1. Motivation Breakthrough
Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child
October 27, 2010 – Springer School and Center – Cincinnati, OH – 7-9 parent presentation
October 14, 2010 – Little Keswick School – Piedmont Virginia Community College – 7 – 9 evening community presentation
October 7 & 8 – Calgary, Alberta – LDAA – Telus Convention Center
September – MO Council of Admin of SpedTan A Tar Resort
September 18, 2010 – Arkansas LDA – all day
September 2, 2010 – Roxbury HS – Succasunna, NJ – afternoon Sped staff presentation
August 23, 2010 –Calgary Academy, Calgary, Alberta – faculty presentation
August 19, 2010, - Hill Center – Durham, NC (faculty presentation)
June 29, 2010 – Bethpage Union Free School District – Bethpage, NY (Staff presentation)
May 21, 2010 – Hillsborough Township PS, Hillsborough, NJ – faculty 8am workshop
May 6, 2010 – OHEL – Baruch College – NYC
April 28, 2010 – East Meadow Public Schools – NY – SEPTA/SERCL – Afternoon session
April 13, 2010 – Brescia University, Kentucky
April 6, 2010 –Oklahoma City, OK – Payne Education Center (parents & teachers)
March 25, 2010 – AEG – Las Vegas, NV
March 24, 2010 – AEG – Los Angles, CA (faculty presentation)
March 23, 2010 – AEG – San Diego, CA (faculty presentation)
March 16, 2010 – Tampa Day School, Tampa, FL (faculty Presentation)
March 4, 2010 – Barnstable Academy – Oakland, NJ (faculty presentation)
February 15, 2010 = Lakeland Area Schools – Minocqua, WI
February 13, 2010 – Inland Empire Branch, IDA – Riverside, CA
February 1, 2010 – The Hill Center – faculty presentation
January 19, 2010 – Corry, PA – Corry Area School District
January 14, 2010 – ACSA – Monterey, CA (School Admin – Luncheon speech)
December 14, 2009 – Belmont Public Schools – Belmont, MA – Staff presentation
November 30, 2009 – Athol, MA – faculty presentation
November 3, Long Island, NY – Staff presentation
October 29, 2009 – Parent Network of WNY – Buffalo, NY
October 26, 2009 – Oakville, ON – Special Services, Halton District School Board
October 21, 2009 – Pittsfield, MA – Legacy Foundation
October 17, 2009 – Southern Maine Parent Awareness – Wells, ME
October 13, 2009 – Daniel Boone Area SD – Birdsboro, PA – HS teacher session
October 9, 2009 – EIASE – Mattoon, IL
October 5, 2009 – Council of Special Services (Newfoundland & Labrador Teacher’s Assoc) – St John’s, NL
October 2, 2009 – LDA Illinois – Naperville, IL
September 25, 2009 – LDA Yukon – Whitehorse, Yukon
September 18, 2009 – Drury University – Springfield, MO
August 21, 2009 – Twin Falls, ID – faculty presentation & luncheon
August 25, 2009 – Campbell Hall School – N. Hollywood, CA
August 5, 2009 – Seymour Community Schools – Seymour, IN
August 3, 2009 – Galapagos Charter School – Chicago, IL
July 15, 2009 – Black Hills Special Services – Pierre, SD
June 9, 2009 – Catapult Learning/Potter’s House Christina Academy – Jacksonville, FL
May 20, 2009 – Sault College – Sault Ste Marie, ON Canada
May 15, 2009 – Idaho Assoc of Sped Directors – Boise, ID
May 11 & 12 – LA – CSUN
April 25, 2009 – Greenwich, NS – Annapolis Valley Regional School Bd
April 23, 2009 – Peterborough, ON – Vance Lasenby Ed Committee
April 17, 2009 – Pathfinder, Bismarck, ND
April 9, 2009 – Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA
April 6, 2009 – Oakton Community College – Des Plains, IL
April 3, 2009 – ASHA Region 1, Livingston, NJ
March 30, 2009 – Erie2BOCES – Sherman, NY
March 5, American Education Group & Lexis Prep - Phoenix, AZ
March 9, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA
Februry 28, Trinity Christian College, Palos Hts, IL
March 14, Harvard Conference, Cambridge, MA
February 20, NILD - Virginia Beach, VA
February 11, Packer Collegiate Institute (parent session & faculty)
January 26, 2009 Pinewood School, Los Altos Hills, CA
January 16, Ashland, MA
December 2, N Merick, NY
December 5, New Jersey AHEAD
November 17, ISACS - Chicago, IL
November 14, SE OK State - Durant,OK
November 4, PS 100, Queens, NY
November 7, LDA of Indiana - Carmel, IN
October 27, St Louis, MO - ISSL
October 24, Hershey, PA - EPASEAC
October 14 - San Antonio, TX Region 20
October 10, Bemus Point, NY - School District
October 3, LDAofMO - Osage Beach, MO
September 30, Mendota Heights, MN - Convent of the Visitation School
Sept 10, PRO-Parents, Columbia, SC
Sept 2, Lindenhurst, NY - PS
August 27, Sterling, VA - Potomac Falls HS
August 25, Catapult Learning - Paterson, NJ
August 18, Winston School, Dallas, TX PM session
July 31 - Bob Jones HS - Madison, AL
July 28, Lovejoy HS - Lucas, TX
July 25, ASHA - Orlando, FL
June 25, KYCCBC - Lexington, KY
June 23, Copenhaver Institute - Roanoke, VA
June 5, Shore Educational Collaborative - Danvers, MA
May 22, VCASE - Virginia Beach, VA
May 16, Morehead College, KY
May 9, YAI - NYC
May 3, CEC - Florida
May 1, Eton Academy, MI
April 25, Summit Academies Akron, OH
April 16, Creative Soul of Children, Inc - Winchester, MA
April 12, SOAR, Dix Hills, NY
April 10, Freehold, NJ (eve presentation)
April 1, Forman School, Litchfiedl, CT
March 25, Windsor, NY
March 20, Attica, NY
February 19, Yonkers, NY - 2nd session
February 1, Hillbrook School - Los Gatos, CA
January 30, Stanbridge Academy, San Mateo, CA
January 25, 2008 = EHOICES, Tinley Park, IL
January 18, Toms River, NJ
November 16, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
November 18, Board of Jewish Education Metro Chicago
November 6, Oceanside, NY (Secondary)
November 8, ISACS - Indianapolis, IN
November 1, LDA TX - Austin
October 23, San Bernadino, CA
October 18, Las Cruces, NM
October 13, LDAofCT, Whartford, CT
October 9, Mound Park, MN
October 16, Friends Health Connection, Phoenix, AZ
October 3, Friends Health Connection, Cherry Hill, NJ
October 2, Friends Health Connection, New Brunswick, NJ
Loudoun, VA - August 7,2007
Woodward, OK PS - February 16, 2007
St Louis LDA - 2/3/07
Sudbury, ON - 11/15/06
Richard D. Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.

