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Motivating the Unmotivated: Strategies for Student Engagement

Explore strategies to motivate unmotivated students in a regular classroom setting, presented by Kelly Brock. Join the study to increase student engagement, work completion, and achievement through researched motivational techniques.

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Motivating the Unmotivated: Strategies for Student Engagement

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  1. Welcome Activity Please go to http://answergarden.ch/view/144717 Submit an answer to the question.

  2. Motivating the Unmotivated in a Regular Classroom Setting Presented by: Kelly Brock, Governor’s Teacher Network 2014-2015, Stanly County Schools, Locust Elementary

  3. Data Driven Implementation For the past three years, 5th grade students in the “middle” group (students who score average on assessments including EOG) have shown no growth. They do not qualify for EC or AIG. They remain stagnant; continue to hover over the threshold. In the classroom, these students show complacency with just passing scores and are least likely to take on challenges, make improvements, or complete all assignments. These students are happy “to just get by” from day to day. On average, 30% of the students in the classroom have these characteristics. Because of this trend in data, the need for teachers to think outside the box to motivate these students is pertinent.

  4. Purpose:The purpose of this study is to increase student motivation, student engagement, work completion, and ultimately achievement by using a variety of researched base motivational strategies in a regular classroom. • Participants: 5th grade students • When: September- January • Where: Mrs. Brock’s classroom • What: I will be evaluating a variety of techniques in the classroom intended to motivate students. Data collected will be used to provide professional development to school, district, and state (through Homebase) teaching professionals.

  5. Results from Answer Gardenhttp://answergarden.ch/view/144717

  6. Food for Thought…

  7. Poll Everywhere Question Do you want to submit a reply online? Text 37607 with the message KELLYBROCK987. Then, type the answer to the question and press send. Watch it appear on the presentation page. Do you want to text a reply from you phone? Go to PollEv.com/kellybrock987. Enter in your response to the question. Watch it appear on the presentation page.

  8. Student Motivation? Stability Balls Stress Balls

  9. Student Motivation? Music Peppermints

  10. Student Motivation? Activity Breaks Quiet Time

  11. Student Motivation? Healthy Snacks Outside

  12. Motivational Wall

  13. Exploratory Time Circulate around room to take a closer look at the strategies presented. Write in pros and cons at each station. On chart paper, add a tally mark next to any strategy you plan to use in your classroom. Return to your seat for final thoughts and questions.

  14. Want to learn more? • http://activelivingresearch.org/do-short-physical-activity-breaks-classrooms-work • http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/Arts%20in%20Education/brewer.htm • http://www.livestrong.com/article/520172-does-peppermint-candy-stimulate-the-brain/ • http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ853381.pdf • http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/motivating-students/ • www.journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/download/461 • www.educationnorthwest.org (Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation: From Time-on-task to homework) • Contact information: Kelly.brock@stanlycountyschools.org

  15. Final Thought…

  16. Evaluation • Please take time to complete this very short evaluation of today’s presentation. • Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DD5PMWV • Thank you!

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