24TRA394 Strategies for Motivating Secondary School Students in the Classroom

DATES:     TUESDAY, 5TH & 12TH NOVEMBER 2024
TIMES:      7.00PM - 8.00PM
VENUE:    ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Target Audience: Post-Primary Teachers

Motivation is a multi-faceted concept that refers to the driving force or energy that directs and sustains behaviour, actions, and goal-oriented activities. It encompasses the internal and external factors that stimulate students to initiate, persist in, and achieve their goals. 

Motivation plays a crucial role in influencing human behaviour, shaping the choices students make, and determining the effort and persistence they invest in various tasks. 

These webinars will help teachers understand what motivates (or demotivates) teenagers. By the end of the session participants will:

• Gain an overview of different theories and types of motivation
• Understand the factors that influence student motivation
• Be introduced to Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change
• Develop skills in recognising and adapting motivational strategies to individual student needs
• Know how to create a positive and supportive classroom environment that promotes motivation

Bio of Presenter: Jen Trzeciak

Jen Trzeciak is a registered mental health Occupational Therapist. For over 20 years Jen has worked in the NHS, private and third sector organisations, providing individual mental health therapeutic interventions and mental health awareness workshops and training. 

Jen set up Way Ahead Therapy in 2021 to offer flexible support and training options to meet the needs of individuals and organisations. Jen works on a one to one basis with teenagers and adults with mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD, stress and low confidence. She also delivers training on mental health in schools, workplaces and community organisations.