Teaching Guide: Facilitate Learning that Motivates Students

A female teachers and a diverse group of elementary students sit on desktops in a circle and laugh with each other.

Students work hardest for teachers they like and respect. When I’m asked, “How do I get the students to like and respect me?,” my immediate response is, “Like and respect them first.”

– Dr. Debbie Silver



ACTIVITY

  • Train teachers to better understand and facilitate learning that motivates students.

  • This teaching guide, by the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University, provides some strategies and key concepts connected to student motivation.


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