The document discusses strategies for inspiring intrinsic motivation in students beyond the use of extrinsic rewards and punishments. It presents perspectives from research suggesting that rewards can undermine motivation. The agenda covers understanding challenges to student engagement, rethinking traditional approaches, and practical alternative approaches that work better. Presenters will discuss making learning relevant, the impact of caring relationships, praise, responsibility, and self-assessment on motivation. Participants will apply these ideas to case studies of difficult-to-motivate student personas through group discussions. The goal is to help teachers improve practices for intrinsically motivating students to learn.

1. Beyond Stickers and
Beyond Stickers and
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Self-Motivation
Detentions
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Inspiring Self-Motivation in Students
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2. Okay class...
Beyond Stickers and For those of you And if you don’t
Detentions: Inspiring
Self-Motivation who finish finish your
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3. Key Questions
1. Are such approaches really working?
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Detentions: Inspiring 2. What are implications of such approaches on the
Self-Motivation long term maturity and personal development of
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students?
3. What messages do such approaches send to our
students about our ability as teachers to motivate
and inspire them toward learning?
4. Shouldn’t students be intrinsically motivated to
learn, to seek knowledge, and in particular to be
intrinsically motivated to learn knowledge about
Islam?
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4. Agenda
Topic Facilitator Time
Beyond Stickers and
Detentions: Inspiring Why we use rewards and punishments in schools (and why we Nadeem 15
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think it motivates students)? mins
ISNA Education Forum 2013 Understanding the Challenges we Face in Making Islamic Studies Habeeb 15
Engaging mins
Rethinking Stickers and Detentions: 5 Considerations for Nadeem 20
classroom practice mins
Improving our Practice Habeeb 20
Practical Approaches that Work mins
Q&A Discussion Both 20
mins
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5. What research says...
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Detentions: Inspiring
Self-Motivation Using rewards “disrupts relationships,
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ignores underlying reasons for
behavior, discourages risk‐taking and
undermines interest in immediate
tasks.”
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6. Think – Pair – Share
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• Think of your most challenging student
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• In pairs develop a “persona” of students who
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are difficult to motivate
– Drawing generalization, describe their:
• Behavior, background, interests, upbringing
• Share personas as a whole group
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7. For example: Ahmed Gr. 5
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• Unruly at times
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• Enjoys sports and being outside
• Has a difficult time staying focused
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• Likes to be a class clown
• Very short attention span
• Thrives when he gets attention (from teachers
and peers) e.g. During presentations
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8. Beyond Stickers and
Understanding the Challenges
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We Face
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Habeeb Quadri
Mini-Lecture
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9. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
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“THERE IS VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN
Detentions: Inspiring PEOPLE, BUT THAT LITTLE DIFFERENCE
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MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. THE LITTLE
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DIFFERENCE IS WHETHER IT IS
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.”
Stone
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10. Surah Dhariyat
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• I have only created Jinns and Men, that they
Detentions: Inspiring may worship (Me). Surah 51:56
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11. IS MY CHILD THE ONLY ONE
1. Allah’s test (8:28)
Beyond Stickers and
Detentions: Inspiring And know ye that your possessions and your
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whom lies your highest reward.
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2. Prophets were tested
1. Adam (s)
2. Nuh (s)
3. Yusuf (s)
4. Ibrahim(s)
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12. Surah Baqara
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• Our Lord! Give Us good in this world and good
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the torment of the Fire (2:201)
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13. Lesson from Adam and Iblis
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• Iblis-Arrogance
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• Allah tell Adam (AS) don’t go near the tree.
• Iblis tells adam can I show you something
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14. What are we teaching and
How are we teaching?
