1 22 Creating A Motivating Environment Part Two
Part one: Content Review Directions:
- Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
- Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
- Copy and paste each question into the document, so your Instructor can see which questions you are answering.
- Identify and describe at least three characteristics of positive language and/or effective feedback for children and adolescents. Explain why each characteristic is important to effective communication with young people and provide a specific example of each as well.
- Based on Chapter 4 of the course text, identify and describe at least three specific strategies for helping students maintain the motivation to complete tasks.
- Explain at least two reasons why children and/or adolescents may appear disengaged or off-task in group or classroom settings. Then, describe at least two strategies professionals can use to motivate children or adolescents when they appear disengaged or off-task.
Part two: Discussion: Technology, Games, and Motivation
- What is your opinion on the use of technology and video games to motivate children and adolescents? Is it preferable to incorporate technology as much as possible into activities geared toward children and adolescents? Or are there drawbacks to using technology that outweigh the benefits?
- In what ways, if any, do you anticipate integrating technology such as video games, blogging, etc. into your setting in order to motivate children and adolescents?
With these thoughts in mind, follow the instructions below to post your response to this Discussion topic.
Post an explanation of your opinion on the extent to which technology should be used in group and classroom settings to motivate school-age children and adolescents. Explain at least two benefits and two drawbacks of using technology, including if and why you believe one outweighs the other. Then describe if and/or how you anticipate using technology in your setting as a motivational tool (and if not, why not). Be sure to cite information from the Learning Resources to support your thinking.
Part three: Assignment: Motivating Diverse Learners
Article: Moran, S., Kornhaber, M., & Gardner, H. (2006). Orchestrating multiple intelligences, Educational Leadership, 64(1), 22–27. Retrieved from the Academic Search Complete database.
One of the challenges of motivating and guiding school-age children and adolescents in group or classroom settings is that every child or adolescent has their own unique styles and needs. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences provides one way for professionals to understand some of the diversity they will encounter. As Howard Gardner point out in their article, orchestrating multiple intelligences does not mean designing nine different activities for each type of learner. Instead, professionals must create activities and lessons that can be adapted easily for all different types of learners. In this assignment, you will consider how you might orchestrate multiple intelligences in a setting of your choice. You then will create a 5- to 7-slide PowerPoint presentation presenting your ideas.
To begin, think about a lesson or activity you might use with school-age children and/or adolescents within a setting/context of interest to you (school, camp, youth group, after-school program, etc.). Then, choose at least three of Gardner’s multiple intelligences and consider how you might design the lesson or activity so that it nurtures and motivates children and/or adolescents with high levels of each of these three intelligences simultaneously.
Create a 5- to 7-slide PowerPoint presentation that presents your ideas. Be sure to include:
- A brief description of your chosen setting
- A description of the lesson or activity
- A description of how you might design this lesson or activity to motivate children and/or adolescents with high levels of at least three different intelligences
Assignment length: 5–7 .PPT slides