MotivationA Key Player in Any

SuccessMaker Implementation

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Introductions

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Daytona Beach

Agenda

• Why Motivate?• Appropriate Motivation• Steps to Successful Motivation• Bulletin Board Ideas• Quick and Easy Motivation Ideas• What about Grading?

Digital Immigrant vs. Digital Native

• Digital Immigrant – born before 1975

• Digital Native – born after 1975

Consider this Scenario…

• We’re in a college course together• Professor gives daily assignment

– For a WHOLE YEAR

• Required• Not graded• Not checked

What would you do?

Why Motivate?

Steps to Successful Motivation

• Plan• Display• Change• Challenge

Plan

• Choose a theme and start planning!- e.g. Frequent Flyers to Success!

Display

• School-wide• Classroom• Elements of a great

bulletin board!

Change

• Variety is the spice of life!

Changing it up!

• Measure progress in a variety of ways.- Time with AP- Gain with AP- Exercises correct or Percent Correct

• Different types of competitors- Individual- Group/Class- Grade Level

Sample Timeline…

Aug-Sept• 300 exercises attempted w/ AP

Sept-Dec• .50 gain club w/ AP

Jan-May• 1000 exercises correct w/ AP

Challenge

Let the Games Begin!

• Promote competition.– Individually– Teams/Classes/Grade

• Remind students of goals.• Course completion certificates. • Celebrate success!

Along the way!

• 100 ways to say “Very Good!”• Quick and Easy Motivational Ideas• Other Terrific Ideas

What about Grades?

Motivation is Key!

• Inspiring students to want to learn is an essential component of any SuccessMaker implementation.

Words to Ponder…

“ No system can be expected to realize full potential until and unless it is fully and properly implemented. Using an under-implemented ILS will have as little effect on transforming the classroom as taking a fraction of a prescription drug dosage will have on curing an ailing patient.”

Van Dusen, 1995

Further Training/Support

• Power of Reports• Intervention Strategies

Evaluation

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