Max Morse III

Keeping myself focused and engaged will be the prerequisite for my students to remain motivated. Learning students' goals and building rapport will keep me authentic to what they need to stay motivated.

Keeping your classroom focused is multi-faceted and a big part is recognizing my role in self-awareness. The crisis management game sounds like a very fun way to keep the class engaged if the "slumps" occur.

Starting the class with a joke of the day allows you to take the temperature of the class that day. I also like the idea of bringing in friends of the trade to reinforce the expectations that the focus in the classroom carries over into the realworld.

My biggest take away would be the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and I am excited to learn how to juggle all of the different motivators along with different backgrounds and lifestyles. My goal will be to get every student to buy into the idea to be both intrinsic and extrinsic, and to realize this trade can be rewarding on so many different levels. I want students to realize the power they hold with this new knowledge and to stake their claim in this world.