Katerina Stashevskaya "Carrots or Sticks: Top Secrets of Motivating Children"

In this talk we are going to look into ways of getting young learners motivated and discover some simple tricks make children actively engaged in your lessons. We will also discuss the motivating role of marks and the dangers of rewards and prizes.

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1. TOP SECRETS OF MOTIVATING CHILDREN C A R R O T S O R S T I C K S ?
2. Types of Motivation
3. True or False? Intrinsic motivation is stronger than the extrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation ususlly declines considerably by the time students become teenagers Using points and small rewards is the best way to increase children's motivation Setting a big goal as early as possible may help to sustain young learners' motivation
4. Intrinsic Motivation Extrinsic Motivation 5 y.o. 9 y.o. 11 y.o.
5. Should Pre-School Children be Extrinsically Motivated?
6. Where is my sticker?
7. The Parent Factor Positive attention from adults
8. Intrinsic Motivation Age appropriate games and activities How long should the game be? Are competitions good for motivation? When can we start playing team games?
9. Intrinsic Motivation Age appropriate games and activities Max. length: child's age + 1 Non-competitive games are better Team games for childen of 7 and older
10. Intrinsic Motivation Routines and surprises
11. Intrinsic Motivation Objects are better than flashcards
12. Intrinsic Motivation Objects are better than flashcards
13. Intrinsic Motivation Objects are better than flashcards
14. Intrinsic Motivation Entusiastic Teacher
15. Intrinsic Motivation "Good teaching is 1/4 preparation and 3/4 theater." Gail Godwin
16. Intrinsic Motivation Personal Choice
17. Intrinsic Motivation Secure Learning Environment
18. Intrinsic Motivation Sense of achievement Almost every group is mixed-ability.
19. Intrinsic Motivation Personal Expression
20. Extrinsic Motivation English as Lingua Franca
21. Extrinsic Motivation www.epals.com penfriends.cambridgeenglish.org Pen Pal Exchange and Collaboration Projects iearn.org
22. Extrinsic Motivation Compelling content
23. Extrinsic Motivation Young learners' exams and competitions
24. Sticks or Carrots?