Principle 4: Motivation is Social

match the term with the correct definition

• the unwritten social rules of any group

• belonging

• species that coordinate and even sacrifice their own lives to benefit the larger group

• social organ

• what motivates humans

• eusocial

• the brain

• social norms

• species that engage in individual behavior that benefits the larger group

• prosocial

The best teachers _____ counterproductive behavior in the first place.

• punish

• prevent

• ignore

• encourage

The environment will shape the behavior of the individuals within it.

• true

• false

“Norms are so powerful they override more formal school policies or rules… However their largely ____ and unconscious nature makes them easy to underestimate if not totally ignore.”

“A relationship is a tool that helps students understand how to connect to the content,”

• false

• true

Norms can be more powerful than school rules or policies.

• true

• false

Find the author who said: “The highly social nature of human behavior means that the actions of colleagues and the broader culture of the school will have a persistent effect on how things pan out in your classroom.”

• Peps Mccrea

• Doug Lemov

• Zaretta Hammond

• Edward O. Wilson

Choose all of the correct answers

To motivate students through a sense of belonging, a teacher can:

• establish positive prosocial norms that value student work

• set procedures and routines before counterproductive behavior occurs

• create a positive peer-to-peer culture in the classroom

"The environment will shape the_____ of the individuals within it."

What does Tom Bennett say is "The biggest mistake" teachers make?

• wait for behavior to occur and then react to it

• establish too many routines and procedures

• enforce harsh grading policies

• forget to collect student emails on Google Forms