This is the slidedeck that accompanies the presentation on motivation in gifted learners. The accompanying handout can be found here http://bit.ly/lithandout

2. How do
we go
from this?

3. To this?
Same kid;
same task.

4. Somehow
we’ve lost
This:

5. Achievement Drive
Striving to
improve or meet
a standard of
excellence

6. 1. Motivation
Read this:

7. And learn the problem with
This theory (sorry, Maslow)

8. And this one (Ditto, skinner):
Would you
prefer carrots... or sticks?

9. Dan pink says motivation
3.0 comes from the inside
and is fed by more than
money, prizes, or fame
(what I call motivation
white noise).

10. Alfie Kohn agrees
Read this:

11. Rewards are
problematic
on a number
of levels

12. First, they backfire.

13. they’re also addictive.

14. They make you pay attention to
only what is being rewarded.

15. They can drown out
other reasons for
doing things
(like altruism).

16. They change
the game.

17. What’s it worth to you?

18. Those are the
problems.
Here are the
solutions.

19. Step away
from the
praise.

20. Fail like a rock star.

22. Stress the vine.

23. Harness the
power of
appropriate
challenge

24. Don’t equate obsession
with motivation.

25. Boredom
isn’t
always
the
enemy.

26. Teach them to be a
little gritty.

27. an + bn = cn
No, really,
just trust me.

31. Optimism:
Get yours
today!

32. Develop realistic,
skill-based self-concept

33. Take-Aways