It’s an age-old question: Why aren’t my students as excited about this super-awesome lesson plan as I am?? Of course, it would be wonderful if every student arrived to class with deep, passionate motivation to learn each day. Seeing as how that’s not quite the reality in our schools, this week we explore what role teachers play in creating the conditions for students to develop an intrinsic motivation for learning. We’re joined by veteran teacher and author extraordinaire Larry Ferlazzo to examine the issue of motivation and discuss his new project, The Student Motivation Handbook. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a study about the apparent benefits of high grading standards and a UCLA study that found a sharp decline in violence at California secondary schools. Guess which study Manuel likes more…

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0:00 - Welcome!

8:20 - Does tough grading boost achievement?

22:40 - California schools see sharp drop in violence

36:51 - Student motivation w/ Larry Ferlazzo!

1:14:24 - Students and parents protest gun violence

DO-NOW STORIES:

Tough Love: Study Shows Kids Benefit from Teachers With High Grading Standards

UCLA study finds sharp decline in violence at California middle and high schools

Steep Decline in Day-to-Day School Violence

More from our guest:

Ferlazzo’s Blog

The Student Motivation Handbook 1st Edition

CLASS DISMISSED:

Uvalde students walkout to protest gun violence: 'I'm scared of dying every day’

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