Motivation Up

The skills learnt by the participants during the course can be used to:

• Verify and develop their pedagogical and communication skills.
• Contribute to the creation of a new open-minded and all-inclusive school.
• Increase motivation for professional development.
• Change the culture of error into the culture of curiosity and richness of diversity.
• Improve the perspectives and development opportunities of each student.
• Promote group work and long-term projects to provoke changes which will allow to take off unnecessary burden off the shoulders of the educational staff and exert greater impact on the learning process and more satisfying and stimulating climate of coexistence in the school context.

• DAY 1: Pillars of motivation

Getting to know each other. Presentation activity: sharing experiences related to motivation and expectations towards the workshop.

Group dynamic: What to do & not to do?

Video. Group reflection and Workshop’s keys.

Introduction of the course content, notebook and learning outcomes to be acquired.

Time for Theory. Main Theories of Motivation.

Small group work: educational implications.

Imagine. Brief discussion about today’s teaching techniques and the new trends in the educational sector.

Group reflection. Day Conclusions.

• DAY 2: To lead them, first you have to know them

Group dynamic. Emotions and learning process.

Resume of the ideas being discussed, questions and today ‘s clues.

Make it happen I. Guidebook. Motivation´s inner factors: Self Concept,         Autonomy & Achievement Motivation.

Group discussion and tips. How to build relationship with students and how to create a supportive classroom community.

Students involvement in teaching process. Constructive feedback.

Focus: Mindfulness + Individual work: educational implications and commitments.

Group reflection: Video & Day Conclusions.

Group dynamic. Emotions and learning process.

• DAY 3: Playing with time

Group dynamic. Resume of the ideas being discussed, questions and  today ‘s clues.

Make it happen II. Guidebook. Motivation´s external factors: Teacher, Methodology, Subject & Family.

Methodology: The power of examples. How to create interesting lessons? Balance between routine and surprise in the teaching program. The possibility of using unconventional didactic materials during the lessons. For example: using of the activating tasks and games.

Small group work: educational implications.

Focus: Mindfulness + Individual work: educational implications and commitments.

Group reflection: Video & Day Conclusions.

• DAY 4: All for one

Group dynamic +Resume of the ideas being discussed, questions and today ‘s clues.

Where are you? The greatest challenges of the modern teacher: how to keep students motivated? Tools and strategies to keep students motivated and focused. Mindfulness.

The theory of multiple intelligences. Gadner + Tools and strategies to keep students motivated and focused.

Small group work: educational implications.

To go further: the power of integrated projects and the importance of cooperation between parents and teachers. Examples of good practices: learning communities and interactive groups

Group reflection: Video & Day Conclusions.

• DAY 5: To do or not to do. That’s the question

Group dynamic.

Exercise. Impatience is the enemy of deep transformations.

Complete guide books.

What we know. Presentation of the workshop results & commitments.

We have the power. Conclusions + Celebration and farewell.

By completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Become more aware of their impact on the intellectual development of a learner;
• Be able to effectively support motivation of their students;
• Bet to know and be able to use a wide range of tools animed at motivating and keeping motivated students;
• Be able to use different methods of implementing creative solution in their professional life, discovering at the same time their own creative resources;
• Be able to unblock patterns of thinking which we use on a daily basis increasing of the communication skills and relationship building process;
• Feel more motivated and excited about their day to day professional work transmitting this positive attitude to the rest of the teaching community;
• Acquire simple techniques in order to improve attention and concentration levels in the classroom as well as boosting curiosity, learning principles and motivation in order to want to know more.