A Wyoming middle school has introduced a curriculum to help students develop grit, which is aimed at helping them overcome challenges and adopt a growth
Stereotypes aside, good teachers do not fall prey to student labels. Long before Carol Dweck’s work defined the benefit of nurturing a growth mindset, good
The nation’s foremost expert on grit says being a “good” person is more imperative than being “great” at something.
“One truth I have learned about resistant writers has helped me more than any other: Many are better at resisting than they are at writing
Teaching students the science of how their brains change over time can help them see intelligence as something they can develop, rather than innate and
Math is a challenging subject and mistakes should be celebrated, writes Ashleigh Ziehmke, a fourth-grade math teacher in Wisconsin. In this commentary, she shares three
We’ve all heard the saying “there is no silver bullet” when it comes to education. But there is a research-backed approach that may come close:
Finding your passion depends on actively developing your interests with an open mind, rather than waiting for them to be revealed, researchers from Stanford and
Better teaching shouldn’t be code for “more work.” Small adjustments in instructional practice can lighten teachers’ burden and improve learning.
John Hattie has spent his career trying to pick through the “big ideas” in education to find what has the greatest effect on student learning.
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