Motivation

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Motivation Theory

Culture of Achievement

Motivation Theory

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Be the Spark: Nurturing Student Inspiration

In this module, you will:

Describe the essential elements of inspiration.
Identify ways to create a classroom environment that fosters and nurtures student inspiration.

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Helping Students “Want” to Achieve

In this module, you will:

Explore elements of value: student engagement, perceived benefit, and teacher-student relationship.
Identify student behaviors associated with value.
Identify teacher actions and strategies to address elements of value.

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Helping Students Believe They “Can” Achieve

In this module you will:

Explore elements of expectancy: ability, self-efficacy, and perceived required effort.
Identify student behaviors associated with expectancy.
Identify probing questions to ask.
Identify teacher actions and strategies to build expectancy.

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Student Motivation Theory: “I Can” and “I Want”

In this module, you will:

Explore the expectancy-value theory and how it affects student motivation
Explain how a student’s mindset impacts his or her motivation.
Identify characteristics of a student struggling with expectancy and/or value.

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Culture of Achievement

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Giving Effective Praise

In this module, you will:

Explain the purpose of providing praise to acknowledge and reinforce desired behavior(s).
Identify the characteristics of effective and ineffective praise.
Identify best practices for delivering praise.

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