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 27. 2010 – 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, 2009 - 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. 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Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.

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

POULTRY INSPIRATION CAROUSEL

MAKE BELIEVE

“Oh, you must have so much…

PATIENCE!!

“The squeaky wheel gets the grease !!”

“The squeaky wheel NEEDS the grease”

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

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

WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA 17,500 pages

17,400 pages

BRONTOSAURUS

APATOSAURUS BRONTOSAURUS =

Unlearn Learn Relearn

Myths and Misconceptions About Motivation

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

“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”

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

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

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

Learned Helplessness

“Give the chain a tug”

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

COMPETITION

85% games, quizzes, bees and other competitive activities

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

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

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

THE BEST versus PERSONAL BEST

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

Individualized Cooperative Competitive

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

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

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

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

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

“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.

Myth #7 Turning WORK into PLAY

A B C

Turning PLAY into WORK

If he would only try HARDER, he would do BETTER

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

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

Secondary Needs Status Inquisitiveness Affiliation Power Aggression Autonomy Achievement Gregariousness

STATUS: The need to be important

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

INQUISITIVENESS: The need to know and learn

AFFILIATION: The need to associate

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

AGGRESSION: The need to be contentious

AUTONOMY: The need to be independent

ACHIEVEMENT: The need for recognition and acknowledgment

Achievement is: Learning Effort Improvement Completion

GREGARIOUSNESS: The need to belong

“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

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