If students think they’ve mastered something, they have little reason to make an effort. These strategies help them see the limits of their knowledge.

Teachers can harness a research-backed idea named after the famed artist to guide students to tap into their strengths in service of their schoolwork.

It can be eye-opening to walk through your school with a student persona in mind, and the audit tool included here can help you find and fix friction points and improve students’ sense of belonging.

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People become more invested when they help shape the systems around them, and teachers and school leaders can use that to create a strong school culture.

Students often don’t measure academic difficulty objectively—they measure it emotionally. Teachers can tap into research to provide the resources and support students need to complete assignments.

NCES data also show that 9 in 10 public schools that provided high-dosage tutoring rated it as being at least moderately effective in improving student outcomes during the 2023–24 school year

Reminding high school students why they’re in school—so they can become the people they aspire to be—can be a powerful motivator.

Teachers can use these six strategies to boost students’ ability to work with sustained focus for increasing amounts of time.

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Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist.

Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist.

Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist.

Teachers can use these research-based cognitive and behavioral cues to help students feel capable, focused, and ready to work, even when tasks are challenging.

Teachers can use these research-based cognitive and behavioral cues to help students feel capable, focused, and ready to work, even when tasks are challenging.

A high school teacher uses her state’s testing blueprint to give students practice with the standards and question types they’ll encounter most frequently.

With this simple Google Form and spreadsheet—free template included—the whole IEP team can keep up to speed on the supports students need.

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Using priming language is a powerful way to set the stage for learning, and we’ve got a free downloadable word bank here to help you implement this research-backed strategy.

Research has shown that people put in extra effort on their goals after meaningful time markers like the start of a new year. The good news is, teachers can engineer these markers for students.

New research suggests that motivation isn’t built on grades but on whether grades match students’ expectations, so showing them evidence of their learning is key.

Teachers can make small shifts in their classroom design to boost engagement, spark curiosity, and celebrate success.

Grading is a real pain point, but the good news is that giving students targeted feedback on their work is more effective for their learning and saves teachers time.

Teachers who are tempted to race through the curriculum to cover everything may want to reconsider and slow down a bit so that students can learn the most important content better.

Our brains are wired to forget things unless we take active steps to remember. Here’s how you can help students hold on to what they learn.

These three simple shifts can help students realize that asking for help is an expectation in your class and boost their self-efficacy.

These three simple shifts can help students realize that asking for help is an expectation in your class and boost their self-efficacy.