Annotate PRO: Motivation Station Edition

Most of us have kept lists of motivating, moving, or funny quotes at one point in our lives. Books of quotations are amongst the highest selling titles of all time.

In its essence, Annotate PRO is a fast way to get snippets of text into the documents and platforms you are using to communicate and provide feedback. So providing an Annotate PRO Library of encouraging quotations, available with a click or two, is an obvious utility. 

“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”

—Dalai Lama

(Click to enlarge) A Feedback Form in Motivation Station to motivate student reflection on feedback received on an assignment. 

We’ve created a free Motivation Station Edition with 50 quotations you can easily add to emails or discussion responses PLUS comments on self-reflection and agency. Topics covered include:

Effort and Growth

Seven comments designed to recognize student progress and persistence:

• “I can see how much effort you put into this—what did you do differently?”
• “Your persistence really paid off. How did it feel to work through that challenge?”
• “This shows real growth from your last assignment. What helped you improve?”

Agency and Ownership

Twelve prompts that position students as leaders of their own learning:

• “If you were the teacher, how would you grade this? Why?”
• “What part of this work are you most proud of—and what would you change next time?”
• “How would you teach this concept to someone else?”

Purpose and Relevance

Eleven prompts that connect classroom work to students’ lives and interests:

• “Why do you think this skill might matter outside of school?”
• “How could you apply what you learned here to something you care about?”
• “Can you relate this topic to something you’ve seen in the news or media?”

Add MSE

Motivation Station is an optional addition; follow these instructions for the couple of steps necessary to make it available for your use.

If you’re looking for an encouraging word for a student or a pithy comment about writing? Add the free Motivation Station Edition to your account and quickly find a good one.

Of course we’d love to hear your thoughts on new Groups/topics and quotes we could include…