Motivation

PLS has developed several professional development programs that touch on the topic of motivation. These can be used as is, or customized to fulfill your specific needs.

Designing Motivation for All Learners™

Design learning experiences and develop effective leadership strategies that promote motivation for all learners. Learn verbal encouragement techniques that reduce student risk and reinforce student effort. Discover how doing meaningful work and achieving goals supports all types of learners.

Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms™

Gain first-hand experience designing interesting lessons by participating in over 60 engaging activities. Unlock your own creativity as you develop lessons that motivate students. Use specific criteria to assess activities for maximum impact.

Teaching Through Learning Channels™

Learn how to use brain-compatible, multisensory teaching strategies to address students' natural learning preferences. Experience a variety of teaching methods that incorporate all sensory, perceptual, and organizational styles.

Building Communication and Teamwork in the Classroom®

Reach a new level of positive communication with strategies necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom where students are connected to school, learning, and one another.

Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®

Learn techniques to eliminate irresponsible student behavior. Create a classroom environment that invites and models self-responsibility. Apply strategies to increase your own sense of personal power.

Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences®

Gain an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of each of the intelligences. Understand the diverse strategies for teaching through the intelligences and develop various entry points for integrating the intelligences into a schoolwide program.

Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners™

Free yourself from constantly dealing with behavioral and organizational issues, and empower your students to take responsibility for their own learning experience. Classroom management refers to all of the things you do to organize students, space, time, and materials so that instruction in content and student learning can take place.