the BEST classroom management techniques will keep you in teaching and minimize your frustration and exhaustion. After watching the brief videos below (only 20 min.
questions: 1. What is one connection between the videos/handouts and either of the books we have read? 2. What three tips did you find most helpful for your classroom? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSw5aZg9Fp0&index=5&list=PLOJH-VLmqVWR5XZYXagnihIPHDR9M0yAZ (3:35) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10nTTkHCTVc&list=PLOJH-VLmqVWR5XZYXacinihIPHDR9M0yAZ&index=8 (1:55) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHE3ZAn87Ls&index=9&list=PLOJH-VLmqVWR5XZYXagnihIPHDR9M0yAZ (4:18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d9Xi1FX53g One teacher's implementation (3:05) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkiOGPOjTQY Another teacher's tips (7:09)
THE TWO BOOKS THAT THEY ARE REFERRING TO IS "MAKE IT STICK" AND "DRIVE" THE WRITER THAT DID MY FIRST PAPER THAT HAD TO BE REVISED SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THAT BOOK "MAKE IT STICK"

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