“I just can’t want to…”Motivating the Unmotivated

Developed by:Presented by:

Sharon Blanchard

TMSA Conference on Adolescent Success February 2015

• “I don’t care!”

• “Why do we have to?”

• “I’m done!”

• Classic avoidance

• Real potential

Characteristics

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MYTHS of motivation

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NOTHING motivates Inconsistency

Rewards Competition

The MOST POWERFUL classroom motivators

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Chunk

and

provide

feedbac

k

Random, unannounce

d rewards

Invite a special guest

physical needs not met

Causation

can’t do the

work

(Wright, 2011)© Center for Learning & Development, 2014

There is a Learning Issue

Play to her strengths. Create opportunities for success.

Differentiate instruction.

Set up “secret signal.”

Teach study strategies.

Advocate for remediation.© Center for Learning & Development, 2014

physical needs not met

not connecte

d

Causation

can’t do the

work

(Wright, 2011)© Center for Learning & Development, 2014

empathy

listening

warmth

Relationships

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authentic, positive

relationship

studentperforman

ce

mistakesnon-school

conversations

5 to 1

(Hattie, 2009)

physical needs not met

convinced she

can’t do the work

not connecte

d

Causation

can’t do the

work

(Wright, 2011)© Center for Learning & Development, 2014

Convinced she can’t do it

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morale

achievable

chunks

mistakes

progress

leadership

preview

build

physical needs not met

convinced she

can’t do the work

can’t see the

purpose

not connecte

d

Causation

can’t do the

work

(Wright, 2011)© Center for Learning & Development, 2014

Can’t See the Purpose

relevant

choices reinforcement

left alone

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physical needs not met

convinced she

can’t do the work

can’t see the

purpose

not “hooked

”

not connecte

d

Causation

can’t do the

work

(Wright, 2011)© Center for Learning & Development, 2014

Not Hooked

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“hook ‘em”

beat your

record

surprise

hands-on

anchor

warm-ups

visuals

humor

But…what if all of this doesn’t work?

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What makes him tick?© Center for Learning & Development, 2014

SOCIAL INDEPENDENT

IMPORTANT

CURIOUS

RECOGNITION

AFFILIATED

POWE

R

Let’s find out

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Motivational Assessment Tool

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WARNINGS:

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Extinction Burst

Resistance

UNMOTIVATED?

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We keep looking for change to come from the student –

but we are the ones

that need to change

Or MISUNDERSTOOD?

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To register for your “Teacher-to-Teacher” DVD

and to download the Motivation Assessment

Tool, an interest inventory, and other extra materials,

go to our website at

http://www.cldtx.org/workshops/conferences/tmsa2015