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Dream Power

Dream Power. Motivating Students using Research-based Practices A Presentation by Robert Little, CSP www.robertlittlespeaker.com email: robert@robertlittlespeaker.com

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Dream Power

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  1. DreamPower Motivating Students using Research-based Practices A Presentation by Robert Little, CSP www.robertlittlespeaker.com email: robert@robertlittlespeaker.com This presentation is based on the book, DreamPower: Using Life Lessons, Research-based Practices, and the Psychology of Motivation to Win in Education written by Robert Little, CSP and Joy Gorham Hervey, Ed.D. DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  2. NOTE It is suggested that you print three (3) slides per page with room for comments. DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  3. Special Note Be prepared to be potentially impacted for life! This session guarantees: • Contemporary research-based information on student motivation* • How the research applies with real-life examples • Humor throughout the session • Motivation that will make you wish school starts tomorrow • Giveaways that will make you call home • Lots of Fun *Only enough research to support claims (not enough to bore you) DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  4. “With attention currently focused on factors like improving teacher quality, overhauling curriculum and standards, and developing new assessments, one major factor is being overshadowed: the motivation of the students themselves. Even with the best administrators, faculty, curriculum, and materials in place, if students are not motivated to learn and excel, achievement gains will be difficult, if not impossible." -- Center on Education Policy DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  5. The ultimate goal is to foster lasting motivation that’s inspired by a student’s desire to grow and learn. DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  6. Researchers & Educators • Carol Dweck • Daniel Pink • Martin Seligman • Richard Lavoie • Mark Lepper, David Greene and Robert Nisbett • Albert Bandura • Felix Russ DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  7. Point to Ponder “Students are not motivated to attempt the impossible, so they do not pursue outcomes perceived as unattainable. Even a positive outcome expectation does not produce action if the outcome is not valued. An attractive outcome, coupled with the belief that it is attainable, motivates people to act” (Schunk, 2012, p. 359). DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  8. Connector EducationDream Fulfillment MOTIVATION DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  9. Relevant Terms & Phrases • Hedonic Treadmill • The Premack Principle (Grandma’s Rule) • Learned Helplessness • Self-efficacy • Mental Models • Environmental “Primes” • Bunker Bean Effect DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  10. BIG Takeaway Praise can Motivate! Children should be praised, but allow them to determine how smart they are on their own. DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  11. Point to Ponder “Students acquire much information about their capabilities through knowledge of how others perform. Similarity to others is an important cue for gauging one’s self-efficacy. Observing similar others succeed raises observers’ self-efficacy and motivates them to try the task because they believe that if others can succeed, they can as well” (Schunk, 2012, p. 147). DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  12. The Father of Positive Psychology Martin Seligman “Learned Helplessness” DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  13. Steps to Eliminate Learned Helplessness • Recognize it as a treatable condition • Change the child’s thought process • Build self-efficacy in the child DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  14. Student Achievement DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  15. Point to Ponder “The same level of reward or expectations of reward will not motivate all students uniformly. This point is a practical implication for teaching, because it suggests that teachers who plan to use rewards must learn what motivates each student and establish a reward system that can accommodate changes in students’ preferences” (Schunk, 2012, p. 59). DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  16. PREPARE to Motivate Intangible Motivators • P-Praise • R-Recognition • E-Expectations / Goals • P-Projects • A-Autonomy • R-Role Models / Mentors • E-Extra Caution Required - Competition & Punishment DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  17. How do I stay motivated? • ____________ a lot. • Get physical _______________. • Focus on the ____________. DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  18. Point to Ponder “Teachers must be sensitive to their own instructional biases toward students who are perceived as less competent or less capable (Allington, 1980; Brophy, 1998). Educators cannot help forming broad ability judgments about their students, mentally sorting students into more or less capable categories based on performance or sometimes more insidious characteristics, including physical appearance or socioeconomic status (Brophy, 1999). And these categorizations influence the way teachers unconsciously treat their students’ instruction” (Alexander, 2006, p. 231). DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  19. Personal Action Plan • Stop • Start • Continue DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

  20. Note: Some references may not be cited in the handout, but will be discussed during the presentation. DreamPower – AL Mega Conf. 2014

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