Do you have students in your classroom who seem uninterested in school and learning? Do those same students appear to be capable of doing the work and even getting good grades? Through research and personal experiences in his classroom, the author, Larry Ferlazzo, shares an important menu of strategies to help teachers find ways to motivate students and help them want to learn. Educators, K-12, who read this book will have an immediate set of actionable strategies to create classroom conditions where students will be more successful - both academically and socially. 

This class is ongoing and renews annually

You will need to register for this course through Teacher Study via the external link provided.   You will pay the course fee to them.  The clock hours for this event are sponsored by ESD 112.  When you complete the course, you will receive instructions for claiming your clock hours in pdEnroller.  You will need to upload your certificate of completion when you claim the clock hours.  The fee for this course is $175.  The clock hour fee is an additional fee.  

1)  Purchase and read THE STUDENT MOTIVATION HANDBOOK - 50 Ways to Boost an Intrinsic Desire to Learn, By Larry Ferlazzo 
 You can find this book at amazon.com or your favorite bookstore. 

2)   Write complete answers to all of the questions on the Book Study Handout. The handout is provided to you after registration is completed.

3)  Complete the following two-part assignment:

1. First, watch the four short, animated videos on the four elements required to support intrinsic motivation: Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness and Relevance. You can find the videos at https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/12/09/here-are-our-four-new-ed-week-videos-on-student-motivation/ (You can also find this link in the blue EDTECH TOOLBOX beginning at the bottom of page 7 of the text). 
2. Then, write a 3-4 page paper where you will make a plan to use 2-3 specific strategies found in each of the four videos (8-12 total strategies) to create the conditions in your classroom to support the four elements of intrinsic motivation: Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness and Relevance. Additionally, reflect on the four elements and how you believe your use of the strategies will increase the odds that students will be more motivated to learn.