One of the biggest challenges for school leaders is trying to determine how to motivate teachers and keep them engaged and growing in the education profession year after year. We typically think of motivation as a stable characteristic. Either teachers are motivated or they’re not. That’s not the case. Motivation is something that is built and maintained within individuals. Teachers who are … [Read more...]
How to Motivate Teachers Using the IKEA Effect
One of the biggest challenges for many school districts is motivating teachers. How do I know? One of the most frequent search terms we have identified on k12hrsolutions.com is the question “How to motivate teachers?” This question has slowly risen near the top of all search results on the site over the past five years. This caused us to ask, are teachers that are entering the classroom … [Read more...]
How Can School Leaders Prevent Teacher Burnout?
The beginning of the school year seems to be an odd time to discuss teacher burnout. The new school year is filled with excitement among staff and students about the possibilities for the new school year. As any seasoned school leader knows, the excitement of the new year can quickly fade for many new teachers. Ambitious ideas are met with challenging realities. New teachers can … [Read more...]
Are Consultants Killing Your School District’s Progress and Development?
I realize the irony of this article and the question asked. Here I am, a human resource consultant for school districts, posing a question that suggests consultants may have a negative effect on school district progress and development. The question is worth considering. In some cases, I believe consultants kill the development of school districts by reducing teacher engagement, … [Read more...]
Back to School Strategies for School Leaders: A Human Resource Perspective
It's that time of year again. A new school year is about to begin at school districts around the country. Chances are, superintendents, principals, and other school leaders have already returned from their short summer break to begin planning for the new year. Often, back to school huddle sessions among school leaders includes topics regarding new legislation and education policy, carry over or … [Read more...]
How Do You Motivate Teachers to Be More Effective? Part Two
The article below is a good resource that scratches the surface on how to motivate teachers. If you are looking for more in-depth and actionable information, we have an entire book that provides school leaders with a guide to designing districts that motivate teachers. For more information click on the image above. In the last post on "how to motivate teachers" the focus was on … [Read more...]
How To Motivate Teachers to Be More Effective? Part 1: An Organizational Psychology Approach: Part 1
Research journals are filled with strategies to motivate students to increase student engagement and performance. It seems to me, an important prerequisite question isn't asked enough. That is, how do you motivate teachers to be more effective? If teachers aren't motivated to improve the performance of their students, the students are not likely to be motivated … [Read more...]
