Motivation is a key part of engagement in the classroom. Professor Dylan Selterman will lead a workshop guiding faculty on increasing student motivation. Participants will consider big-picture goals ...

Rebecca A. Huggins is a secondary literacy leader and instructional designer with over 15 years of experience supporting teachers and districtwide improvement. She is the author of the forthcoming ...

Study after study finds students’ motivation to learn is often driven by their relationships with their teachers, but a new report suggests many new educators enter the classroom with inconsistent ...

When students see purpose, believe they can succeed and know educators care, you won’t have to pull them through the course.

University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these ...

The authors examined how different reading and language arts assignments influenced 3rd-grade students' motivational goals, strategy use, and achievement affect, that is, anxiety and self-concept.

When students feel motivated, everything is better–grades, class engagement, standardized test scores, and determination. That’s why improving student motivation is at the top of many administrators’ ...

Like students across the country, Anne Laurie Pierre started the school year at a desk in her bedroom. She is a senior at Everett High School, which has been fully remote since March. Everett’s high ...

As 56 million children return to the nation's 133,000 elementary and secondary schools, the promise of "reform" is again in the air. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced $4 billion in Race to ...