FAQ

We have designed the course with a cohort model to leverage the strength of group learning. If you sign up to take the course and find yourself behind or working at a slower pace than we suggest, or facing an unforeseen conflict while taking the course, our policy is to then support you in completing the course on a new timeline that works for you and your new circumstances—just let us know how we can accommodate you. 

We understand that everyone's schedules are busy so the kick off event will be recorded and made available to participants who cannot attend.

The first part of the course will run for two weeks . The first week, you’ll complete several short lessons which may include readings, skill-building exercises, personal reflections, and group discussions, all of which are optional but strongly encouraged. The second week will be spent creating tools you can use in your classroom. Most participants spend 1–2 hours per day working through course material. The second part of the course will require approximately 2–3 hours over a one week period. It will be asynchronous.

We think so!  But listen to what your CSU colleague's have said about the course:

“These are important concepts and we don't learn them when we are learning "how" to teach. Utilizing these concepts in our teaching can make a difference, especially for those students who need help the most.”

“The course content was highly relevant and useful for my teaching career.”

“I think everyone should have this training. I had already done some work with learning mindsets, but was happy to see emphasis in areas I wasn’t already familiar with.”

“There were excellent pedagogical tips as well as the research to back them.”

"I found this course to be valuable because it made me feel much more confident with my ability to foster in my students this GPS mindset, which will benefit them not just in my classes but also in future classes & outside of school."

“I think the material and strategies shared focus on important areas that seem likely to meaningfully impact students and increase motivation. I appreciated the practical focus of the course; it provided concrete strategies and opportunities to practice integrating those strategies.” 

"The GPS framework is fantastic. It brings together a lot of really important motivation ideas into something really accessible and available; in other words, it's easy to think about using. The content really backed all of this up and helped instructors consider things from the student perspective. It was all credible but presented in this really fun, interesting, and dynamic way. I thought it was great; in other words, it wasn't stuffy. It was intentional and meaningful without shaming anyone for not being aware of the importance of these things before. I just thought it was great." 

There may be more courses in the future pending additional funding. Please keep in mind, there are a limited number of spots available. We will send you an email before the course begins to confirm your spot.  

You can email the the course facilitators on your campus, or you can email Teresa Hulleman, teresa@motivate.lab.org.