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Presentation at the 2012 NAESP conference in Seattle, WA. Discussed examples used in Kent School for creating the conditions to increase motivation of staff and students as well as focusing on student strengths rather than deficits.
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Motivating From WithinA strength-based movement
Chris Wejr www.chriswejr.com@mrwejr
1. MOTIVATION of students and staff
2. Focusing on strengths vs deficits3. Feedback and Growth Mindset4. Moving from “Honour Roll” to
“Honour ALL”5. Teaching vs
rewarding/punishing
Today We Will Reflect Upon:
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What matters to me…
Kent Elementary School Agassiz, BC
For each student to master core skills, develop their strengths and interests and
become a confident learner.
“We cannot motivate others… we can only work to create the conditions for
people to motivate themselves.”
-- Edward Deci and Richard Ryan Image: http://flic.kr/p/8zWLAj
Intrinsic/Internal
Extrinsic/External
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AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Daniel PinkThe Surprising Truth of What Motivates Us
Students
• Relationships• Assessment
FOR Learning• Interests and
passions• Leadership
Staff
• Shared decisions• Professional
autonomy• Passions/interests• TIME
For the Love of Books
• 5 teachers• Professional
autonomy• Support
=a school that loves books
Fed Ex Prep/Google Time
Time for Innovation
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REFLECT:
• What conditions do we provide with students and/or staff to motivate themselves?
• How can we create more?
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Focusing on Strengths
“Each child has a gift... We need to see and nurture these gifts so they emerge and
flourish throughout an individual’s life”
-- Lorna WilliamsImage: http://flic.kr/p/7JuLGh
Strength-based vs Deficit-based
“We don’t know who we can be…until we know what we can do”
-- Sir Ken Robinson
“If we are going to remediate weaknesses, we must have an equal commitment to building
strengths.”
“We must guide our children toward recognition and understanding of their
strengths.”
-- Jenifer Fox
Bring Out the StrengthsSir Ken Robinson & Aimee Mullins
The Strength of Dom
Showcasing the strengths of each student…
Power of Positivity
The Friday 5 Positive Phone Calls
Meaningful, relevant, descriptive feedback
Acknowledge
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REFLECT:• What actions can we take
to move toward a system that helps to bring out the strengths of staff and students?
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Feedback and a Growth Mindset
Fixed vs GrowthMindsets
Power of Descriptive Feedback
“I don’t divide the world into the weak and strong, or the successes and
failures… I divide the world into the learners and non-learners.”
-- Benjamin Barber
REFLECT:
• How can we help students and teachers develop more of a growth mindset and become more confident learners?
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Moving From
Honour Roll to
Honour All
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Rick Lavoie – Competition in Schools
"In the fixed mindset, to be successful,
you must be better than others"
Carol Dweck
“There is ample evidence that extrinsic motivators are likely to demotivate…
and that losing in a competition (of recognition) is even worse.”
Alfie Kohn
Celebrating Our Strengths
Monthly Assemblies
Every child is honoured for who they are rather than
what they did
REFLECT:
• How can we move toward a school culture that honours ALL students?
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Rewarding, Punishing& Hoping
vs
Teaching & Coaching
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My issues with rewards in school...
Will I get my student of the month prize now?
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Sitcom Motivation
“People use rewards expecting to gain the benefit of increasing another person’s
motivation and behaviour, but in so doing, they often incure the unintentional and
hidden cost of undermining that person’s intrinsic motivation toward the activity”
-- Jonmarshall Reeve
“One who is interested in developing and enhancing
intrinsic motivation in children, employees, students, etc.,
should not not concentrate on external-control systems such
as monetary rewards.”
-- Edward Deci
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Barry Schwartz – Practical Wisdom
Doing the right thing... just because it is the right thing to do.
Students need teaching.....not punishment.
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We live in a culture where many adults think of only one word, only one intervention, to deal with
kids who don’t meet adult expectations: consequences.
-- Dr. Ross Greene
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"The school discipline program is not working for the kids who aren't doing well and is not
needed by the kids who are." -- Dr. Ross Greene
Dr. Ross GreeneKids Do Well if They CAN
Justin
REFLECT
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What actions can we take to move away from rewards and punishment to a
culture that builds responsibility in our
students?
Final Reflections• What can we do to build responsibility in staff and
students by focusing more on intrinsic motivation?• How can move from a fixed mindset to a growth
mindset in our staff and students?• How can we place more emphasis on strengths of
our staff and students?• How can we work to honour all our students more
often?• How do we move toward teaching skills and away
from rewarding and punishing?
“We cannot motivate others… we can only work to create the conditions for people to motivate
themselves.”-- Deci and Ryan
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What are 2-3 things YOU can do
IMMEDIATELYto create the conditions for
staff and/or students?
Must Reads for Parents/Educators
DriveDaniel Pink
Lost at SchoolDr. Ross Greene
Punished by Rewards
Alfie Kohn
MindsetCarol Dweck
