This is where the interest inventories and other relationship-building activities will become useful. Students need to see connections between what they are learning and their own lives in order to feel compelled to exert effort. Try some of these ideas to make real-world connections
This is where the interest inventories and other relationship-building activities will become useful. Students need to see connections between what they are learning and their own lives in order to feel compelled to exert effort. Try some of these ideas to make real-world connections. Teenagers love Instagram.
How to Develop the Genius Mindset
She learned that this method increased engagement and included the added bonus that the students loved teaching her the nuances of Instagram. Like Nathan Lang, who tweeted the image below, many educators have found value in using authentic problems as a foundation for learning. In this example from Education World, second grade students use problem-solving, collaboration and research to help a classmate get a much-needed bed to sleep in. This article from CNN has a section on Project Based Learning, and cites how a fender bender in the school parking lot became a springboard for a class project.
Integrate pop culture into your lessons using song lyrics, memes and clips from movies and television shows. Teach Arguments with Pop Culture uses commercials to motivate students to learn more about rhetoric. Wasko gives students examples from videos and music to teach about figurative language. When students are intrinsically motivated, they are not concerned about receiving the highest grade in the class or winning a trophy for their accomplishments.
They care more about measuring their own learning and progress and less about comparing themselves to others. Here are some ways you can help them to monitor goals and achievements:. Making goals visible to others makes your commitment more binding. Students are more likely to reflect on their goals when they know that others are aware of them and will know if and when success has been achieved. Give opportunities to refle