From ‘I Have To’ to ‘I Want To’: Building Students Who Own Their Learning with Heidi Christianson

Week After Week: The Same Excuses

Elaborate explanations. Half-finished work. Resistance dressed up as reasons.

You’ve tried consequences. You’ve tried rewards. You’ve tried different materials, stricter deadlines, and motivational speeches.

Nothing’s working.

Here’s why: You’re pushing when you should be inviting. You’re trying to control outcomes when you should be creating conditions for ownership.

In this transformative webinar, discover:

• Why coercion creates compliance but invitation creates transformation
• The four-stage progression that moves students from “I have to” to “I want to”
• How to inspire without manipulating, invite without demanding
• The sacred cycle that builds integrity—not just academic success

You’ll learn:

• What to do when students resist (hint: it’s not push harder)
• The difference between commitment you force and commitment they choose
• Why reporting back only works when students have genuine ownership
• How each cycle through this progression develops the ability to keep their word

Stop exhausting yourself trying to make students do the work.

Learn to create the conditions where they WANT to do the work—because they’ve chosen it, because it matters to them, because they’re becoming someone who keeps commitments.

Because integrity can’t be forced. It can only be forged through agency.

Your students are waiting to own their learning. Are you ready to let them?

REGISTER TODAY!