Strategies for Increasing Motivation and Engagement in the Classroom
The presentation will include and overview on motivational theories and examples of activities that teachers can include in their classroom instruction that support these learning theories.
The goals for this professional development are as follows:
To model for teachers motivation theories using practical strategies.
To present teachers with the motivation theories that support the modeled strategies.
To provide a teacher tool box for teachers to access, allowing them to regularly practice the motivation theories in their classrooms.
Allow teachers to generate their understanding of the theories and classroom applications through discussion and questioning.