What Every Teacher Should Know About Student Motivation by Donna E Walker Tileston

What Every Teacher Should Know About Student Motivation by Donna E Walker Tileston

"Teachers often can get frustrated when they think their students don′t care. This book gives teachers a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame students." —Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data and Assessment Denton ISD, Denton, TX "This resource addresses the central issue in classrooms today and is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today′s learners." —Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Powerful brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students! This second edition of Donna Walker Tileston′s bestseller is filled with innovative practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant K–12 students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how: Technology influences the brain and motivation Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task Teachers can foster students′ positive self talk and on-task behaviors

"This book is user friendly, informative, creative, and current in today’s society" -- Mari Teacher, Fifth-Grade Teacher
"Teachers can often get frustrated when they don′t think their students care. This book gives the teacher a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame the students." -- Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data & Assessment
"The author addresses the number one issue in the classroom today. This book is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today’s learners." -- Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor

Donna Walker Tileston is a veteran teacher and administrator. She is currently the president of Strategic Teaching and Learning, a consulting firm that provides services to schools throughout the United States and worldwide. Donna’s publications include Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies (2000), which has been on Corwin′s bestseller list since its first year in print, in addition to the ten-volume award-winning series What Every Teacher Should Know, now in its second edition. Other recent titles are Teaching Strategies for Active Learning (2006), Teaching Strategies that Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests (2008), and Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap (2009). Donna received her BA from the University of North Texas, her MA from East Texas State University, and her EdD from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She may be reached at www.whateveryteachershouldknow.com

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ISBN 13	9781412971768
ISBN 10	1412971764
Titre	What Every Teacher Should Know About Student Motivation
Auteur	Donna E Walker Tileston
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	SAGE Publications Inc
Année de publication	2010-06-08
Nombre de pages	136
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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