Motivation StationsBy Sandy Millinhttp://sandymillin.wordpress.com

English

Motivation Try Something

NewFinding Motivation

The Science of

Motivation

I’ve looked at everything…

English Motivation

Look at the activities on the paper and answer the questions with your partner. (For activity 3, copy the list into your notebook.)

If you have time:

EITHER: Write some notes about your most interesting discussions for other students to read when they have finished.

OR: Make some notes about activities 1 or 5 and give them to me to help me improve my lessons.

Based on page one of: http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/TP_Motivation.pdf

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Try Something New

2. Click on the link to watch the video: http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html

3. After you watch:Do you agree with Matt’s ideas?Do you think his suggestion would work for you?What would you like to try?

1. Before you watch:If somebody wanted to change something in their life, what advice would you give them?

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Finding Motivation

Can you motivate yourself easily? Or do you need other people to motivate you? Do you find inspiration in quotes, films or books?

Look at the quotes. Do you think quotes like these are motivating? Do you have a favourite motivational quote?

Look at the pictures from films.Have you seen any of these films? Do you know the stories?Do you find films like this motivating or inspiring?Look at the book covers.

Do you think books like these can help people?What is the most inspirational book you have ever read?

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Motivational Quotes?Carpe Diem! (Seize

the day)

meaning: you should not

wait, but take an

opportunity as soon as

you get it

They can because they think they can.- Virgil

The talent of success is

nothing more than doing

what you can do, well.

- Henry W. LongfellowIf you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.St. Clement of Alexandra

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.Arthur C. Clarke

Nothing great was

ever achieved without

enthusiasm.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be not afraid of growing

slowly; be afraid only of

standing still.

Chinese Proverb

From: http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/

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Motivational Films?

Images from Google Image search (copyright remains with image owners)

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Motivational Books?

Images from Google Image search (copyright remains with image owners)

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The Science of Motivation (1)

Which of these do you think is most important for humans? Put them in order from “most important” to “least important”

food, water, sleep

security of body, of employment,of the family, of health, of property

friendship, family

confidence, achievement,

respect of others, respect by others

creativity, problem-solving, morality, lack

of prejudice

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The Science of Motivation (2)

Compare your order with the diagram.

The original version of this diagram was created by Abraham Maslow in 1953. He thought that people are motivated by needs. Once they have everything at the bottom of the pyramid, they will start to work on the next level, and so on to the top of the pyramid.

Have you heard about this before?

What level do you think you are at?

Do you agree with Maslow’s theory? How would you change it?

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsTaken from Wikipedia Commons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maslow%27s_Hierarchy_of_Needs.svg

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What do you think?

What do you remember about today’s lesson?

Was there anything you had never heard of/thought about before?

Will it change how you motivate yourself or how you think about motivation? Why (not)?

Will it change how you try to motivate other people?

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