Densing, Nikki Lou U.

October 26, 2020

BEED- ECE- 4 Prof. Kathleen Fookson

A Detailed Lesson Plan in Foundations of Early Childhood Education for BEED-

ECE-1 Students

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the BEED-ECE-1 students should be able to:

A. name the 10 tips for teacher motivation;

B. show appreciation of being able to recognize these tips; and
C. distinguish which among the 10 tips for keeping teachers motivated is
the most effective.

II. Subject Matter

Motivations of Teachers

Reference/s: https://www.chalk.com/resources/tips-keep-teachers-motivated/

Material/s: cell phone or laptop

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Tasks Student’s Tasks

A. Preparation

1. Greeting
“Good morning, class!” “Good morning, Ma’am Nikki”
2. Prayer
“Let us pray.” (The students will follow the teacher)
(The teacher will lead the prayer)

3. Checking of Attendance
(Checks the attendance in alphabetical (The pupils will raise their hands when
order.) their names are called to check if they
are present.)

“How are you today?” “We are fine, Ma’am Nikki”

“That’s good. Now, let us start our new “Yes Ma’am Nikki!”
lesson for today.”

B. Review

“Last meeting, we had a discussion about the (A student will raise a hand and
 7 common challenges faced by early answer.)
childhood educators. Can someone “The 7 common challenges faced by
enumerate these challenges?” early childhood educators are Kids,
Parents, Paperwork, Low Pay, (Lack of)
Recognition, (Lack of) Development
Opportunities, and Upward Job
Mobility.”

“Good job! Now, the low salaries associated (A student will raise a hand and
with early childhood education positions can answer.)
make it difficult to feel confident in your
career path and remain in your role over the “It’s Low Pay, Ma’am.”
long-term. What challenge is this?”

“Great job everyone! I’m so happy that you

still remember our lesson from last meeting.
Keep it up!”

C. Motivation

“Before we start our lesson for today, I will “Yes, Ma’am Nikki!”
have to ask you a question first. Are you
ready?”

“Great! What do you think can motivate a (The students will raise their hand and
teacher, specifically, an ECE teacher?” share their answers.)

(The teacher will choose 3 from the class to

share their answers to the class.)

“Good job, everyone. Thank you for sharing

your wonderful answers. Now, let’s start our
topic for today, okay?”

“Yes, Ma’am Nikki.”

D. Discussion

“Last meeting we already discussed the 7

common challenges faced by early childhood
educators. Now, our topic for today is related
to our previous lesson. For today’s lesson,
we will talk about the Motivations of
Teachers. After knowing the challenges of
ECE teachers, it is important to know their
motivations as well or how can they be
motivated.

There are 10 Tips for Keeping Your

Teachers Motivated.

“In today’s world, being a teacher is an

incredible challenge. Beyond the day to day
of teaching and marking, teachers are faced
with students with behavioral or family
issues, learning disabilities, and more. As a
school administrator, keeping teachers
motivated is an important part of your role.
Motivated teachers foster a collaborative
culture and a positive environment for faculty
and students.”

“Here are 10 tips for teacher motivation:”

1. Make yourself available

Your role as a school administrator is
to make your teachers’ lives easier so that
they can teach and your students can learn.
Help your teachers as much as possible
when they have a heavier workload.
Consider asking your teachers what they
need help with before jumping in, so that they
do not feel like you are micromanaging.
Make sure to also help your teachers through
monotonous tasks with software tools.
2. Publicly praise teachers
If a teacher feels valued, you won’t
need to worry about motivating them. These
teachers will know how to stay motivated.
Making each teacher feel valued can be as
simple as including an announcement in the
morning thanking the teacher for something
that they have done recently. You can also
make this a larger gesture by organizing a
staff lunch in which you personally thank
teachers for outstanding contributions to the
school.
3. Encourage teachers to reward each
other
Create a teaching trophy that is given
out at the end of each day, week, or month.
This can be awarded for excellent teaching,
or going above and beyond in activities
outside the classroom. Have the last winner
select the winner of the next award. This
provides your teachers with an incentive to
excel and also gets them used to accepting
feedback from each other.
4. Leave some room in the budget for
small gifts
Consider purchasing something small,
like coffee shop gift cards that you can give
to teachers who go above and beyond. For
example, If a teacher volunteers to take an
extra supervisory shift, make sure that they
know that their work is appreciated with a
small gift. Your teachers will appreciate the
extra coffee!
5. Encourage teachers to seek
out professional development
opportunities
You should offer professional
development for the teachers within your
school, but also provide opportunities for
each teacher to learn outside the school.
This could include conferences, workshops,
or specialized professional development
offered at the district level. Approve all
reasonable requests. Make sure that you are
also keeping an eye out for new
opportunities, and presenting these to all
teachers at staff meetings.
6. Provide opportunities to take breaks
Consider giving each teacher a form
that can be used for a morning or afternoon
off, no questions asked. This can be given
out once a semester but must be given to
you in advance, so that someone can be
found to cover the class. This is a small
action that doesn’t cost you much but let’s
your teacher know that you care about them
and will go out of your way to make sure that
they are happy.
7. Give teachers a voice
Being left out of an important decision
that affects them is the easiest way for a
teacher to lose motivation. Many teachers
would love to be involved in these decisions
if you gave them the opportunity. Invite a
teacher from each grade to be a
representative during board meetings to get
their opinion and learn about their proposed
strategies. Also consider holding “open-door”
meetings, where every teacher has the
option to attend and listen during meetings,
even if they are not directly involved.
8. Empower each teacher’s strengths
Every teacher has strengths and
weaknesses. When teachers are able to use
that strength in the classroom, it’s easy to
see how much more engaged and inspired
students become. It may be difficult for some
teachers to recognize their own strengths,
especially while trying to keep up with
curriculum standards. To help them figure out
what works in their classroom, have each
teacher think about any particular lessons
that worked really well, and any tools or
techniques that the teacher likes to use, such
as incorporating music into a lesson.
9. Recognize key stress times
Don’t overload teachers with
professional development during report card
season! Avoid new initiatives and stresses
during the end of the term, report-writing
periods, or while teachers are marking
exams. This causes teachers’ motivation to
slowly fade. If there’s any way you can lend a
hand during these times, whether it’s taking
on some of the work yourself, or covering a
teacher’s lunch supervision shift, make sure
to do so!
10. Encourage collaboration
Having your teachers work together
can significantly impact their motivation. More
experienced teachers will be recognized for
their best teaching strategies. Younger
teachers will be given validation that they
things that they are trying are actually
working. Consider creating professional
learning communities within your school to
create a more formal structure for
collaboration. Use technologies such
as Planboard, Google Drive, and Asana to
foster a culture of collaboration. 

