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What Every Teacher Should Know About Student Motivation

AUTHOR Tileston, Donna E. Walker; Tileston, Donna E. Walker E. Walker; Tileston, Donna E. Walker et al.
PUBLISHER Corwin Publishers (03/30/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Powerful, brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students!

This second edition is filled with practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how:

  • Technology influences the brain and motivation
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards
  • Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task
  • Teachers can foster students' positive self-talk and on-task behaviors
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ISBN-13: 9781412971768
ISBN-10: 1412971764
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0002
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Page Count: 136
Carton Quantity: 58
Product Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.50 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 0.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents, Ikids, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Education | Teaching - General
Dewey Decimal: 370.154
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009051379
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Powerful, brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students!

This second edition is filled with practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how:

  • Technology influences the brain and motivation
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards
  • Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task
  • Teachers can foster students' positive self-talk and on-task behaviors
Show More
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