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Teacher Training 2014HOW TO MOTIVATE YOUR STUDENTS

Course Dates: Course Location: Course fees: Course Codes:6July 19 July 2014 The University of Kent at Canterbury 1,100 TMY28 2 week

Target audience

Experienced and inexperienced teachers of teenagers and young adults

You need an Intermediate (B1) level of English or above to participate in this course.

Course summaryThis course has been designed with the needs of teachers who teach at upper-primary and secondary levels. (agegroup: 12-18)

Programme of the training activities

Motivation as a dynamic concept

What motivates teenagers

Motivation and the students interest

The teachers behaviour, the teachers motivation

Creating a safe environment

The importance of group processes

Putting the students in a situation of security

Helping the students deal with the affective side of learning Designing motivating tasks

The role of attention: insights from neurobiology research

Description of training content:

PreparationEach applicant to send an action plan 4 weeks before the course outlining hopes and objectives for achievement asa result of attending this course.

ObjectivesThe course aims to provide you with recent insights on motivation research and to offer you plenty of practical ideasand strategies that can be used in your classroom.

Expected resultsAs a result of attending this course, participants will gain a wider understanding of and reflect on key motivationprinciples and will be able to design tasks to implement them in their teaching.

Is this the right course for me?

Yes, if you want to learn how to deal with demotivated and demotivating students.

Yes, if you want to learn new ways to generate, maintain and protect the students motivation.

If this is not the right course for you, please consider the following:

Teaching English Through Multiple Intelligences- a course which investigates both the theory of MultipleIntelligences and provides you with approaches to teaching different learner styles more effectively

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NLP for Teachers- a course specialising in using NLP for personal and professional development Methodology and Language for Secondary Teachersor Methodology and Language for Primary

Teachersif you want a course more specifically aimed towards a specific age groupProgramme of the training activities day by day:Please note this is an exampleof a daily programme. Course content may often be usefully adapted to incorporatethe needs of each specific group.

Week 1Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

AM

9.0010.30

Introductions and

group bonding.Ice breakers andgroup formationactivities

Demotivation, lack

of interest, lack ofready-ness.

Creating a risk-

freeenvironment:issues andactivities.

Tasks that

generatestudentspositiveattitudes.

Working on the

students feelingof competence.

11.0012.30

Needs analysis andgoal setting

How do teenagerslike to learn?

Understandingwhere thestudent iscoming from

Tasks that getthe studentsattention.

Taking riskssensibly.

PM14.00-15.30

Whats missing in ourclasses?

Studentsbehaviour

Tasks thatincrease thestudents self-esteem

Tasks thathighlight theimportance ofsurprise andnovelty

Review of weekone and goalsetting for weektwo

Week 2Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

AM9.0010.30

Review of keyissues fromWeek one.

The teachersmotivationalinfluence 3: givingfeedback.

Teaching in waysthat aremeaningful to thestudents.

Tasks that makelearning enjoyable.

Project work.

11.0012.30

The teachersmotivationalinfluence 1:humour.

Tasks that promoteself-motivatingstrategies.

Helping thestudents maintaintheir motivation.

Promotingstudents co-operation.

Feedback onproject work.

PM14.00-15.30

The teachersmotivationalinfluence 2:classroommanagement.

Tasks that increasethe studentsconfidence.

GroupProcesses :norms, classroommanagement

Promoting learningautonomy: Offeringchoices

Course review,includingfeedback andfarewells

Recommended reading:

Motivational Strategies in the Classroom Z. Dornyei (CUP) 2001Teaching and Researching Motivation Z. Dornyei (Pearson) 2001Please note it is not necessary to buy or bring these books to the course.

Type of certification awarded:Attendance certificate detailing topics covered, course content and the number of contact hours.

Contact details:Centre Manager: Lizzie Wojtkowska-WrightEmail lizzie@pilgrims.co.uk, Tel 0044 1227 762111,Mob: 0044 774848 7013,4-6 Orange Street,Canterbury,

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