Glasser's Choice Theory

Who was William Glasser?

• A talk show host

• A psychiatrist

• A reality TV star

• A historian

What is NOT one of Glasser's needs that drives human behavior?

• Survival

• Belonging

• Superiority

• Freedom

What would fostering belonging look like in the classroom?

• Making sure all students feel welcome and valued in the classroom.

• Making sure your students have a lunch.

• Making sure your students know they are being judged at all times.

• Making sure your students understand the competitive nature of the classroom.

What is Intrinsic Motivation?

• Motivation due to fear of punishment.

• Motivation due to desire for a prize, like candy or a toy.

• Motivation to do well due to a desire for learning and personal success.

What would motivate students to engage in learning the most in the long-term?

• Rote learning and memorization

• Engaging, student-driven opportunities and lessons

• Reward systems, like prizes and candy for correctly answered questions and good grades

• Teaching to only one or two of the multiple intelligences

How often should Choice Homework be assigned?

• Once every week or two

• Daily

• Every other day

Dialectical Journal Note-Taking has students doing what?

• Writing notes wherever they want on their paper

• Writing a main idea in the left column and questions, connections, and reflections in the right column

• Drawing the main idea in the left column and writing 3 key-elements in the right column

• Writing the main idea in the left column and key-elements in the right column

Why should fun be incorporated into the classroom?

• Humans learn better when they are having fun

• School should be a place where fun is more important than learning

• Fun should NOT be incorporated into the classroom, Casey what are you talking about??

Do you think that you could incorporate Glasser's Choice Theory into your classroom?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• I still have some questions