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"""Teachers often can get frustrated when they think their students don't care. This book gives teachers a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame students."" -Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data and Assessment Denton ISD, Denton, TX ""This resource addresses the central issue in classrooms today and is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today's learners."" -Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Powerful brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students! This second edition of Donna Walker Tileston's bestseller is filled with innovative practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant K-12 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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Author:   Donna E. Walker Tileston
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   Corwin Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781412971768

ISBN 10:   1412971764
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   08 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Vocabulary Pretest 1. What Is Motivation and Why Does It Matter So Much? What Is Motivation? Build Intrinsic Motivation What Is Extrinsic Motivation? The Difference Between Rewards and Celebrations 2. What Are the Roots of Motivation? Understanding the Mental Processes The Self-System The Metacognitive System The Cognitive System 3. Motivation to Begin a Lesson or Task Getting the Brain′s Attention The Role of Self-Attributes The Role of the Self and Others The Role of the Student′s Perception of the Nature of the World How Climate Affects Motivation The Relationship Between Importance and Motivation Why Is Efficacy Important to Motivation? 4. How Do We Encourage Students to Finish the Task? Activiating the Metacognitive System What About Minor Off-Task Behavior? 5. A Model for Developing Motivation in the Classroom Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of the Learning Learning States and Discipline Problems What Ms. Walker Did to Reach Diverse Learners 6. A Model for Facilitating Motivation A Model for Turning on the Motivation Within Vocabulary Summary Student at Risk Celebrations Climate Contextualization Extrinsic Motivation Vocabulary Posttest Vocabulary Pretest and Posttest Answer Key References Index

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This book is user friendly, informative, creative, and current in today's society. -- Mari Teacher, Fifth-Grade Teacher 20090923 Teachers can often get frustrated when they don't think their students care. This book gives the teacher a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame the students. -- Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data & Assessment 20090923 The author addresses the number one issue in the classroom today. This book is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today's learners. -- Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor 20090923

The author addresses the number one issue in the classroom today. This book is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today's learners. -- Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor Teachers can often get frustrated when they don't think their students care. This book gives the teacher a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame the students. -- Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data & Assessment This book is user friendly, informative, creative, and current in today's society. -- Mari Teacher, Fifth-Grade Teacher

This book is user friendly, informative, creative, and current in today's society. -- Mari Teacher, Fifth-Grade Teacher 20090923 Teachers can often get frustrated when they don't think their students care. This book gives the teacher a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame the students. -- Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data & Assessment 20090923 The author addresses the number one issue in the classroom today. This book is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today's learners. -- Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor 20090923

Author Information

Donna Walker Tileston is a veteran teacher and administrator. She is currently the president of Strategic Teaching and Learning, a consulting firm that provides services to schools throughout the United States and worldwide. Donna’s publications include Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies (2000), which has been on Corwin′s bestseller list since its first year in print, in addition to the ten-volume award-winning series What Every Teacher Should Know, now in its second edition. Other recent titles are Teaching Strategies for Active Learning (2006), Teaching Strategies that Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests (2008), and Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap (2009). Donna received her BA from the University of North Texas, her MA from East Texas State University, and her EdD from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She may be reached at www.whateveryteachershouldknow.com

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