This virtual training, Motivating Students That Don’t Care, is designed to support educators in understanding the root causes of student disengagement and lack of motivation and to provide practical strategies for increasing student participation, effort, and buy-in.

This session will focus on evidence-based strategies and concepts pulled from the book Motivating Students Who Don’t Care.  Participants will explore the role of relationships, relevance, structure, and emotional safety in building student motivation.

Through examples, discussion, and real-life classroom scenarios, participants will learn practical strategies to engage students who appear resistant, apathetic, or oppositional. Emphasis will be placed on realistic, classroom-applicable techniques that support connection, accountability, and persistence rather than power struggles.

Educators will leave with concrete strategies they can immediately implement to increase engagement, improve classroom climate, and support students who struggle with motivation.

2 PD/EILA Hours will be provided for the training.

Contact: trae.jones@ckec.org with questions.