021 - How to Use Praise with Intention

Ways to offer praise that equip and empower those you teach

Episode 21 of the Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning podcast, hosted by Ashley Danyew, titled "021 - How to Use Praise with Intention" was published on September 29, 2020 and runs 12 minutes.

September 29, 2020 ·12m · Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning

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Summary

In the last few years, I’ve spent some time reflecting on how best to encourage and motivate my students to continue learning on their own. I started thinking about how I give praise and offer words of encouragement. Praise is a powerful tool and one that we as educators can use to equip and empower those we teach. We can use praise to inspire creativity, cultivate the pursuit of excellence, and celebrate milestones. And we can use it to motivate learners to keep moving forward and keep exploring. Learning is a lifelong process, after all. I did a little research on this topic and today, I want to share a few simple ways we can offer praise with intention — those meaningful words that inspire, encourage, and motivate others — and 12 practical phrases you can use in your teaching and tailor to your students.

Episode Description

In the last few years, I’ve spent some time reflecting on how best to encourage and motivate my students to continue learning on their own. I started thinking about how I give praise and offer words of encouragement.

Praise is a powerful tool and one that we as educators can use to equip and empower those we teach. We can use praise to inspire creativity, cultivate the pursuit of excellence, and celebrate milestones. And we can use it to motivate learners to keep moving forward and keep exploring.

Learning is a lifelong process, after all.

I did a little research on this topic and today, I want to share a few simple ways we can offer praise with intention — those meaningful words that inspire, encourage, and motivate others — and 12 practical phrases you can use in your teaching and tailor to your students.

For show notes + full transcript, click here.

Related resources:

*Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made through some of these links.

"Praise and the Instructional Process” in The Journal of Classroom Instruction by Edmund T. Emmer

“Elementary Students’ Preference for Teacher Praise” in The Journal of Classroom Instruction by Paul C. Burnett

“Student Interpretations of Teacher Verbal Praise in Selected Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Choral Classes” in Journal of Research in Music Education by Ouida Taylor

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

“Stop Saying, ‘You’re So Smart!’ 3 Better Ways to Praise Kids” in HuffPost by Renee Jain

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