Session 6 - How do we motivate students to learn? September 11th

Learning Objectives Addressed

1. Present 17 “E-Moments”
2. Ask a Expert – Multiple Intelligences
3. Define Interest Approaches
4. Review Session 7 Expectations

Course Materials:          http://communities.naae.org/docs/DOC-11451 {resources not shared in class included}

Responses to Ticket Out Cards 

What are you curious about?

• Making my students interested in class like the interest approach today
• Look closely at the sources of interest identified by Lancelot and than you can be creative to meet those.
• How to keep interest approaches different?
• Variety is key (keep them off guard!) Think about variety from the viewpoint of the Multiple intelligences. Also remember, an interest approach for a lesson might only be a GREAT question and take 1 or 2 minutes...or to introduce a unit, it might be 15 minutes.
• Would you allow intrapersonal learners to complete a group project on their on?
• That depends, but probably not. Remember, Three goals to teaching with Multiple Intelligence (Match, Stretch, Celebrate)...Students need to be stretched to develop skills that they will need in everyday life like working in effective groups.
• But, How do you balance their development of people skills and communication, while making them feel engaged? (students who want to work alone might not participate with the group)
• Perhaps one component of the group project requires individual work which this student can focus on (like research for a presentation?)
• There was a bit of debate over the way spatial should be used on a worksheet, either words and ask for a graphic to represent/help remember or graphics and ask for the words?
• Either way would work!
• Can handouts be hole punched please?
• Sorry, we dont have that capacity, but we can see if we can get a hole punch put in Ferguson 007! Ask Renee!
• How do we motivate learners more?
• Watch the video - Drive by Daniel Pink
• Here is a neat 7 page article with specific suggestions: https://uteach.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/2011-02-18%20Motivating%20Reluctant%20Learners%20Handout.pdf
• Assign #9 - Draft - Can that be on a 8x10?
• Yes, you do not need to do special printing/laminating for the rough draft.
• Why was Jeff Bliss in the video an 18 year old sophomore?
• Watch his explanation on the Interview Link!

What did you learn?

1. 7 different e-moments! E-moments are awesome!
2. A Great Interest Approach for Electricity - Hot Dogs
3. A key to E-Moments is setting up strong context so that students can connect new information to something students already know.
4. Deeper understanding of the Multiple Intelligences
5. When using e-moments, it is important to celebrate/praise when students use/do something great!
6. E-Moments help us achieve variability of shifting instruction every 15 minutes.

What do you want to learn more about?

• Interest Approaches
• Hopefully the online session will help! I would love to see a blog post of what you find online!
• Where can I find great interest approaches (particularly Ag Applied)?
• Well, I believe the best ones are the ones we create to fit our students and communities, but we can be inspired by looking at other lessons. I really recommend looking at the Life Knowledge lessons as all of them (253) have a different interest approach built in. Other lessons developed by FFA outreach do as well. Check those out at: https://www.ffa.org/ffaresources/ffalearn/Pages/default.aspx
• Also, don't forget to search NAAE CoP!!
• Unit & Lesson Development
• What do you want to know? Specific questions get specific answers :)
• More Rice's Riches!!!
• We will see if we can arrange that!
• Can we get the written directions for the hot dog interest approach? It was really cool!
• Ms. Sankey Rice will make a blog post about it on this course blog!

Note:

Interested in learning more about Jeff Bliss, the student from Duncanville HS

·         Administration Response/School Response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zoN-gI87vk (10:09)

·         Jeff’s Interview with Say Cheese TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBpDswLlW9U (13.15)

·         Original Footage of the Incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3h5jcI-MFI (1:27)

For Next Time:

1.       No Class on Friday

2.       Complete Discipline Derby Online: http://communities.naae.org/thread/7020

3.       Complete Session 7 Online: http://communities.naae.org/docs/DOC-11433

Other Announcements:

1)      Please make sure your PAAE, NAAE, ACTE Membership Forms are in to Renee (She has them) ASAP. This is required (and free) to ensure you have liability insurance.

2)      Get your applications in ASAP for the NAAE Preservice program at National Convention! http://www.naae.org/prodev/nataa.html (DUE SOON)