Underlying+Principles+for+Increasing+Student+Motivation+and+Improving+Behaviour

Underlying Principles for Increasing Student Motivation and Improving Behaviour
Two weeks ago and in one of the professional development sessions in our school “ABHSS”, I presented a very important topic entitled “** [|Underlying Principles for Increasing Student Motivation and Improving Behaviour] “. ** In the workshop I tackled the following:

** Classroom Relationships **
 * ** Relationships in the classroom have an impact on achievement. **
 *  For quality learning to happen, teaching must serve the academic and emotional needs of the students.
 * ** Students are motivated when teachers treat them like people. **

** Five Relationships of Students **
 * ** Student and Themselves **
 * ** Student and their Peers **
 * ** Student and their Teachers **
 * ** Students and their Parents **
 * ** Students and the Curriculum **

** The Six Standards Framework **

** 1. Safety is Paramount **

> ** exposed to embarrassment. **
 * For students to learn, they must feel safe from both physical danger and embarrassment.
 * ** Fear of physical harm and fear of embarrassment often have the same effect. Students should not have to worry about a lack of skills or of being **

** Classroom Implications **
 * ** No put downs for students **
 * Eliminate sarcasm or humour at students expense
 * ** Clear rules and expectations with respect to physical behaviour in the classroom **

** 2. Value Everything **


 * Students are more apt to engage fully and produce quality work if they perceive that what they are doing has value
 * ** All activities and studies must fill a need; solve a problem; or be interesting, fun, or enjoyable. **

** Classroom Implications **
 * ** Base the context of studies around students’ interests **
 * Show and tell the students that you value them.
 * ** Provide chances for students to share their work. **

** 3. Success Breeds Success **


 * ** Motivate students by reminding them when they have been successful. **

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Classroom Implications **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Provide activities that are challenging yet achievable
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Provide regular ‘feedback’ with a focus on celebrating success and efforts
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Provide ‘feed forward’ identifying areas for improvement

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** 4. Student Involvement and Ownership **


 * <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">Give students opportunities to be involved with their learning.
 * <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Students who ‘own’ their learning, progress further **

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Classroom Implications **
 * ** Allow for students to give feedback on activities, topics, assessment, etc **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">‘Listen’ to the students in and out of the class
 * ** Have students play a role in setting criteria for assessment and evaluating their own work as well as their peers **

<span style="color: #e36c09; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** 5. Care for the Students Academic and Personal Needs **


 * <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Students respond positively to being liked, being supported and accepted **

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Classroom Implications **
 * ** Provide positive feedback and productive feedback in advance **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Give leadership responsibilities to all
 * ** Give students opportunities to evaluate their own work as well as their peers’ **

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** 6. Enable and Empower Students to Achieve **


 * <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Teachers must provide students with tasks that allow them to think, problem solve and learn **

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Classroom Implications **
 * ** Teachers need to ‘think out aloud’ **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Create open ended problems
 * ** Instigate small group activities **

<span style="color: #ff0000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** The Key to Success…. …. ** <span style="color: #ff0000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">** Integrate all the Standards **


 * <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">The practices we have just discussed should not be introduced one at a time
 * <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** All of these practices should be happening at the same time **