Knowing and motivating your students
"It is easier to work on things that we like and can connect to, than on things we perceive as unimportant or unrelated to our lives. "
-Heather L. R. Fountain
-Heather L. R. Fountain
Reasons:
1. Students often have some choice in what they are working on, which builds ownership.
2. Students' interests are used to help build motivation.
3. Personal connections are made between students and the topic that build personal investment in the success of the project.
1. Students often have some choice in what they are working on, which builds ownership.
2. Students' interests are used to help build motivation.
3. Personal connections are made between students and the topic that build personal investment in the success of the project.
Differentiated Instruction in Art, by H. L. R. Fountain