Workshop Resources

Motivating Underachieving Students

Are you frustrated at the challenge of working with underachieving and unmotivated students? What motivates them to learn? What can we do to improve the situation? This workshop explores what does motivate underachievers, and some concrete actions teachers can take to improve learning for every student.

Motivating Underachievers Presentation - PDF

Motivating Underachievers Presentation (pre Spring 06 version) - PDF

Motivating Underachievers Workshop Handout - PDF

A Model for Meaningful Engaged Learning - PDF

Audio Tape of a similar session available at Nationwide Recording Services:

https://www.nrstaping.com/nmsa/nmsa2002.htm
Tape number: 3211 Motivating Underachieving Middle School Students
Recorded at the National Middle School Conference, Nov. 2002

More resources for motivating underachievers  

What Gets in the Way for Underachievers? - online article

How People Learn: A Paradox - online article

  

University of Maine at Farmington
Created by Mike Muir
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Last updated July 11, 2006