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What does it mean to be motivated?
 * Students have the right to be motivated in the classroom **


 * Motivation is the need to succeed or do something that is worth while to you. To be motivated means that you have an ambition to perform to the best of your ability. Motivation is a key part of our students life. In order for our students to produce work that is meaningful they must be immersed in their work and what it can do for them. Students have the right to be motivated in their studies and as teachers we must give them the opportunities to become motivated learners.When students are curious learning will take place.


 * // "There are ways of presenting books and other reading material to children and youth; there are motivating ways to engage adolescents who have become disengaged with reading in school; and there are ways to design and present tasks related to reading that learners find more engaging than typical school tasks." // 2**

How to keep your students motivated!

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 * Students have the right to an education that is engaging **
 * Engaging teaching and learning is the difference between a boring unsuccessful class to a successful class that generates new and exciting ideas!


 * // " To combat disengagement with reading, resistant and struggling readers need choices on topics, texts, and assignments, and they need to receive and participate..." // 3**



How to create a more engaging classroom!

Students have the right to make meaning out of learning


 * What does it mean to make meaning out of learning? It is not enough to just teach students, there must be some importance to what is being taught. People learn to make meaning out of things they do not know or understand. Learning beyond learning is another way in which we can keep students motivated to learn. Teach real life applications to everything. Students will want to learn more and understand more when they know that what they are learning goes beyond just having to pass a test.


 * // "I believe that part of my job is to teach students strategies that will help them become more independent on their road to adulthood. Explicit instruction about metacognitive thinking helps me push kids to take more risks and to work more independently." // 4**

How to Help your students make meaning out of their learning!

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