Description
Motivating an underachieving gifted student can be tough. Many students have learned habits of underachievement over time and need help developing an intrinsic sense of motivation. This 1-hour course will help you connect with your gifted students and help them modify their underachieving behavior in a positive way. Alesha Haybin, the Coordinator of Gifted Services at the Licking County ESC, will guide you through practical strategies to motivate disengaged, disinterested, or underachieving students in your classroom.
In this 1-hour course you will:
- Gain a basic understanding of behavior modification as it relates to motivation
- Define motivation and evaluate how classroom structures support or hinder motivation in students
- Explore the roots of underachievement
- Learn practical strategies to increase student motivation
This course adresses the following standards:
NAGC Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2
ODE Competencies d, e
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Veronica – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
This course is mostly geared for elementary grades.
Michael – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
this course open my eye to what the student might be motivated in the classroom
Deborah – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas on how to motivate not only our GT students but all students
Betty – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic course! I appreciate the variety of strategies I can use with my students to help build intrinsic motivation. It was interesting to go back to breaking down what motivation is and how to foster and build it in our students.
Sarah – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information on how to motivate students.
Norma – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Learned many strategies to use in the classroom.
Michelle – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was enlightening and encouraging. Reminders of ways to re-motivate my students.
Samuel – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good reminders on how to motivate your kids.
Michael – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Great lesson
Teresa – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course especially all the strategies provided!