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Powerful Classroom Management Strategies

Motivating Students to Learn

Engage, inspire, and involve your students!

Learn to use effective motivation in the classroom and reap the results –increased student learning and decreased management problems for K-12 classrooms. This book bridges the gap between theory and practice with useful applications of motivation theory.

This teacher-friendly guide enables you to determine the type of motivation your students require, and gives you the tools to respond to their needs. Highlights include:

  • Understanding the nature of motivation
  • Specific strategies for motivating students
  • Motivating hard-to-reach students
  • Case studies and vignettes
  • Suggested activities to "try tomorrow"
  • Reflective chapter-end questions
  • Helpful Web sites for additional resources

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9780761975632
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2000
  • Page Count: 176
  • Publication date: March 14, 2000
Price: $31.95

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Description

Description

"This book strikes at the heart of what it means to be a good teacher and a good classroom manager."
Thomas Nelson
Benerd School of Education, University of the Pacific
Stockton, California

"A nice combination of theoretical background, reflection, and concrete practice!"
Nancy J. Melucci
Behavioral and Social Sciences, El Camino College, Torrance, California

Engage, inspire, and involve your students!

Learn to use effective motivation in the classroom and reap the results –increased student learning and decreased classroom management problems for K-12 classrooms. Research indicates that motivation works. This book bridges the gap between theory and practice with useful applications of motivation theory.

This teacher-friendly guide enables you to determine the type of motivation your students require, and gives you the tools to respond to their needs. Highlights include:

  • Understanding the nature of motivation
  • Specific strategies for motivating students
  • Motivating hard-to-reach students
  • Case studies and vignettes
  • Suggested activities to "try tomorrow"
  • Reflective chapter-end questions
  • Helpful Web sites for additional resources

A valuable resource for staff development and an essential guide for any educator who wants to motivate and enhance the educational experience of students.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Paul R. Burden
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

The Complex Nature of Motivation

Motivating Students to Learn

A Framework for Motivating Students

Motivational Strategies Concerning Instruction

Motivational Strategies Concerning Evaluation and Recognition

Academic and Behavioral Expectations

Motivating Hard-to-Reach Students

Reviews

Reviews

Quote by Thomas Nelson, Benerd School of Education, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA:

"This book strikes at the heart of what it means to be a good teacher and a good classroom manager."

"This book strikes at the heart of what it means to be a good teacher and a good classroom manager."

Thomas Nelson
Benerd School of Education, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Quote by The Education Digest, Vol 1, No 3 (2001):

". . . all students are motivated to learn under the right conditions and you can provide those conditions in your classroom."

". . . all students are motivated to learn under the right conditions and you can provide those conditions in your classroom."

The Education Digest, Vol 1, No 3 (2001)
Quote by Nancy J. Melucci, Behavioral and Social Sciences, El Camino College, Torrance, California:

"A nice combination of theoretical background, reflection, and concrete practice!"

"A nice combination of theoretical background, reflection, and concrete practice!"
Nancy J. Melucci
Behavioral and Social Sciences, El Camino College, Torrance, California
    Price: $31.95

    Review Copies

    This book is not available as a review copy.

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