Unmotivated Students

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Tips for instructing disruptive, non-participatory students and students who have no desire to learn

Presenter: Dr. Loraine Stewart

Motivating from the Inside Out – intrinsically motivated students.
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- Resource Document
Overcoming the Myths of Motivation – strategies to overcome myths about motivation.
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The Motivating Classroom – ideas about motivating disruptive, non-participatory and disinterested students.
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- Resource Document

Dr. Loraine Stewart is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching & Learning at VCU. Her current research is focused on strategies used by teachers to integrate the literature of African-American cultures into classroom instruction and the impact on these cultures on student achievement.

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