Full Description
"Motivation Matters" provides school administrators, K-12 teachers, and teacher educators innovative strategies and tools for school change. With a focus on instructional practice that enhances motivation among diverse learners, this important resource helps schools to become more intentional about inspired teaching and learning. This book gives educators at all levels the means to become strong instructional leaders and school renewal facilitators. It provides coherent professional development plans that are easily customized to any learning context.Margery B. Ginsberg - coauthor of the highly acclaimed "Creating Highly Motivating Classrooms for All Students" - elaborates on numerous strategies from that book. She offers: five themes for implementing instructionally focused change; a shared language for teaching and learning; approaches to strengthen adult collaboration; innovative ways to collect and use data; ways to strengthen parent and community participation; and a school identity that goes beyond conventional vision statements.
Contents
Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction. 1. Using a Motivationally Anchored Language for Teaching and Learning. 2. Creating a Schoolwide Instructional Leadership Cadre. 3. Implementing Motivating Strategies for Schoolwide Collaboration. 4. Using Data to Strengthen Motivation and Learning. 5. Developing a Signature with Advocacy to Support It. Appendix A: How Walkthroughs Open Doors. Appendix B: By the Numbers. Appendix C: Motivational Framework Guide. References. Index.
