Description
In this 1-hour course you will explore:
- Motivation theory
- Strategies to help learners increase their internal motivation
- Important skills for increasing internal motivation
Presenter Bio
Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas.
Christen – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –
It poses many ideas that will challenge teachers to think in new ways and challenge the status quo.
Laura – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Good information on rewards to keep in mind
Laney – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I loved this course. I think that the lack of intrinsic motivation is partly why we struggle with our students. After this course I want to read more about it and how it may apply to music education.
Paul – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Speaker was vary engaging and good info…would have liked to see pic change.
Ronda – IRONTON CITY (verified owner) –
This course was extremely helpful in evaluating the methods I use in class to motivate students.
Keri – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
easy to follow
Nancy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Elizabeth – Laurel Springs School (verified owner) –
I liked the videos and stories.
Kyle – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
Interesting evidence based ideas given. She is right, if you are the one that is going to turn off the rewards faucet, it could be a tough year.
Amanda – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It had some good information. I wish there was more specific implementation ideas.