Teachers' Voice – Nigeria - VSO

Activity 2: (10 mins)• What is your level of motivation at present?Facilitator will write on the blackboard “Highly motivated, fairly motivated, slightly demotivatedand very demotivated”. The facilitator makes links to the highly motivated teacher on the chartand explains that this teacher on the chart is highly motivated because of all these differentfactors; say some of the factors that have been written. The facilitator asks each participant tothink for themselves, if they are highly motivated, with all these different factors, fairly motivated,they have some of the factors, or if they feel slightly demotivated as many factors are missingor are they feeling very demotivated because nearly all factors are missing.Give the participants a sheet of paper and ask them to write their own level of motivation usingthe same headings.Collect up the pieces of paper and thank the participants.Activity 3: (45 mins)• What are the causes of teachers’ demotivation?• What are the solutions for addressing teachers’ demotivation?Give each participant a number of cards to write down the causes of teachers’ demotivation(one per card).• What makes you sad/demotivates/demoralises you in your work?Group the issues into specific levels to identify the source of the demotivation onto the chartstating, personal/classroom/school/LGEA/national.Within each of these categories, ask the participants to rank the issues in order of importance.Extend this to draw out solutions to each of the main issues mentioned.Activity 4: (15 mins)Motivation and performance timeline:• How do motivation levels change over time?• How do motivation levels link to performance level?Facilitator demonstrates the following activity, by talking through a personal motivation chartand performance level.Ask teachers to think back over their teaching careers and think about their motivation levels.Ask them to map it on a timeline to show changes in motivation.On the timeline ask teachers to note in training years, time out etc.Repeat performance level over time.Activity 5: (15 mins)Summary chartAsk participants to complete the summary chart (Appendix 3)Closing: summarise the main points that have arisen from the discussions and ask the teacherswhether it is the correct perception.Thank the participants.59