Achievement Parties: Motivating Your Students to do Their Best

The best kind of student motivation is intrinsic to the process of learning, but sometimes students need an additional incentive to inspire that extra push toward excellence. What if you could offer hardworking students a rewarding experience that is both educational and fun? In this video, Deana Swanson explains how she uses achievement parties to motivate her students to invest some extra effort in their work. In addition to sharing ideas for party themes, food, costumes, and activities, Deana describes how to structure the criteria so that all students have a reasonable chance at participating.