Student Motivation Websites
20 Tips on Motivating Students
http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/gsapd/instructional/motivate.shtml
25 Ideas to Motivate Students
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson035.shtml
50 Tips on Motivating Students
http://www.campbell.k12.ky.us/programs/ktln/50motiv.html
Education World: “How Can Teacher’s Develop Students’ Motivation
and Success?”
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr197.shtml
An article/interview with psychologist Carol S. Dweck that answers many of teachers’ questions
and concerns about the performance of their students
Finding the Spark: More Tips for Building Student Motivation
http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/interventions/genAcademic/spark.shtml
A list of tips and ideas for motivating
Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement
http://www.nwrel.org/request/oct00/textonly.html#motivate
Explains two types of student motivation and how to use them to increase student
engagement. Provides examples from several classrooms describing what this motivation
looks like.
Is My Classroom Motivating to Students?
http://www.inspiringteachers.com/tips/curriculum/motivating.html
Questions teachers should ask themselves about the effectiveness of their teaching
Setting Reading Goals
http://www.teacherleaders.org/misc/cindy/Reading_Goals.doc
Worksheets for students to set personal reading goals
Some Ideas for Motivating Students
http://www.virtualsalt.com/motivate.htm
Ideas for both in and out of the classroom
Student Motivation Outline
http://tiger.towson.edu/~rhaine2/studentmotivation.htm
A basic outline that explains the basic concepts of motivation
Tips for Motivating Children to Read
http://mn.essortment.com/motivatingchild_onc.htm
Tips to Motivate Student Learning
http://www.inspiringteachers.com/tips/curriculum/motivation.html
A list of helpful tips for teachers
Tools For Teaching: “Motivating Students”
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/motivate.html
An online chapter of a book that gives strategies and tips for motivation
What Do Students Want, and What Really Motivates Them?
http://www.middleweb.com/StdntMotv.html
An article that answers this question, focused primarily on middle school students
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