Q3 Week 4

Let's talk motivation!  I know all of you are working hard to motivate your students to work at their top potential in your classrooms. 

I loved reading this article from Cult of Pedagogy below on 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Unmotivated Students~By Jennifer Gonzalez

You can also check out Light a Fire below for more ways to motivate your students.  

Or download this FREE class survey to help you determine how your class is motivated.  

For me, the most powerful way to motivate students is to allow them to take ownership of the classroom. That leads over into ownership of their learning. Students need to feel safe to make mistakes within their school family. That security is what supports their learning goals. 

That is why morning meeting is so important.  It is a time for students to learn to lead, make connections, and problem solve.  We so often want to forgo this time to jump right into instruction.  If this happens and those connections are not made we put a limit on our learning potential.  

Are you teaching GRIT?  

I LOVE these motivational videos made by students.  

It would be awesome to have your students create motivational videos for each other. 

Check out this motivational story about two seeds!

And this funny one too!

Ways to motivate using words!

Rewards: If you are looking for some easy and inexpensive rewards for your students, click below to head to Pinterest!