What is that intangible force that makes some classrooms positively buzz with interest, attention, and excitement about learning? While motivation can't easily be quantified, few would dispute its essential role in promoting academic engagement and achievement. This uniquely practical book is the first how-to guide on motivating students in grades K-3. Presented are research-based strategies and techniques that are brought to life in three extended case studies of highly successful motivators. Vividly demonstrating how these exemplary teachers flood their classrooms with motivation, the book provides inspiration and practical ideas that readers can implement in their own work. It also guides teachers in recognizing and avoiding key pitfalls--the attitudes, instructional methods, and classroom management approaches that may inadvertently undermine student motivation.
- ISBN10 1572309156
- ISBN13 9781572309159
- Publish Date 4 September 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 October 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Guilford Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 200
- Language English