Here's a pressing question: how do we help secondary students do the work of learning with care?
In most of the resources out there, the focus is really on just getting kids to do work. It's a simpler -- though far from easy -- target. After all, people can be coerced into doing things. You can dangle carrots in front of them -- grades, incentives, affirmation -- or wave sticks.
But care? That's much harder. When it comes to human beings, care cannot be coerced.
For us teachers, there's only thing to do then. We can't make students care. We can only create conditions in which care can be cultivated.
In this course, we'll examine the ten most efficient methods for strengthening the Credibility signals that you send to your students. This will improve their motivation for the work of learning AND your enjoyment of your job.
Sound good?
Let's do it.
Taught by a teacher who's researched and tested these ideas for years.
Dave Stuart Jr. is a teacher who writes about his work in Cedar Springs, MI, where he lives with his wife and children. Dave's writing is read by over 50,000 teachers each month, and he has led professional development for educators in all 50 states in the US plus overseas. In this online course, Dave hopes you get the tools you need and the courage you crave to get a little bit better at the work each day.
What's in the Course?
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StartIntroductions (3:07)
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PreviewThree Reasons to Care about Student Motivation (6:08)
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PreviewThe Five Key Beliefs in Five-Ish Minutes (5:43)
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PreviewThe #1 Thinking Tool for Improving Credibility (5:20)
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StartSignal Booster 1: Tracking Attempted Moments of Genuine Connection (MGCs) (9:51)
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StartSignal Booster 2: Your Most Troublesome Weakness (8:53)
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StartSignal Booster 3: Warmly Authoritative Teacher Presence (12:45)
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StartSignal Booster 4: Positive PG Contact (10:03)
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StartSignal Booster 5: Watch and Learn (10:04)
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StartSignal Booster 6: Train the Puppy & Share Tips w/ Your Students (10:32)
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StartSignal Booster 7: Casting the Vision for the Climb (9:40)
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StartSignal Booster 8: Jackson Pollocking the WHY (11:11)
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StartSignal Booster 9: Harnessing Gentle Urgency (12:50)
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StartSignal Booster 10: "Be Good at Teaching" (6:23)
"I LOVED the Signal Booster course so much. Small simple changes that feel completely possible. :)"
- Barb Hale, ELA and social studies teacher, Orting, WA