$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Instructional Planning and Delivery 1D, 1E; Knowledge of Students and Student Learning 2A, 2C; Professional Practices and Responsibilities 6A, 6D 

Grade Level: 
Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

How do excited learners become demotivated? How can we reignite their love of learning? Join Lisa Van Gemert, former teacher, administrator, and Youth Ambassador for Mensa, for this 1-hour course and explore the skills students need in order to become self-motivated, the reasons demotivation takes hold, and strategies for helping students increase their internal motivation and reduce demotivation in the long term.  

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Description

Fostering students’ internal sense of motivation is critical for their social, emotional, and academic development. Even so, many learners become demotivated when faced with unexpected challenges. Join Lisa Van Gemert, former teacher, administrator, and Youth Ambassador for Mensa, and explore how helping your students develop internal motivation can assist them in building the skills they need for long-term success.

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. 

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124 reviews for Increasing Internal Motivation

  1. Martha – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner)

    This course had a lot of great information about rewards and why they should not be used.

  2. Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    It contains motivational quotes helpful in the classroom.

  3. Toni – Private Pay (verified owner)

    This particular course is relevant to adults as well as students. I found it particularly helpful for me personally. The examples and stories Lisa Van Gemert includes in each of her courses are brilliant, and I use them in my classes!

  4. Cecilia – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Interesting and informative

  5. Veronica – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative.

  6. Amy – BURLESON ISD (verified owner)

    One of, if not THE BEST, trainings I have ever attended! It is an absolute must for all teachers! I found it especially helpful for elementary teachers, like me, who are used to dealing with students who are typically expecting external rewards.

  7. Sylvia – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    It was excellent.

  8. Alison – BURLESON ISD (verified owner)

    I really enjoyed this course. The presenter is very engaging.

  9. GABRIELA – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Excellent point made on how rewarding students is not the solution.

  10. Norma – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Outstanding!

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