EDUU 9358: The Key to Motivation and Learning

Course Overview

Years of research on the brain has shown us that emotions play a key role in learning. Learn the science connecting emotion to learning while discovering how to utilize it to improve student motivation. Discover strategies that will activate learning, captivate attention, and foster student brain networks in order to stimulate memory and intrinsically engage all students.

The Key to Motivation and Learning requires one book entitled, Engage the Brain: How to Design for Learning That Taps into the Power of Emotion by Allison Posey. This book must be purchased separately and can be found at www.amazon.com

Course Objectives:

After completing the course The Key to Motivation and Learning, you will demonstrate or indicate

• How to use emotions to activate learning in students.

• Knowledge of how to utilize the UDL Framework to design for variability in your curriculum.

• How to create classroom environments that foster the brain networks to highlight learning.

• The ability to captivate student attention.

• How to design curriculum that utilizes student emotions to improve memory.

• The importance of flow and self-determination theory in building intrinsic motivation in students.

Course Relation to CCS or other Professional Standards

This course aligns to the following professional teaching standards:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ps/index.asp

• Engaging and Supporting all Students in Learning

• Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

• Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning

• Planning Instruction and Designing learning Experiences for all Students