2. THE MOTIVATION BREAKTHROUGH: Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child

3. POULTRY INSPIRATION CAROUSEL

4. MAKE BELIEVE

5. “Oh, you must have so much…

6. PATIENCE!!

7. “The squeaky wheel gets the grease !!”

8. “The squeaky wheel NEEDS the grease”

9. “We are in a different time educating for a different time”

10. “You are using a CLOSED BOOK format to prepare kids for an OPEN BOOK world”

11. WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA 17,500 pages

12. 17,400 pages

13. BRONTOSAURUS

14. APATOSAURUS
BRONTOSAURUS =

15. Unlearn
Learn
Relearn

16. Myths and Misconceptions About Motivation

17. “Danny…NOTHING Motivates that kid”
Myth #1
“Danny…NOTHING Motivates that kid”

18. “That kid! One day he’s motivated…the next day he’s not”
Myth #2
“That kid! One day he’s motivated…the next day he’s not”

19. “Give him something…that’ll motivate him!”
Myth #3
“Give him something…that’ll motivate him!”

20. “Eat your vegetables and you’ll get your dessert”
Premack Principle
“Eat your vegetables and you’ll get your dessert”

21. “He won’t even try! He’s so LAZY!”
Myth #4
“He won’t even try! He’s so LAZY!”

22. Learned Helplessness

23. “Give the chain a tug”

24. COMPETITION: The Great Motivator
Myth #5
COMPETITION:
The Great Motivator

25. COMPETITION

26. 85% games, quizzes, bees and other competitive activities

27. WHY?
It’s motivating!
It’s a big bad world out there!

28. “The only person motivated by competition is the person who thinks he has a chance of winning.”

29. Competition Myth #1
“We do our best work when involved in head-to-head competition with others”

30. THE BEST versus PERSONAL BEST

31. Competition Myth #2
In the classroom, a teacher has no option. The classroom is - by its very nature - competitive

32. Individualized
Cooperative
Competitive

33. Competition Myth #3
Our modern society is very competitive and schools should prepare students for this competitive environment

34. Adult, real world competition
Only compete when you wish to
Only compete against peers

35. Children are naturally competitive
Competition Myth #4
Children are naturally competitive

36. WHY DO YOU PLAY SPORTS? To have fun To improve skills To stay in shape
To do something I’m good at
To get exercise
To be part of a team
The challenge of competition
Athletic Footwear Association
3900 High School Athletes

37. Myth #6 “The more you put into it…the more you get out of it”
“The harder you try…the better you’ll do!”

38. “It will be a great day when we recognize Performance Inconsistency as part of the LD child’s profile…rather than as evidence for the prosecution.” Mel Levine. M.D.

39. Myth #7
Turning WORK into PLAY

40. A B C

41. Turning PLAY into WORK

42. If he would only try HARDER, he would do BETTER

43. If he would only try HARDER, he would do BETTER
If he only DID BETTER, he would TRY HARDER

44. Primary Needs Hunger Thirst Sex (uality) Air Rest Escape from Pain
Elimination of waste

45. Secondary Needs Status Inquisitiveness Affiliation Power Aggression
Autonomy
Achievement
Gregariousness

46. STATUS: The need to be important

47. “The degree to which YOUR self-concept is influenced by the opinions of other people…”

48. INQUISITIVENESS: The need to know and learn

49. AFFILIATION: The need to associate

50. POWER: The need for control, power, influence and/or authority

51. AGGRESSION: The need to be contentious

52. AUTONOMY: The need to be independent

53. ACHIEVEMENT: The need for recognition and acknowledgment

54. Achievement is:
Learning
Effort
Improvement
Completion

55. GREGARIOUSNESS: The need to belong

56. “For those of us who know the pain Of Valentines that never came and those whose names were never called when choosing sides for basketball” Janis Ian

57. People Prestige Prizes Projects Praise Power

58. Richard D. Lavoie www.ricklavoie.com rick@ricklavoie.com