Description
Motivating an underachieving gifted student can be tough. Many students have learned habits of underachievement over time and need help developing an intrinsic sense of motivation. This 1-hour course will help you connect with your gifted students and help them modify their underachieving behavior in a positive way. Alesha Haybin, the Coordinator of Gifted Services at the Licking County ESC, will guide you through practical strategies to motivate disengaged, disinterested, or underachieving students in your classroom.
In this 1-hour course you will:
- Gain a basic understanding of behavior modification as it relates to motivation
- Define motivation and evaluate how classroom structures support or hinder motivation in students
- Explore the roots of underachievement
- Learn practical strategies to increase student motivation
This course adresses the following standards:
NAGC Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2
ODE Competencies d, e
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Todd – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
course was ok .. more like classroom set up and manangement .. good for elementary but not so easy to do for high school students
Veronica – EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was a great course on how to teach kids to be more motivated.
Bruce – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
It reinforced things I have been doing for years.