7 secrets to motivating students in math
Have you ever had that experience where students groan out loud when they discover it is time for math? Perhaps they blurt out, “Math – not again!” Or maybe you can see a physical transformation in their body from happy to dread as they slump their shoulders walking in to your math class.
These early years are marked by brain developments that come with unique motivational drivers. To keep everyone’s motivation levels WAY UP, check out these 7 tools to transform your math instruction from mundane to motivating. With these tools, you’ll experience the magic and joy of learning. You’ll feel energized and connected to your purpose of being a teacher.
Liesl McConchie bases her teacher training on a deep understanding of the underlying, research-based principles of really good teaching.
Teachers in her course will learn about them, and they will at the same time experience hands on an extended catalogue of strategies, ready to implement directly into their own classrooms – tightly related to and aiming to achieve those overarching principles.
As a teacher, I have been in Liesl’s teacher training several times and in my current position as a leader of pedagogy, I am working with Liesl to accomplish 3 weeks of training each year for all the teachers at the school as a platform for pedagogical development.
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