FIRES IN THE MINDWhat Students Can Tell Us About

Motivation and Mastery

What does it take to get really good at something?

MASTERYWhat does

look like?

How the Practice Project works

Ask youth about their expertise

1.

Youth ask adults about their expertise

2.

Think together about expert habits and process

3.

Transfer to new areas

4.

Value

Value x Expectation

= Motivation

Value x Expectation = MOTIVATION

Value x Expectation = Motivation

Think about one thing you’ve practiced in your life

• What drew you to it? What value did you put on it?

• What made you feel you could succeed at it?

• What motivated you to keep going when it got hard?

What makes students keep at a challenging task?

Steady and satisfying work (often withothers)

What makes us keep at it?

The hater or the motivator

What makes us keep at it?

The thrill of competition

What makes us keep at it?

The sheerfun of it

What makes us keep at it?

The momentsyou know that you know it

What makes us keep at it?

Not just any practice . . .

DELIBERATE

practice

“I draw what I like”

“I draw what’s hard to me”

“You go step by step”

“You take your time”

Deliberate Practice

Deliberate practice has an express purpose

Deliberate practice involves attention

Deliberate practice fits our individual needs

Deliberate practice involves repetition

Deliberate practice leads to new learning

Value x Expectation = Motivation

Deliberate practice

Asking experts about their work

Looking at student strengths

What does it take to get really good?

A project of What Kids Can Do

MADE POSSIBLE BYMetLife Foundation

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