The document emphasizes the importance of positive thinking and attitudes in teaching, illustrating through anecdotes how one's mindset can impact daily experiences and student engagement. It encourages teachers to motivate their students by fostering a supportive atmosphere and recognizing individual strengths, while also sharing personal reflections on what makes a great teacher. Various activities promote interaction and self-reflection, reinforcing the idea that gratitude and positivity can significantly enhance the learning environment.

1. Motivating &
Sustaining
Learner
Enthusiasm
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2. Activity - 1
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 Recall one problem
student in your class
 List a few good things
about him/her
 Share with class

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A young lady looked in the mirror one morning. She had
three remaining hairs on her head, and being a positive
soul, she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today.“ So she
braided her three hairs, and she had a great day.
Some days later, looking in the mirror one morning, she
saw that she had only two hairs remaining. "Hmm, two
hairs... I fancy a centre parting today." She duly parted
her two hairs, and as ever, she had a great day.
A week or so later, she saw that she had just one hair
left on her head. "One hair huh...," she mused, "I know
a pony-tail will be perfect." And again she had a great
day.
The next morning she looked in the mirror. She was
completely bald. “ Finally bald huh," she said to herself,
"How wonderful! I won't have to waste time doing my
hair any more.” It is important for us to always think
positive.
Positive Thinking

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 Pair with someone you know little about
 Converse for five minutes
 Share positive
strengths, accomplishments, thoughts, ex
periences, dreams etc as a teacher
 Form small groups of two pairs each
 Introduce partner to group
 Debrief
Activity - 2

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Positive Teacher Attitude
 Discuss how a teacher can
promote the full potentiality
of a student?
 Discuss how a teacher can
handle a difficult student by
motivating with positive
thoughts?

6.  perceive yourself as effective
 believe all your students can learn
 see the big picture and broad purpose
 focus on the child, not just the numbers
 set a positive atmosphere
 discuss your expectations with students
 take a positive attitude pledge
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Positive Teacher Attitude

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As a man thinks in his
heart, so is he. -
Proverbs 23:7
 The mind is its own
place, and in itself can make a
heaven of hell, a hell of
heaven. - John Milton
We Are What We Think We Are!

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Be grateful and spread positive attitude
Find Reasons to be Glad

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A mediocre teacher
tells.
A good teacher
explains.
A superior teacher
demonstrates.
A Great teacher
inspires.
Kinds of Teachers

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Great Teachers are . . .
A Great
Teacher
is
Talented
Energetic
Ambitious
CheerfulHumane
Eloquent
Resourceful

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The Teacher Who Inspired Me
Recall & Reflect
Who was your best teacher at school/college?
How did he/she motivate you and sustain your
enthusiasm?
Make Notes
Share with Class

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- is kind
- listens to us
- is generous
- has faith in us
- encourages us
- keeps confidence
- takes time to explain
- likes teaching students
- helps when we are stuck
-likes teaching the subject
- tells us how we are doing
- allows us to have our say
- doesn't give up on us
- cares for our opinion
- makes us feel clever
-- makes allowances
- treats us equally
- stands up for us
- tells the truth
- is forgiving
Student Expectations

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Your Top Three Priorities?
Adventurous
Ambitious
Bright
Cheerful
Clean
Confident
Cooperative
Creative
Critical
Dependable
Democratic
Eloquent
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Friendly
Gifted
Healthy
Humane
Humorous
Industrious
Intelligent
Joyous
Kind
Level-headed
Magnanimous
Noble
Open-minded
Organised
Polite
Punctual
Quick-witted
Resourceful
Sociable
Talented
Unbiased
Visionary
Well-informed
Youthful
Zealous

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Activity – 5
 Think of an adjective that best describes you
as a teacher.
 Recall how and when that quality helped you in
motivating, moulding, enthusing your
students.
 Introduce yourself to the class using that
adjective. (e.g., I am Raju. I am resourceful.)
 Substantiate your choice of the adjective with
one or two incidents/experiences from your
career.

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 Are you happy & grateful with the
opportunity to be a teacher?
(I complained because I had no shoes,
until I saw a man who had no feet.)
 One grateful thought can change an entire
day, an entire life.
 I am lucky because I . . . . . . . .
(practice with ‘made up’ situations)
Activity – 4
It doesn’t matter how many
opportunities you have. If you don’t
know how to use them, they will
never be enough.

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Why Motivation?
 Are some of your students
lethargic, reluctant, uncooperative?
 Do you sometimes feel that your
lessons are not interesting to your
students?
 Do you feel that you are not realizing
your course objectives?
 Do you believe your students have the
potential for achieving more?

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 Be caring
 Smile
 Listen patiently
 Be energetic
 Be positive
 Help visualize success
 Humanize the lesson
Extrinsic Motivation

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 Use icebreakers or warm-ups
 Narrate jokes/stories/anecdotes
 Play a game
 Organize an activity
 Use multimedia
 Healthy competition & rewards
 Bring in variety
Motivation Tools in the
English Classroom

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Laugh and Learn English

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