Motivating+Students


 * Last year, many of the teachers at our school participated in a survey on student motivation. The results of this survey were discussed in a teacher forum. Based on our survey, these were suggestions of what could be done to motivate students.**

Consistently involve parents - phone call, note, meetings Require parent participation Parenting classes Recognition - school-wide and in the classroom Get to know students and their community on a more personal level Let them know you care; get involved in their lives; know what’s important to them Praise them Hold them accountable; have high expectations Talk to them about their personal interests Provide incentives and positive reinforcement Provide examples of how high school affects their future Positive role models Make modifications for individual students to promote success One-on-one tutoring Incorporate activities that keep them interested. Find a new way to teach a topic. Help them realize their strengths and talents, and encourage them to develop those Stop doing time wasting things Have a positive attitude Help show them the Big Picture Make instruction relevant, engaging and worthwhile Break work into smaller chunks so it's easier to understand Work on a variety of modalities, especially visual and tactile, to aid comprehension Motivate with athletics Take in-class pictures Post their work throughout the school Positive phone calls home Motivational classroom speakers Smaller classes for closer relationships Highly motivated, more responsible teachers Help them get involved in school activities Show students respect


 * What other ideas are there from the international community?**