“Again there are 10 tips for keeping your (A student will raise a hand and
teachers motivated. Now, can someone answer.)
name what are these 10 Tips?” “The 10 Tips for Keeping Your
Teachers Motivated are Make yourself
available, Publicly praise teachers,
Encourage teachers to reward each
other, Leave some room in the budget
for small gifts, Encourage teachers to
seek out professional development
opportunities, Provide opportunities to
take breaks, Give teachers a voice,
Empower each teacher’s strengths,
Recognize key stress times, and
Encourage collaboration.”

“Very good! Now, let’s continue our

discussion.”

“Keeping your teachers motivated can be a

challenge. But it is an essential part of your
students’ overall success. Great teachers are
those that are motivated to excel and take
pride in their students’ success both inside
and outside the classroom.”

“That’s it for our topic for today. I hope you

will always remember all our discussions for
today because aside from these will all come
out on your quiz, assignment and exam,
these are all important as you become a
Preschool teacher someday. Now, before we (A student will raise a hand and answer
proceed to our next activity, do you have any “none”.)
questions? Clarifications?”

“If none, then I will now explain to you your

Individual Activity.”
 E. Application

“For today’s activity, I want you all to make a

short chant about the 10 tips for keeping your
teachers motivated. It should only be a 7-10
minute chant. Also, mention there the
importance of recognizing these motivations. “None, Ma’am Nikki!”
Take a video of yourself performing your
chant and once done, send it to me via
Gmail. The deadline is 11:59 pm tonight. Do
you have any questions?”

“Okay, good. You may start your activity

as soon as you can, just please be mindful of
the deadline.”

F. Summary

“Before we have our quiz, can someone (A student will raise a hand and
enumerate the 10 tips for keeping your answer.)
teachers motivated?” “The 10 Tips for Keeping Your
Teachers Motivated are Make yourself
available, Publicly praise teachers,
Encourage teachers to reward each
other, Leave some room in the budget
for small gifts, Encourage teachers to
seek out professional development
opportunities, Provide opportunities to
take breaks, Give teachers a voice,
Empower each teacher’s strengths,
Recognize key stress times, and
Encourage collaboration.”

“Awesome! Thank you very much. Do you

have any questions or clarifications? Before “None, Ma’am Nikki.”
we start our quiz?”

“Okay, good. Now, we’ll start the online

quiz.”

IV. Evaluation

The students will be having an online quiz for today’s topic. It will be a 20-item
enumeration and essay type of quiz for 25 minutes. They will just have to fill-up the
Google form for their quiz.

1-20. Enumerate the 10 tips for keeping your teachers motivated

and in 1-2 sentences give your own description for each tip. (2 points for each item)
Answers:

1. Make yourself available

2. Publicly praise teachers
3. Encourage teachers to reward each other
4. Leave some room in the budget for small gifts
5. Encourage teachers to seek out professional development opportunities
6. Provide opportunities to take breaks
7. Give teachers a voice
8. Empower each teacher’s strengths
9. Recognize key stress times
10. Encourage collaboration

V. Assignment

The students will answer this in their Google classroom. They will just have to
type, turn-in and submit their answers. The deadline will be tomorrow, 10:00 am.

Question: Among the 10 tips for keeping teachers motivated, which one for you is the
most effective and why? (Answer the question in 4-5 sentences only.)