Why Normalizing Struggle Can Create a Better Math Experience for Kids
Educators and parents can encourage kids to have better attitudes towards math by giving them space and time to wrestle with the math.
Growth Mindset
How to Develop a Greater Sense of Motivation in Students
Learn new insights into how motivation works, why it can lag, and what we can do to help students develop it. Researchers look at approach motivation and avoidance motivation and how they both work in a person's life.
How to Help Teenage Girls Reframe Anxiety and Strengthen Resilience
Sometimes anxiety and stress reach levels that impede a girl’s ability to navigate life effectively. Dr. Lisa Damour has tips for parents and teens to help manage these situations.
How Self-Compassion Supports Academic Motivation and Emotional Wellness
Being kind to oneself by practicing self-compassion can help people develop a healthy source of self-worth, feel less alone and calm some of the negative voices in one's head.
A Grading Strategy That Puts the Focus on Learning From Mistakes
A math grading strategy that focuses on learning from mistakes before a grade ever comes into play.
How to Prepare Students in the Early Years to Read at Grade Level
Children who can’t read well by third grade are more likely to become drop-outs. Research-based coaching could make a critical difference.