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Larry Ferlazzo’s Tips for Student Motivation: Relatedness & Relevance

By Larry Ferlazzo — May 20, 2020 6:03

In this two-part series, Larry Ferlazzo goes in-depth on how to nurture students’ intrinsic motivation during remote learning. The Californian high school teacher explains how to keep students engaged through principles of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and relevance. In this installment, he focuses on relatedness and relevance.

Larry Ferlazzo is a former award-winning high school English and social studies teacher of more than two decades. He is currently a volunteer tutor to English-learner newcomers at a local school and to youth in juvenile hall.

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