Beyond Stickers and • Fear/Hope
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Self-Motivation • Lower Grades:
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– Allah Mercy
– Allah Protection and Dua
– Allah Forgiveness
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15. William Glasser Percentage of
How Students Learn
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• 10% of what they read
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• 30% of what they see
• 50% of what they see and hear
• 70% of what they discuss with others
• 80% of what they experience
personally
• 95% of what they teach someone else
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16. The Three Stages
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• Laeebuhu Saban: Play up to seven (love and
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• Wa Adabahu Saban: Teach manners and
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tarbia
• Wa Sahebahu Saban: Make good friends with
them (advice)
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17. What going on in their lives
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• School
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• Family
• Religion
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• Culture
• Community
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18. School Pressure
• American Culture • Flirting-email/texting
Beyond Stickers and facebook/chatrooms
Detentions: Inspiring • How you look/self • Hugging,handshakin
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esteem g,
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• Glorification of
• Gender Relations Haram
• School • Opposite gender lab
Dances/Parties partners
• Clothing/inappropriat
• Alcohol and Drug e
Abuse • Praying/practicing
• Movies and Music deen
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19. Seven Common Challenges of
Youth
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1. Gender Relations
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3. Double personality
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4. Identity crisis/confidence in self
5. Glorification of Haram
6. Experimenting: Drugs/substance abuse
7. Religion/Culture
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20. Top Ten Hits on Billboard Mag.
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1. ET- Kate Perry
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2. S&M – Rihanna
3. F%% You (Forget You) – Cee Lo Green
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4. Born this Way- Lady Gaga
5. Just Can’t Get Enough-Black Eyed Peas
6. No Sleep-Wiz Khalifa
7. Look at Me Now- Chris Brown
8. F##IN Perfect- Pink
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21. Video Games Top Ten
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1. Grand Theft Auto – Rated M
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2. Black Ops – Rated M
3. God of War – Rated M
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4. Halo – Rated M
5. Battlefield Bad – Rated M
6. NBA 2K –
7. Red Dead
8. Super Mario Brothers
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22. Top Ten Video in the 80-90
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• Pac- Man
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• Pit Fall
• Missile Commander
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• ET
• River Raid
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23. Television Stats
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• 2/3 of infants and toddlers watch 2 hours of TV
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• Kids 6 and under (2 hours of TV)
• Kids and teens 8 to 18 spend nearly watch 4
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hours a day
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24. Beyond Stickers and
• Disney
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– I-Carly/Zack and Cody/Hannah Montana
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– Family Guy
– Cartoon Network
– Simpsons
– Commercials
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25. Statistics Regarding Fatherless
Homes
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• Incarceration Rates: Twice as likely to end up
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• Suicide: 63 percent of youth suicides are from
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…
• Behavorial Disorders: 85 percent of all children
that exhibit behavorial disorders
• High School Dropouts: 71%
• Juvenile Detention Rates: 70%
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26. Religion
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• Religion
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– Schools of thought
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– Movements
– Scholars
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27. Family
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• Financial Situation
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• Extended Family
• Expectations
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• Family Parties
• Marriages
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28. Beyond Stickers and
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5 Considerations for our Instructional Practice
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Rethinking Stickers and
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Detentions
Nadeem Memon
Small Group Activity
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29. 5 Instructional Considerations
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1. The Impact of Making Learning Real and
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Self-Motivation
2. The Impact of Caring
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3. The Impact of Praise and Verbal
Encouragement
4. The Impact of Responsibility When Students
are Given Opportunities to Lead
5. The Impact of Self Assessment
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30. Small Group Activity:
Applying Approaches to Personas
In small groups:
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considerations
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2. Ask yourselves: How might such an approach
practically look in a classroom?
3. Would such an approach better support one
ore more of the personas we discussed earlier?
Why or why not?
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31. Habeeb Quadri
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Group Activity (Case Studies)
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Practical Approaches that
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Work
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32. Experiential Learning
• Morning Assembly
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• Community service
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• Caught you Doing Good
• Daily Handshakes
• Qiyams/Guest Speakers
• Sporting Events/Clubs
• YouTube/Artistic Expressions
• Khutbah/Debate/Toastmaster’s
• Parent involvement
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33. Beyond Stickers and
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Q&A
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Discussion
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