Motivational+Ideas

Teacher Motivational Ideas

http://www.texasteacherroundup.com/2013/06/5-tips-for-new-teachers.html //This link has great advice to motivate first year teachers to keep going and not give up.//

//I thought this was a cute gift for a teacher to receive from their coworkers, principal, or even student. A cute small way to keep you motivated because as long as a teacher knows they are loved and needed by their students, they will go far in their career.//

media type="custom" key="24506674" //I thought this video from youtube.com was a great way to keep a teacher motivated and to remember why they do what they do on days when they start to second guess their career decision.//

http://www.twinkl.co.uk/motivation //This website has a birdie that has words of admiration pop up on the screen just for teachers to help them make it through a difficult day. This website helps to lift a teacher's spirits when all motivation to continue has left them.//

media type="custom" key="24512780" //After watching this video on youtube, it lit something inside of me. This video from ABC definitely helped to show me that, we as teachers do motivate and make tremendous differences in our students' lives. i watched this video and was inspired to be like the teachers shown in the video and help my students to succeed and grow academically.// Student Motivational Ideas

http://busyteacher.org/6943-teachers-top-10-ways-to-motivate-students.html //This is a great link to ten types of motivators for students. I found several to certainly be usable in my future classroom.//

http://luckylittlelearners.blogspot.com/2013/10/no-more-treasure-box.html //This teacher on her blog has started to use "brag tags" in her classroom. These tags have helped to motivate her students behaviorally and academically. I think this is a great and positive way to motivate good academic and regular behavior.//

//I found this on Pinterest and believe it would be a great motivator for 3rd graders learning their multiplication tables. Have a bulletin board set up with ice cream cones and by the end of the year when they all know their times tables[according to common core, students should know times tables by the end of 3rd grade] have an ice cream party for them as a reward. This is a great way to motivate them all year long looking forward to their ice cream party.//

Quarters: //My 5th grade mentor teacher, Mrs. Williams used quarters as a way to motivate her students. If the students did their homework that was assigned the night before they would earn a quarter, or if they brought their Tuesday folders back to school signed by their parents on Wednesday they would earn a quarter, and if they had good behavior for the day or finish their work in a timely manner. The paper printed// //quarters were kept in a jar on her desk. The students would write their names on the backs of the quarters they earned and could use the quarters to "purchase" pencils from Mrs. Williams if they did not have one. They also had to give Mrs. Williams two quarters if they had to return to her room because they forgot something after they had switched classes. The quarters were a great motivator to make sure students did their homework, made sure they kept all their things together before leaving her classroom, and came to school prepared with pencils. As a positive enforcement for the quarters system, she would allow them to "purchase" homework passes if they had received 5 quarters. For the upper elementary grades, I thought this was a great way to motivate the students because they understand the value of money more clearly at this age.//

Homework Passes: //Homework passes are a great motivator by themselves for students. If students do excellent and work hard in the classroom, on tests, and on other homework they can earn a homework pass. This is a good reinforcement of good behavior and good academic achievement. I definitely had teachers throughout my academic career who used this motivation system. I actually had forgotten about this type of motivation though until I ran across it on pinterest.com.//