Status is the degree of honor or prestige linked to one’s position in a group, and Maslow identifies the importance of status in his hierarchy of needs. Educators who understand that students must seek to fulfill their need for status before cognitive needs become a priority will ensure that all students have positive and productive routes to high status in the classroom and the school community.
Research shows that hope is a measurable, learnable skill—and to feel hopeful, students and teachers have to work at it.
With explicit coaching, high school students can learn to manage their increasingly complex academic and extracurricular commitments.
Students need the tools to deal with adversity. Here’s how teachers can help.
A process that integrates peer and teacher feedback with periods of revision drives deeper learning for middle and high school student.
Individualized education programs that focus on learner competencies enhance student growth and increase parental involvement.
Too often, the trauma of high-achieving Black students goes unnoticed.
Small changes in classroom interactions can make a big difference for traumatized students.
In her 4th year as a special education teacher, Alejandra feels confident in her ability to design instruction and manage classroom behaviors, yet the demands seem never-ending. She is under
The COVID-19 virus has changed the world as we knew it. We have lost hundreds of thousands of lives, including those of educators that serve many of our students; jobs
How many students in your school or district are homeless? The number of children and youth experiencing homeless has steadily increased over the past 15 years. There were more than
