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The idea of motivation to engage students and teachers alike is a great idea. When students and teachers are motivated by a topic or something that they are doing in the classroom, they will automatically be more interested in it and pay attention.

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This topic struck a chord with me because it made me think about my own experiences. When I am forced to do something or attend a professional PD that I am not interested in or feel is a waste of time, I will not put forth a lot of effort. This is the same with students. If students are not motivated to learn the content, then they will not put forth the effort either. As a teacher, it is ideal to make your students WANT to learn and be motivated to learn.

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How can this information be applied to your classroom?

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How can this information be applied to your classroom?

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Motivation is a way to promote student engagement and create a fun environment. This can be done by giving students choice of what they want to do and how they want to learn. This can be done by using centers. Students would be able to move around the room and get to choose how they are learning. They will be motivated to learn and be able to take control of their own learning!

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How can you apply this info to your professional development?

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How can you apply this info to your professional development?

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One way to create motivation is by giving a prize at the end of the PD. In the video in the readings, it says if you reward the behavior you want, you will get more of that behavior. I know I love prizes and free stuff, so I am using my personal experience when planning my PD and trainings. In my trainings to promote engagement and discussion, I will give out a ticket every time an educator shares something. At the end of the training, I will pick a ticket to win a $5 Amazon gift card. This will motivate the group to be an active participant during the training.

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Self-Concept
As a person matures his/her self concept moves from one of being a dependent personality toward one of being a self-directed human being.

Adult Learner Experience
As a person matures he/she accumulates a growing reservoir of experience that becomes an increasing resource for learning.

Readiness to Learn
As a person matures his/her readiness to learn becomes oriented increasingly to the developmental tasks of his/her social roles.

Orientation to Learning
As a person matures his/her time perspective changes from one of postponed application of knowledge to immediacy of application. As a result his/her orientation toward learning shifts from one of subject- centeredness to one of problem centeredness.

Motivation to Learn
As a person matures the motivation to learn is internal