Motivation

Motivation
I really enjoyed the presentation by Sean and Tyler. The quiz on what type of teacher you are was fun and informative.
They mentioned differentiated learning in the presentation also which I was very interested in. Some of the key aspects like keeping students curious, designing lessons around students interests I felt crossed with integrated curriculum to some extent. I also related it to the types of things that Erin did in Teach With Your Heart. They also mentioned that multiple intelligence tests can give the teacher a better understanding of the students and what types of teaching would best benefit them.
I especially liked the Low Slow Soft description that they gave. It is a wonderful classroom management technique. It is also a great way to gain students respect as they will notice that you are not dictating, or “yelling at them” all the time and they will in turn incorporate the same type of voice for their responses. It makes a great classroom atmosphere.
I had a few questions; one was how, when having several different types of students in the classroom, would you motivate the entire class? Would you be able to motivate them all at once? Second for those students with special needs that have difficulty making decisions and choices how would you give choices that always benefited the education process? Would you be able to give them the same choices as other students, and would they take ownership of those choices and become intrinsically motivated?