My colleague and co-author, Katie Hull Sypnieski, and I worked with Ed Week this week to create four short videos on student motivation. Ed Week
We all have that one student who teaches us more in one year than we ever thought possible. Mine was a 5th grader named Jasmine
The brain is always doing one thing: thinking. As educators, one of our responsibilities is to teach students how to think when they are in
The way you talk to toddlers can determine how well they do in school throughout life. But not just any conversation will do.
Optimism. It’s a word we are all familiar with. Optimists make lemonade when life hands them lemons. Optimists focus on the positive, channeling their energy
The findings help bolster the growing consensus among researchers that skills such as emotional intelligence are not just important for future workplace success, but also
Researchers have identified four specific ways to nurture a sense of intrinsic motivation in students. In this video series, educators and authors Larry Ferlazzo and
Any student’s self-confidence can take a hit at the start of high school. Yet giving students even a brief opportunity to understand and reflect on
Often the messages students hear from families and teachers praise or criticize their innate abilities, and so they grow to believe they are one way
Growth mindsets aren’t just for students. It helps for teachers to have a growth mindset about their students’ mindsets, too. A teacher’s classroom approach shapes
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