1. Make your MarkMotivation in the 21st Century Classroom www.suecowley.co.uk sue@suecowley.co.uk @Sue_Cowley

2. Why do you turn up for work every day?

3. What motivates you to teach? I’d do itfor freeMaking adifferenceEnjoy team workFun, never boringSalary, holidays, pension

4. To ‘do well’ at school requires children to defer gratification One marshmallow now …? Or two marshmallows later …?

5. Thinking about the‘always’children

6. How can we replicate these motivations? Why do some children… just do it?

7. How can we replicate these motivations? Why do some children… just do it?

8. Have you ever broken the law? No? Are you sure?

9. 90mph

10. Thinking aboutmotivatorsrather than rewards

11. The Best Motivators … Unexpected, unusual, creative, ironic Reflect staff/student relationships Funny A surprise! About the giving of time, attention, kindness Earned through co-operation About social skills, as well as academic Seen and noted by other adults/students Come from the learning - intrinsic over extrinsic Not always given publicly For a free downloadable list of motivators, visit www.suecowley.co.uk/free-downloads.html

12. Learning: The Ultimate Motivation • Am I engaged? • Take one paperclip • The Paperclips Story

13. Learning: The Ultimate Motivation Funny, unusual, creative Active, interactive, fun Surprising, risky, weird Varied, appeal to different learners Rely on co-operation Put the learning in their hands Abstract concepts – concrete activities Relevant, topical, ‘real life’ Imaginative, dramatic basis Related to TV/internet Mucky, dirty, rude! Open ended, no right/wrong, can be accessed at different levels