Motivation Education explores how to motivate teachers and students alike!

2. MOTIVATION EDUCATIONMOTIVATION EDUCATION™
PresentsPresents

3. We are
TEACHERS

4. Working to
have an impact
on our students

5. So We Started a Summer & After
School Company
Called
“Educators Connecting Research to
the K-16 Classroom”
Parents Call Our Work
“Motivation Education”
That’s a decade story in one slide….

6. As Teachers we have a jammed
curriculum
• More Faster = Less Enjoyment for
students and teachers
• Less Enjoyment = Student Resistance
(They would like to think like a child)
• Student Resistance = Harder Teaching
(Teachers want to retire or quit)
• Harder Teaching = Falling Behind
(Less Complex Thinking Taking Place)
• Falling Behind = More Faster

7. SO ONE CHALLENGE IN
EDUCATING TODAY’S STUDENTS
HAS BECOME
 MOTIVATION
 CURIOSITY
 LOVE OF LEARNING

8. How do we do engage youth?
How do we help
today’s youth
love learning
while meeting
new demanding
requirements?

9. Educators Connecting Research to the K-16 Classroom
MISSIONMISSION
The mission of ECRC is to align experts’ fact
finding research to researched best education
practices, starting with creative planning that will
activate a student’s motivation to meet today’s
21st
Century teaching requirements.
ACCELERATED
LEARNING TRIANGLE
AUTHENTIC
RESEARCH
K-16
EDUCATION
21:1 Program Development Rule
It takes 21 hours of development for 1 hour of programming

10. Formal
Education
Informal
Education
The triangle is the strongest design when it comes
to the strength of a structure.
Field Trips; Museums; Internet
Knowledge; World Scientists,
Education Theory and Yes,
The Curriculum Standards

12. Theory of Multiple Intelligences
by Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner of Harvard has identified nine distinct
intelligences. This widely accepted theory has emerged
from recent cognitive research and "documents the
extent to which students possess different kinds of
minds and therefore learn, remember, perform, and
understand in different ways," according to Gardner
(1991). It is our entry point for motivating students.

15. Research on Student MotivationResearch on Student Motivation
• “Motivation increases initiation of and
persistence in activities.”
(Larson, 2000; Maehr, 1984; Wigfield, 1994)
“Motivation increases students’ time on
task, an important factor affecting their
learning and achievement. “
(Brophy, 1988; Larson, 2000; Wigfield, 1994).

16. Motivation Affects Learning & BehaviorMotivation Affects Learning & Behavior
• “Motivation leads to increased effort &
energy.”
(Csikszentmihalyi & Nakamura, 1989; Maehr, 1984; Pintrich et al.,
1993)
“Motivation affects cognitive processes.”
Motivation affects what learners pay attention to
and how effectively they process it (Eccles &
Wigfield, 1985; Pintrich & Schunk, 2002; Pugh &
Bergin, 2006)
“Motivation leads to increased effort and
energy.”
(Csikszentmihalyi & Nakamura, 1989; Maehr, 1984; Pintrich et al.,
1993)

17. Motivation’s Affects Learning & BehaviorMotivation’s Affects Learning & Behavior
“Motivation often enhances
performance.”
. . . by stimulating goal-directed behavior, effort
and energy, initiation often leads to improved
performance.
(A. E. Gottfried, 1990; Schiefele, Krapp, &
Winteler, 1992; Walberg & Uguroglu, 1980).

20. TEACH M.E Summer & After School Programming
MOTIVATION EDUCATION
DEEP OCEANMT. EVEREST
EXTREME
WEATHER
RAINFOREST
CHESAPEAKE
BAY
EXTREME
BUILDING
WORLD
SCIENTISTS
ARCHAEOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
ANIMAL RESCUE
GALAPAGOS

21. • Extreme Weather - - Hurricanes
• Extreme Geology - -Mystery Mix
• Extreme Paleontology - - Grids of Discover
• Extreme Animals - - Saving Manatees
• Extreme Oceanography - - The Deepest Ocean
• Extreme Puzzle – The _____________ Hypothesis
• Extreme Invaders - Invasive Species 101
• Extreme Expeditions – Climbing Mount Everest
• Extreme Understandings – It’s In The Cards
• Total Prompt Theatre– Plays without rehearsals
Motivator Maps that WorkMotivator Maps that Work

22. Let Creativity Invade Your Thinking:
Engage Youth in Intellectual Play

23. Three Steps To GenerateThree Steps To Generate
Student Motivation & LearningStudent Motivation & Learning

24. Let’s Start SimpleLet’s Start Simple
withwith
It’s In the CARDS”It’s In the CARDS”
THINK LIKE A CHILD – Kids LOVE ANIMALSTHINK LIKE A CHILD – Kids LOVE ANIMALS
TELL TRUE STORIES – The SmithsonianTELL TRUE STORIES – The Smithsonian
Conservation Biology InstituteConservation Biology Institute
ADD COMPLEX THINKING – Diamond DebateADD COMPLEX THINKING – Diamond Debate

25. Diamond Discussions
with your peers

26. Smithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteSmithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
The Front Royal Campus in Virginia is one of the
leaders in wild equid reproduction, including
Przewalski's horses, Grevy's zebras, and Persian
onagers. Should Przewalski’s horses be
preserved?

