tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post3072540879529072481..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: Intrinsic Motivation and AutonomyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-33846427975005792352010-05-16T22:11:06.478-06:002010-05-16T22:11:06.478-06:00Human beings share the same basic needs, among the...Human beings share the same basic needs, among them: belonging, achievement,contribution, and fulfillment.If they are given ownership and the content is authentic, relevant and personal, then I think they will be motivated. Meeting personal needs is our intrinsic motivation. <br /><br />I certainly agree we are doing damage with testing today. Teacher-designed tests at least had the virtue of targeting specific content and skills covered in class. They might plausibly be interpreted as assessment of recent learning. When I had the autonomy, I constructed meaningful assessments of clear objectives. Even so, they were tests and I would do it differently today.The narrow design of provincial and division tests today trouble me greatly.Alan Stangehttp://staff.prairiesouth.ca/sites/stangea/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-36999156622701163002010-03-25T14:01:41.826-06:002010-03-25T14:01:41.826-06:00Joe, I've got some similar things happening in...Joe, I've got some similar things happening in my Sophomore English class. My students are using blogs and Diigo to document what I'm calling 20% time (from Google). These once-a-week self-directed classes are rehearsals/scrimmages for a 6-week self-directed, culminating project we call the Quality Project. Check out our class blog: mrwatsonsclasspages.blogspot.com. You can see my set-ups but can't see the student pages. We're dealing with the privacy/security stuff. Aloha, ChrisC. Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200932701219218725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-24525218730658600302010-03-24T19:43:01.549-06:002010-03-24T19:43:01.549-06:00I totally agree with your statements Joe. As prin...I totally agree with your statements Joe. As principal, I am looking at how I can give my teachers more time to explore what they want next year as well. I am not sure how I am going to go about this, but it is something that I am striving for.George Couroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253972152649235179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-54942300394144860052010-03-22T20:33:04.142-06:002010-03-22T20:33:04.142-06:00Chris, I totally agree with you. Modelling passion...Chris, I totally agree with you. Modelling passion may be the single most powerful way to motivate students to pursue a topic or skill.<br /><br />Well put and thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-7140891125755758722010-03-22T15:25:35.439-06:002010-03-22T15:25:35.439-06:00I still consider it a major part of my job to moti...I still consider it a major part of my job to motivate students - and that can be done without carrots and sticks. We can help students become intrinsically motivated by sharing our passion for the subject, letting students know what value we get out of it and making it very obvious in how we talk to students that we love what we're teaching. Passion is contagious.Chris Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16492929902577364929noreply@blogger.com