{"id":2425,"date":"2026-01-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctl.cedarville.edu\/wp\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:00:51","slug":"transform-your-teaching-stirring-motivation-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctl.cedarville.edu\/wp\/transform-your-teaching-stirring-motivation-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform Your Teaching: Stirring Motivation\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Can&nbsp;an&nbsp;educator increase&nbsp;a&nbsp;student&#8217;s&nbsp;motivation towards academic goals?&nbsp;What motivational theories can serve as&nbsp;tools&nbsp;to understand how to motivate students?&nbsp;Join Rob&nbsp;and Jared&nbsp;as they&nbsp;start our series&nbsp;on&nbsp;student motivation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cedarville.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3CLaBhBrvLA0E1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">take this opportunity to fill out our 2025 wrap-up survey<\/a>. This survey should take 5-10 minutes and your responses are anonymous. If you would like to be entered for the&nbsp;<em>Uncommon Sense Teaching&nbsp;<\/em>drawing, you can share your name and email address at the end of the survey. Even if you enter the drawing, your survey response will remain anonymous.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/s\/1c01745c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a transcript of this week&#8217;s episode.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/1c01745c\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-cbc82379-992c-4f28-9c2d-6034bd0724e2\">Podcast links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-7b037f70-63aa-40cb-8523-6e3ebabd61b4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2LgflugKj9rawlNUMIjNRv\">Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/transform-your-teaching\/id1671635367\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3RyYW5zZm9ybS15b3VyLXRlYWNoaW5n\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/cd67f17b-1a58-4ab2-a808-7fde5401b389\">Amazon Music<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/4245601\">Podcast Addict<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resources<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10648-023-09767-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Theories of\u00a0Motivation in Education: An Integrative Framework<\/a> \u2013\u00a0Detlef Urhahne &amp; Lisette Wijnia\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cedarville.edu\/focusblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOCUS Blog<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cedarville University CTL&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chat with us!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect with us via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/transformyourteaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu<\/a>&nbsp;with any questions&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Can&nbsp;an&nbsp;educator increase&nbsp;a&nbsp;student&#8217;s&nbsp;motivation towards academic goals?&nbsp;What motivational theories can serve as&nbsp;tools&nbsp;to understand how to motivate students?&nbsp;Join Rob&nbsp;and Jared&nbsp;as they&nbsp;start our series&nbsp;on&nbsp;student motivation.&nbsp; Please&nbsp;take this opportunity to fill out our 2025 wrap-up survey. This survey should take 5-10 minutes and your responses are anonymous. If you would like to be entered for the&nbsp;Uncommon Sense Teaching&nbsp;drawing, you can share your name and email address at the end of the survey. 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