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Tackling the Motivation Crisis

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“Do we have to do this?”

“Is this going to be graded?”

“When am I ever going to use this in real life?”

About the presenter

Mike Anderson has been an educator for many years. A classroom teacher for 15 years, he has also coached swim teams, worked in preschools, and taught university graduate-level classes. In 2004, Anderson was awarded a national Milken Educator Award, and in 2005, he was a finalist for New Hampshire Teacher of the Year.

Now an independent education consultant, Anderson works with schools in rural, urban, and suburban settings throughout the United States and beyond. In 2020, he was awarded the Outstanding Educational Leader Award by NHASCD for his work as a consultant. Anderson is the author of many books about great teaching and learning, including Hugging Porcupines and the bestseller What We Say and How We Say It Matter.

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning
Student Engagement

Tackling the Motivation Crisis: How to Activate Student Learning Without Behavior Charts, Pizza Parties, or Other Hard-to-Quit Incentive Systems

Packed with practical strategies you can use to create a culture of self-motivation in your school!

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