Dear colleague,
For years now, I've grappled with the difficulty of efficiently helping folks who are trying to get started with my work. I mean, imagine being at this point in the school year — still a week out from spring break for me — and needing *something* to help with teacher overwhelm and classroom issues and having to sift through the 1,100 blog articles I've written or my two main books.
Like, not happening. No thanks.
So, good news: as a much-needed break from the book-writing process, I finally made the set.
The Student Motivation Starter Kit is a set of six quick-reference sheets — one for each of the “greatest hits” strategies from The Will to Learn and These 6 Things that have the most enduring impact on my classroom:
- Everest Statements
- Moments of Genuine Connection
- Mini-Sermons
- Valued Within Exercises
- Woodenization
- Normalize Struggle
Each sheet gives you the what, the why, and the how. Scannable in two minutes, usable tomorrow. Made for sharing with colleagues.
It's pay-what-you-want. If you're a teacher, $1 is completely fine. If you're in a position to contribute, I'm grateful for whatever you can give to support my work.
I hope these sheets become some of the most useful pages in your teaching binder this year. (Or if you're like me, hopefully they stay near the top of the stack of papers on your desk.)
Your colleague,
Dave
P.S. There are still ~75 spots in the Will to Teach session I'm giving on April 20. Learn more here.
P.P.S. ‘Tis the season where schools are picking PD for next school year. Learn more about my offerings through this menu.
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