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Motivate with Mickey!. Rob Dean. Motivation. ” Motivation is the willingness of a person to exert high levels of effort to satisfy some individual need. ” (Robbins & Coulter, 1996). Learner s are engaged if they:. are interested in the topic of the content
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Motivate with Mickey! Rob Dean
Motivation ”Motivation is the willingness of a person to exert high levels of effort to satisfy some individual need.” (Robbins & Coulter, 1996).
Learners are engaged if they: are interested in the topic of the content want to understand and do more feel they can understand and do more
What helps the primary age group to learn successfully? Elements of the known as well as the new The chance to express themselves Variety - of topics, of activities, of dynamics Technology Achievement - and recognition Real English
Language presented in context of Disney characters children will recognise Visual, auditory, kinaesthetic channels
? ? ? ? Picture dictionary Visual record of vocabulary
Story with known characters Students act out Visual, auditory, kinaesthetic
Production Model Personalisation Multi-Skills: Visual, auditory, kinaesthetic
Knowledge of the outside world – nature Motor skills development Spelling
Traditional meets modern… Blending the low-tech with the high tech…
CD ROM Revision Opportunity Technology – Motivating Develops Motor Skills
DVD Blending the known with the new Bringing in the outside world Consolidation Motivation
Spot the Difference Consolidation / Revision of Language Real World Task
So what should teaching and learning be like in the primary classroom? C H R I S T M A S reative appy ewarding ntegrated tructured eacher friendly otivating ge appropriate tudent focussed
Course Components • Each level comprises: • Pupil’s book • Activity book • CD Rom • Teacher’s book • Posters • Flashcards • Audio CDs • DVD
Songs Music Pronunciation Real World Fun!
Thank You!- and a very Happy Christmas and Peaceful 2011! Robert.Dean@pearson.com