27. Critical
Significant
Significant
Important ImportantImportant
Concerned
Of InterestOf Interest
“It’s In The Cards”
Authentic Decision Making

28. Let youth joinLet youth join
the debate…the debate…
Intelligent “play”Intelligent “play”

29. “We Learn . . .
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
A camper enjoys the pictures and text in Leigh’s book on July 28, 2009.
What the Education Research Tells US

30. 50% of what we see and
hear
70% of what we discuss
80% of what we
experience
95% of what we teach
others.”
And . . .

31. MOTIVATION EDUCATIONMOTIVATION EDUCATION
A young person’s imagination can always be the
catalyst to spur interest and higher level thinking
but you need to 1st
think like a child in planning.
There are three steps . . . Step 1.
Step 1 = THINK LIKE A CHILD
Step 2.
Step 2 = TELL TRUE STORIES
Step 3 = MAKE LEARNING & PLAY Step 3.
AN INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE

32. MOTIVATION EDUCATIONMOTIVATION EDUCATION
Experiencing Science with Imagination . . .
It’s not only “think like a scientist”, it is
imagine science like a scientist.

33. ““GRID OF DISCOVERY” AND “DEEPEST OCEAN”GRID OF DISCOVERY” AND “DEEPEST OCEAN”
MOTIVATOR SIMULATORSMOTIVATOR SIMULATORS

34. Why Not Be an Angler Fish
(with blue light sticks for bioluminescence)
What Common Core Exercises would you be
willing to do if you could do this?

35. WE WERE ALL CHILDREN ONCE….
EVEN YOU…..

36. You probably did imagined art
that was even about biodiversity.
Bob
keddell
Bob
keddell

37. Would you have thought of
preserving biodiversity if an adult had
“played” AND “taught” you with
preserving biodiversity in mind?

38. Approach all individuals with
intellectual play in mind. These
individuals include single scientists and
their methodology as well as individual
plants and animals.
Step 1 – THINK LIKE A CHILDStep 1 – THINK LIKE A CHILD
Yes, you can teach rich content
like biodiversity, easily, if the
adult in you thinks like a child!

39. THE FISHING BAT OF PANAMA
AN INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL

40. Let's recreate the bat using
stockings, plant wire, fur balls,
glue and of course magnetic feet.

41. Dr. Elisabeth Kalko Bat Researcher
An Individual Scientist Who
Studies Bats in Panama

42. What's the difference here? Dr. Bermingham
has lots of degrees and experience……one
has lots of imagination and an excited hope for
the future that is just waiting to be directed.
Is there a difference in motivation?

43. Today, with the world of online published
science before us, let’s think like a child and
teach them through childlike imaginations how
the adults who love learning and are working to
preserve our planet.

44. First Step
Think Like a Child
Individual scientists and their methodology
Individual Animals and their Behaviors
Individual Plants and How They are Critical to
the Environment

45. Step 2Step 2 - TELL TRUE STORIES- TELL TRUE STORIES
The
Manatee
Has A
Story

46. True StoryTrue Story
Manatee RescuesManatee Rescues

47. Every creature and expert has a storyEvery creature and expert has a story,,
and every story can be recreated both
in individual fun as well as in the
complete story.
The Florida
Manatee Has
a True Story

48. Let’s Teach Manatee Rescues

49. Manatees Are Often
Rescued After a
Motorboat Hits Them

50. Manatee Rescue in Action

51. Manatee Rescue at Hospital
National Aquarium in
Baltimore Procedures

52. Manatee Rescued
SAVED MANATEE
Manatee
Data
Record

53. Example - Invasive Species 101Example - Invasive Species 101
INVASIVE Nile PerchINVASIVE Nile Perch
6 FEET AND 500 POUNDS6 FEET AND 500 POUNDS
Top CarnivoreTop Carnivore
Introduced for SportIntroduced for Sport
African Cichlid
4 INCHES AND A FEW OUNCES
Algae Eater
Mainstay in Diet for Local
Peoples

54. Lake Victoria in Balance
• 10 population of animals to start
• Birth
• Death by Predation
• Death by Old Age
• Death by Hurricane

55. The Mathematic Model
• 10 animals starting population
• Birth (every 3 seconds) + 20
• Death by Predation (every 5 seconds) - 12
• Death by Old Age (every 10 seconds) - 6
• Death by Earthquake (every 30 seconds) - 2
+20 and -20…..= 10 balanced population

56. Enter the Invasive Species
• 10 animals starting population
• Birth (every 3 seconds) + 20
• Death by Predation (every 5 seconds) - 12
• Death by Nile Perch (every 6 seconds) - 10
• Death by Old Age (every 10 seconds) - 6
• Death by Earthquake (every 20 seconds) - 3
+10 + + 20 - 31 = -1 Species Are Extinct!!!

