Motivating the UnmotivatedBy: Zeb Welborn and Manihi Kontnik

Lack of Motivation: Internal Causes

Perception of Failure Need for Control

Lack of Motivation: External Causes

Lack of Support

Lack of Tools and Resources

Conflicts with Societal Demands

Violence

Drugs and Alcohol

Students

Students are inherently motivated to

learn. They learn to be unmotivated

when they repeatedly fail.

Students have basic needs to

belong, be competent and to

influence what happens to them.

– Motivation occurs most often when

those basic needs are met.

Core Beliefs

Every student can be successful

We can help our students achieve success

6 Strategies to Help Our Students Succeed

Focus on Effort

Foster Hope

Respect Student’s Power

Be Enthusiastic

Build Relationships

Invest in Your Students

7 Tips to Encourage Effort

Give Students Feedback Build on Mistakes Redo Work Separate Effort from Achievement Break Tasks into Smaller

Components Be Courteous Give Reasons

12 Tips to Create Hope

Show how achievements benefit

their lives

Use real world examples

Recognize, encourage and support

“positive affirmations”

Acknowledge your mistakes

Demand more than you expect

Develop goals

12 Tips to Create Hope

Get organized

Ensure adequacy of basic skills

Create challenges that can be

mastered

Set goals

Give before you get

Focus on the learning process

8 Tips to Give Students Control

Give students choices Ask for opinions Let them teach you Defer to student power Celebrate small successes Enlist help from caretakers Show students they have what it

takes Challenge refusals respectfully

5 Tips to Building a Strong Relationship

Let them know they are important to

you

Ask for feedback

Be genuine and honest with them

Share stories about yourself as a

student

Communicate with caretakers

4 Tips to Demonstrate Enthusiasm

Let them know you enjoy being their

tutor

Be a life-long learner

Be light-hearted

Use their interests

6 Tips to Show you Care

Call Them

Communicate with Caretakers

Promote Them

Acknowledge Their Interests

Show You Care about Their Success

Ask Them about Themselves

Zeb Welborn

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