PD Training
Choose a topic from the course to conduct a 45 minute to an hour training for your institution. Think about where the institution is in their character journey and what topic would take the institution to the next level with training. Include a detailed agenda, slides, handouts, any documents, evaluations, etc… that will be used in the training. Create all materials needed to conduct the training.
Potential Topics:
Why character education?
Core Values
Touchstone
Classroom Strategies
Adult Modeling
Relationships
Intrinsic Motivation
Empowerment
Student Voice
Developmental Pedagogy
PRIMED
11 Principles Framework
Prioritization
Caring Community
Need of the institution
Sample Solution
Character Education Training Agenda Topic: Intrinsic Motivation Audience: All staff members Time: 45 minutes Goals:- To understand the importance of intrinsic motivation in character education.
- To identify strategies for increasing intrinsic motivation in students.
- To develop a plan for implementing these strategies in the classroom.
Full Answer Section
Agenda:- Introduction (5 minutes)
- What is intrinsic motivation? (10 minutes)
- Why is it important for character education? (15 minutes)
- Strategies for increasing intrinsic motivation (20 minutes)
- Q&A (5 minutes)
- Welcome everyone and introduce yourself.
- Explain the purpose of the training and the goals that you hope to achieve.
- Intrinsic motivation is the drive to do something for its own sake, rather than for any external reward.
- When students are intrinsically motivated, they are more likely to be engaged in learning, to persevere in the face of challenges, and to transfer their skills to new situations.
- Character education is about teaching students to be good people.
- Intrinsic motivation is essential for character education because it helps students to develop the self-control, perseverance, and resilience that they need to make good choices and to act in a moral way.
- There are many strategies that can be used to increase intrinsic motivation in students. Some of these strategies include:
- Providing choice
- Making learning relevant to students' interests
- Setting challenging but achievable goals
- Providing positive feedback
- Encouraging students to reflect on their learning
- Creating a positive classroom environment
- Allow time for questions and answers.
- Provide participants with a handout that summarizes the key points of the training.
- Ask participants to complete an evaluation form at the end of the training. This will help you to assess the effectiveness of the training and to make improvements for future trainings.
- The following slides can be used to present the information in this training:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Introduction
- Slide 3: What is intrinsic motivation?
- Slide 4: Why is it important for character education?
- Slide 5: Strategies for increasing intrinsic motivation
- Slide 6: Q&A
- Slide 7: Conclusion
- The following handout can be provided to participants at the end of the training:
- Handout: Intrinsic Motivation in Character Education
- The following evaluation form can be used to assess the effectiveness of the training:
- Evaluation Form: Character Education Training