57. Ten Invasive Species for Research
• * Asian Carp
• * Rabbits
• * Cane Toads
• * Kudzu
• * Gray Squirrel
• * Killer Bees
• * Starlings
• * Northern Snakehead
• * Zebra Mussels
• * Burmese Python

58. Step 3 = MAKE LEARNING ANDStep 3 = MAKE LEARNING AND
PLAY AN INTELLECTUALPLAY AN INTELLECTUAL
CHALLENGECHALLENGE

59. Common Core SpinoffsCommon Core Spinoffs

60. A Magic Web By Dr. Egbert Leigh
A camper enjoys the pictures and text in Leigh’s book on July 28, 2009.
A book "to show readers
how to look at a tropical
forest in a way that reveals
the challenges its many
inhabitants face, and how
these inhabitants contribute
to their forest's luxury.“
And the
“Intellectual Challenge of
the Tropical Forest.”
quotes by Dr. Leigh

61. Predator - Prey relationships
Create complex behaviors…..
Predator

62. Complex Relationships brought to life through simulation
EMULATING THE DISCOVERY OF A SCIENTIST.

63. Build the Escape Cocoon

64. How can 70 different types of bats live on
one tiny island without "interfering" in
the guild of each other?

65. How can 70 different types of bats live on
one tiny island without "interfering" in
the guild of each other?
Fruit Bat

66. How can 70 different types of bats live on
one tiny island without "interfering" in
the guild of each other?
Nectar Bat

67. How can 70 different types of bats live on
one tiny island without "interfering" in
the guild of each other?
Insect
Bat
Open Air
Deep Forest
Forest Floor
On Surfaces
Edge of Forest

68. How can 70 different types of bats live on
one tiny island without "interfering" in
the guild of each other?
Frog Bat
Fishing Bat

69. Frog Bat
Pickup
Frog Bat
Roost
Nectar
Bat
Pickup
Nectar
Bat
Drop Off
Bats
Catching
Birds
Bats
Catching
Birds
Insect Bat
on
“WINGED
CART”
Fishing
Bat
Fishing
Bat

70. BEING BATTY

71. It Is Time to Test Your
Intellectual Play Abilities !!

72. OK Teachers – Can you connect to
your childhood?
Your
Imagination?
Can you imagine the
possibilities.

73. WE WERE ALL CHILDREN ONCE….
EVEN YOU…..

74. Imagine Yourself in a Spaceship at
Age 40 something?

75. Can you think and plan like a child?
Do you remember
thinking like a
child?

76. Test Time
What’s This ?

77. Answer:
Or a cheap pot
dropped on
the floor to
create antiquity.
Archaeology

78. Test Time
What’s This ?

79. Meteorology
Youth Experiencing
Hurricane Force
Winds Using Latitude &
Longitude to
Track the Storm
Answer:
Yes, he’s a teacher

80. Test Time
What’s This ?

81. Paleontology
Answer:
or
$30 worth of
PVC Pipe

82. Test Time
What’s This ?

83. AnswerAnswer
It’s the
Bee
Waggle
Dance with
a class of
32 Bees dancing to
Bumble Boogie Music
Entomology

84. Are YOU
Engaged
Yet ?

85. MOTIVATION EDUCATION
IS A
DECISION
TO EXTEND and EMBRACE CLASSROOM CREATIVITY

86. CELEBRATE NEW LEARNING
Beyond the School Norm

87. Creativity Opens a Magic Web
of Multiple Intelligences to
Motivate

88. BE A FROG

89. Classify & Fish

90. Dig & DiscoverDig & Discover

91. CLIMB MOUNT EVERESTCLIMB MOUNT EVEREST

92. Experience a HurricaneExperience a Hurricane

93. BUILD A BRIDGE AS A TEAM

94. SAIL WITH STUDENTSSAIL WITH STUDENTS
AROUND THE WORLDAROUND THE WORLD

95. Two Final ThoughtsTwo Final Thoughts
Firstly…
When you recapture your own
imagination . . .
. . .You open your mind

96. And secondly…
If you recapture your imagination
AND
engage your students with it,
Creativity Will Lead To A Love of
Learning & Teaching
&
Higher Scores

97. YOU WILL HAVEYOU WILL HAVE
MADE AMADE A
DIFFERENCE !!DIFFERENCE !!
The greatest teaching goal of all . . .The greatest teaching goal of all . . .

98. Motivation Education Let’s
Creativity
Invade Your Planning…

99. …And Engages All In
Intellectual Play
Teacher - Amy Student - Julie
Canopy Crane

100. Any Questions???Any Questions???
The Students of the World
Are Waiting for Our Creative
Answers

101. CONTACT INFORMATION
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