Day 2February 05, 2014

Returning to school and taking courses is a journey that you are on the road to completing

You are going to make it and graduate successfully!

Remember to take care of yourself, family and study hard.

Success in school recipe: Time and Effort You have become 8884454447

9 AM Welcome, coffee, teaReview of yesterday

9:30 AM Motivation and Reinforcement 10:15 AM Break 10:30 AM Chapter 3 11 AM Chapter 4 12 Noon Lunch on the bell 1 PM Continue

Language Cree Speak, read and write Cree Hunting Living off the land Crafts - sewing Cooking wild meats Skinning animals Plucking and gutting geese Pow Wow Dance, playing drum, fiddle

Higher income Better job Status Sense of accomplishment Fun with students Joy of seeing students learn Bringing in culture Becoming recognized Benefits for generations Diploma can be taken to other communities

Intrinsic Motivation

This is the natural desire or motivation someone has to do something

For example, a child enjoys painting pictures and feels good painting pictures

Extrinsic Motivation

This is something outside of the person that motivate them

The child might enjoy playing piano because the child gets praise or gets a reward

To encourage them in their interests To help them develop their strengths To expand their learning Build their self esteem Gets the child interacting more with life Builds confidence Get them asking learning so they learn more

about what they are interested in

Reinforce positive behaviours with praise and rewards to keep the children wanting to do that positive behaviours again and again.

1. Encourage with praise

2. Ask questions:◦ How did you do that?◦ What do you like about what you are doing?

Student interests

Positive social behaviours

Negative disruptive behaviours

Reinforce good behaviours with:

Praise Questions Tokens Rewards

Halt when you are:

Hungry Angry Lonely Tired

Logic Planning Language Math Organizing Details

Rhythm Empathy Creativity Problem Solve Intuition Visualize Interpersonal

Effectiveness

Beta: Tension – operating left brain

Alpha: This is where your left – logical brain operates with the right – creative brain

You get the full 100% use of your brain power! The key to getting into Alpha is: Relax Relax with a few deep breaths Tighten and relax muscles

Theta: Sleep

Positive Reinforcement

Definition:•In behaviorism, positive reinforcement occurs when a reward, sometimes called a reinforcer, is given for a specific desired behavior. Other behaviors, even those that are negative, are simply ignored. Over time, this will lead to an increase in the desired behavior.

•Positive reinforcement must be individualized to the specific person receiving it. What reinforces one person’s behavior may not have the same effect on someone else.

Examples:•Despite a driving phobia, Carla was able to drive to the mall in order to shop at her favorite store. The experience of shopping was positive reinforcement for the act of driving.

Self Reward: Positive Reinforcer

Food as a Secondary Reinforcer

Negative Reinforcementremoves a behaviour

Positive Reinforcer: Praise

Positive and Negative Reinforcement and Punishment

Positive Reinforcers: “Specific Praise”which is a primary reinforcer

Schedules of Reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement

• Fixed Ratio

• Variable Ratio

• Fixed Interval

• Variable Interval