Motivating the Adolescent Learner

Motivating

Middle School

Students

"by minimizing the importance of other intelligences, we consign many students to the belief that they are stupid"

-Howard Gardner

When students feel autonomous, competent, and connected, they develop a stronger drive to learn.

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real-world application

Positively challenging students

- Encourages exploration, questioning, and investigations - Increases motivation by connecting learning to real life Example: Calculating Sale Prices with Discounts, and planning a road trip

- Gives student power- Allows them to be creative - Can help grow understanding of topic Example: come up with multiple ways to solve problem, have them teach a lesson to peers with new method

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Technology

Decreased motivation

Using technology to motivate

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Using ed-tech solutions that embrace a gamified approach to learning can create an exciting experience for students. Finding creative ways of integrating that technology into your curriculum can also enhance the student learning experience.

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They can cheat easier which hinders there learning.

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Platforms such as MOOC can be used to learn patterns and personalize content for each student, which can help them better understand subjects, or provide instructors with guidance material to better address the class.

They are opened to cyber bulling which lowers their self esteem which inadvertent affects them accademically though their mood.

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HUMANS

RIGHTS

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Ready for students to be able to view it on any device and learn anywhere.

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'A presentation is NOT WOW when it's boring and you see that drowsiness takes over your class because no one has understood anything.'

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Step 4. And leave your class amazed.

Step 2. Also animations to make it fun.

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Step 3. The important thing is that everything fits the theme.

Step 1. You can add interactivity to your timeline.

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timeline

Step 4. And leave your class amazed.

Step 2. Also animations to make it fun.

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Step 3. The important thing is that everything fits the theme.

Step 1. You can add interactivity to your timeline.

Insert a great video for Your presentation

And use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation, to wow everyone. Additionally, this way you will synthesize the content and entertain the whole class.

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Ready for students to view on any device and learn from anywhere.

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I real like how this curriculm works because it gives students confidence and independence to challenge students and allows for peer tutoring too.

Why real life math is helpful to motivating students?

Lesson Idea for incoporating this in the classroom

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Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Insert an awesome videofor your presentation

And use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation, to leave everyone amazed.

Negative effects of smartphones and how it can effect them in the classroom

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Visual content is a transversal and universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Online math tools for students in the classroom

Breakout Edu is a great way to use technology to engage students and make learning fun. Its a digital escape room. This is an example of middle school students using it for a math activity.

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Insert an awesome videofor your presentation

And use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation, to leave everyone amazed.