Motivating Young Learners: Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto

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Motivating Young Learners

Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto


#ELTOC2021 Created by Pohlad (Teachers Pay
Today we’ll talk about…

 Types of motivation and motivators


 Activities to engage young learners
 Flexibility for face-to-face and online lessons
Maslow before Bloom

While we can't meet the


needs of students while
they're away from us, we
can be intentional about our
interactions while they're
with us.
Jennifer Hogan
thecompellededucator.com
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Students can reach their full potential!

Can students face challenges


Self-esteem with confidence and resilience?

Do students feel a sense of


Love and belonging belonging or isolation?

Do your students (and their


Safety and security families) feel safe?
Do students have a place to live?
Do they have enough food?
Physiological Are they getting enough sleep?
Maslow’s Hierarchy
Create, evaluate, analyze
Full potential

Apply
Self-esteem

Bloom’s Taxonomy
Understand
Love and belonging

Remember
Safety and security

Physiological: food, sleep, shelter


Create, evaluate, analyze
Full potential

Apply
Self-esteem

Maslow before Bloom


Love and belonging
Understand

Safety and security Remember

Physiological: food, sleep, shelter


About me

https://www.kapwing.com/resources/bitmoji-virtual-classroom-template/
Show and Tell

Activity from Learning to Go


By Shelly Sanchez Terrell
The foundation is connection

Forming relationships
Connection
with students is key to
engaging them, whether
Engagement in-person, in hybrid
situations, or in long-term
Learning distance learning.
Fisher, Frey, & Hattie
(2020)
Feedback
Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Motivation
Types of motivators

Extrinsic Intrinsic
Prizes Enjoyment
Stickers Curiosity
Tests Self-expression
Grades Autonomy
Points Mastery
Badges Belonging
While intrinsic motivation can lead to greater
levels of self-motivation, extrinsic motivation
often offers that initial boost that engages
students in the activity and can help sustain
motivation throughout the process of learning
over time.
Ti & Lynch, 2016
https://www.duolingo.com
A Motivational Tale of Two Students
We can use both types of motivation
to engage and assess learners.
What do I have in my box?

You can only ask


20 questions so
make them
count.
Check in with students.

https://www.mrspark.org/free
1 3

2
5 6
4

Activity from Learning to Go


By Shelly Sanchez Terrell
5

3 6
4
1 2
From Learning to Go
By Shelly Sanchez
Terrell
FLOW
Student engagement based on
the culmination of concentration,
interest, and enjoyment.
Shernoff, et. Al, 2014
Used with permission from Yitzha Sarwono Boon
Kahoot.com
Building autonomy and
self-motivation
Used with permission
from Naoko Amano
Used with permission from Naoko Amano
From Let’s Go 5th Edition Workbook 6 Unit 2
Kahoot.com (search for ‘barbsaka’ to see my students’ kahoots)
Motivating young learners

Community
Balance
Variety
Flow
Choice
Voice
Language Learning Motivation
Explore research developments in language learning motivation,
and learn about:

• the importance of an ethical agenda


for applied linguistics research.
• the role for language learning
motivation research to inform debate
and contribute to improving people’s
lives.
• societal challenges that potentially
involve language-related issues of
motivation and agency.

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