Motivation - What are my dreams?
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Module Insight: Knowing yourself helps you make better decisions.
Lesson Insight: Dreaming can help you to motivate yourself by showing you what your ideal future looks like.
Requirements:
Page 150 and 151 from the "Slim jezelf zijn" book or a blank sheet of paper for each student.
Relevant pages from the "Slim jezelf zijn" book: Page 149 through 157.
The Reflection
If this is the students' very first lesson of the 'Cleverly being yourself' series, you can skip the reflection.
Extra Information:
The reflection is intended for reflecting on the execution of the experiment. Students consider what they have learned from their experiment. There is no right or wrong answer here. Even if they did not carry out their experiment, it is valuable to reflect on why that was the case. By reflecting consistently, it becomes a habit for students, and a culture emerges where sharing your learning approach is normal.
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Please elaborate on your answer.
Have the students answer the question.
Ask the students about their experiments: What have they learned from doing them, or from not doing them? Did they encounter hacks that they used in order to regulate their own behaviour? Did they encounter common pitfalls or challenges that prevented them from executing their experiment?
Learning objective
Identifying your dreams and learning how to use them to fuel your motivation
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Learning Objectives:
The student has reflected on what their biggest dreams are.
The student can use their dreams to increase their motivation.
The Check
Extra Information:
The check is there to discover the students' current approach. It can be a question, assignment, or test, and there are no right or wrong answers. Its sole purpose is to discover which strategies or techniques the students are currently using.
What do you already know about your dreams?
I know what I want to do in my ideal future.
I know where I want to be in my ideal future.
I know how I want to live in my ideal future.
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No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Make sure the students hold their phones horizontally.
Have the students answer the questions.
Students can drag the blue circle to the answer that best fits them.
Ask a few students if they can explain their answers.
The Experience
Extra Information:
During the experience, students are presented with scientific theory and practical learning tips, which they then start working with. The goal is for them to discover how the knowledge, techniques, and/or strategies offered work for them. It is important that the students experience this for themselves. Only then can they choose what they want to do with it moving forward.
Dream Life
When people think of a 'dream life', they often imagine a life full of freedom, beautiful places, lots of money, and happiness.
Of course, it doesn't have to be that way: you decide for yourself what it looks like.
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Extra Information:
When it comes to dreams, the goal is reflection. Therefore, there is no right or wrong answer, and that’s not what this is about. On the next few slides, students will work on questions that help them gain insight into their dreams.
Get started!
Grab your book (p. 150 & 151) and a pen. Don't have a book? Then grab a blank sheet of paper. Write down your thoughts for every question. Do not stop writing until the next question appears on the screen.
Use your System 1 and let go of any limiting thoughts!
For this assignment, students will need pages 150 and 151 of their "SJZ" book or a blank sheet of paper.
Students can write down their answers to the questions there. Since music can help improve focus, you may choose to play music by Ludovico Einaudi (or other concentration-boosting music) in the background while displaying the questions on the board.
What are you grateful for?
Have the students answer the questions.
Emphasize that there is no right or wrong answer and that reflection is the goal. These are your own personal dreams.
When were you at your best?
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What would you do if
you could not be afraid?
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How would you like to be remembered by others?
Have the students answer the questions.
If money were no object,
what would you do later in life?
Have the students answer the questions.
If you could turn back time,
what would you change?
Have the students answer the questions.
What will you regret later if you don't start doing it now?
Have the students answer the questions.
Who or what are you studying for?
Have the students answer the questions.
What is stopping you from chasing your dreams right now?
Have the students answer the questions.
What does your ideal life look like
after graduation?
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What have you learned about yourself by reflecting on these questions?
Have the students answer the question on their phones.
If time allows, ask a few students to explain their answers.
Never stop dreaming
Not all dreams have to come true,
but by continuing to dream,
you stay motivated and inspired!
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What can you do right now?
Your dreams might be about the distant future, but you may have dreams you can start working on right now.
By thinking about this, you are also discovering what truly motivates you.
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Extra information:
By thinking about the small aspects of your dream life that you can already start working on, you make reflecting on your motivation much more practical. Students can think about the first step they can take toward their dream life. For example, if you want to travel after graduation, your first step could be making a list of places you want to visit! This makes it even clearer to students why they need to pass their final exams first, which helps increase their motivation.
My Experiment
Extra Information:
'My experiment' is the final step in the process. In the check, the students' current approach became clear. In the experiencing phase, they started working with a different way of learning. Now it is time for the students to decide what they want to take away from this to try out, practice further, or turn into a new, valuable habit. It helps to make this plan as well-defined as possible. This ensures that it becomes easier to actually carry out the experiment.
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How will you use this knowledge? Design a well-defined experiment.
State that it is important to make it as well-defined as possible.
Ask a number of students if they would like to elaborate on their experiment.
If an experiment is not yet well-defined, you can ask probing questions. ("What exactly are you going to do?", "When are you going to do it?", "What is the first step?").
What did you think of this Lesson?
Have the students answer the question.
Extra Information:
If you have added the lesson to 'My Lessons' and have taught the lesson, you can later review the students' answers under 'Reports' (rapportages).
Conclude the lesson.
