Student Motivation: Praising Competence Instead of Natural Ability

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Students are more likely to do something if they feel like they have the ability to be successful doing it.

Student Motivation: Making Students’ Work Relevant

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For students to feel motivated, they must see the work they are doing in the classroom as interesting, valuable, and useful to their present lives.

Marshmallow Restraint

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A New York City teacher explains how he uses this classic experiment to teach self-control. (September 20, 2011)

Three Ways Teachers Can Support Kids With Autism

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A psychologist explains practical ways teachers can support children with autism.

How It Works: Adaptive Testing

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Learn how adaptive testing works in this video and see what states are adopting it. (October 22, 2012)

Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? Are You? Tips From a Teacher

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What should children know before they start kindergarten? Their ABCs? How to spell their name? How to share crayons? A teacher in Portland, Ore., has a few tips for parents. (August 3, 2018)

Social-Emotional Learning: Goal-Setting and Relationships Are Part of District’s Academic Core

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The Washoe County school district in Reno, Nev., has been way ahead of most other districts in its approach to social-emotional learning, especially in measuring students' SEL skills. (May 15, 2018)

Student Motivation: Helping Students Relate to Others

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Building relationships with peers and teachers helps students feel cared about by people they respect.

Do NOT Go to the Principal’s Office

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Bethany Hill, the principal at Central Elementary School in Cabot, Ark., shuns a formal office in favor of roving around the school where she can be as close as possible to teachers and students all day. (October 17, 2018)

Getting Students' Names Right: Why It Matters

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Students at Downtown College Prep Alum Rock High School in San Jose, Calif., describe how their names get mispronounced and misspelled in school. (May 9, 2016)

Building Skills in the Interactive Schoolhouse

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Middle school students in Irving, Texas, are using a mix of digital tools to learn about sustainable energy in their new "net zero" school building, which produces as much energy as it consumes. (March 12, 2013)