Why might it be problematic to use praise to motivate learners? A praise is a way to express admiration or approval for someone’s characteristics, values, or merit. It comes in the form of a verbal reward. Examples Good job! Wow! You are so amazing! Well done on getting an A! Excellent answer Mario! I like … Continue reading Shifting from Praise to Encouragement
Category: Motivation
Sources that influence self-efficacy
Self-efficacy is an individual’s belief in his/her/their own ability to attain a certain goal. Our beliefs about competence and confidence to achieve influence our achievement. So, what can influence the development of our self-efficacy? I made a visual summary of the four factors that we have control over to make our students grow their self-efficacy. … Continue reading Sources that influence self-efficacy
Why we need more EI than IQ
What a wonderful opportunity to learn from and along Anil Friedman about the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI). We have recorded 6 short video clips to share important aspects of EI. Please share back and subscribe to the channel if you want to know more about this topic in the future. We would love to … Continue reading Why we need more EI than IQ
Lots of admiration for all teachers
As I continue to read and hear the pain teachers go through globally, I wanted to share some points that seem appropriate for teachers to breathe. Resist the belief that self-care is selfish. This unhealthy message of glorifying overworking is detrimental to our wellness and eventually to our students’ learning. Take care of you, for … Continue reading Lots of admiration for all teachers
Creating a vision board to realign
We all have dreams. Creating a vision board can help make it visible and tangible to ourselves and others around us. When we have such board in front of us, every day, we remember what’s important and how we might live intentionally to get closer to our goals, aspirations and dreams. As I realize the … Continue reading Creating a vision board to realign
PD that makes us thrive! My thoughts about #ISTE20 Live
You are thinking of attending #ISTE20 Live but not quite sure? I am sharing with you my experience and some research findings about how this conference is not like any other, it over delivers in so many aspects because it’s designed to make us thrive! Key Pointers: The conditions for intrinsically motivating PD is when … Continue reading PD that makes us thrive! My thoughts about #ISTE20 Live
Webinar on Learner Motivation!
I am leading a FREE live webinar on LEARNER MOTIVATION on Tuesday 1st September at 12.30 PM Sofia Bulgaria Time (EEST) / 3 PM India time (IST). If you are interested, please join me! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/motivatedlearners
Tear Down the Behaviour Chart!
If you haven’t read Lee Ann Jung and Dominique Smith’s article on Tearing Down the Behaviour Charts yet, here is a visual and interactive summary that you might find appealing. Spread the word, this is so important to stop PUNITIVE practices and move to RESTORATIVE ones. https://www.thinglink.com/card/1312775624791687170
Summary of Hattie’s Recent Post
Fellow educators on Distance Learning might have read Hattie’s post on what matters and what doesn’t while teaching online. I have made visual summaries. Feel free to make a copy and distribute. Summary for parents and educators Teacher Version Parent Version Video for parents: Thank you!
5 goals
I always find the PinkCasts awesome. I would to encourage you to watch this one: Pinkcast 2.17: Life advice from Warren Buffett I personally tried to do this exercise and it’s really interesting! Here are my 25 goals and in bold, I have selected the 5 goals to focus on before moving to the others! … Continue reading 5 goals