Embracing and Enjoying Thinking
Posted December 5, 2022
Here at SMARTS, we talk a lot about metacognition, or thinking about thinking. It’s easy to understand why it’s so important for students to...
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Project-Based Learning, Ed Tech, and EF
Posted October 10, 2022
From ed tech and project-based learning to fab labs and makerspaces, innovation in education and technology is the way of the future. The time has...
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Student Perspective: How to Encourage a Love of Writing
Posted September 28, 2022
This student-authored post is part of a series that highlights student perspectives around learning and executive function in the classroom...
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Student Perspective: School is Starting, Please Send Help!
Posted September 14, 2022
This student-authored post is part of a series that highlights student perspectives around learning and executive function in the classroom. Many...
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Motivation Monday: Flow State
Posted April 25, 2022
Can you remember the last time you completed a task and were really “in the zone”? Positive psychologists Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne...
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Motivation Monday: Attribution Theory
Posted April 18, 2022
Attribution theory asserts that motivation depends on learners’ interpretations of their past successes and failures. Specifically, learner...
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Motivation Monday: Constructivism
Posted April 11, 2022
Constructivism is a theory of learning (link opens in new tab/window) that revolves around the idea that learners construct their own knowledge...
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Motivation Monday: Cultural Responsiveness
Posted March 28, 2022
Why we need to consider culture when assessing student motivation As educators, we talk a lot about using research-based practices. However, data...
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Motivation Monday: Self-Determination Theory
Posted March 21, 2022
According to self-determination theory (link opens in new tab/window), humans feel motivated when these three psychological needs are met: ...
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Motivation Monday: Expectancy-Value Theory
Posted March 14, 2022
Expectancy-value theory , developed by Jacquelynne Eccles, Allan Wigfield, and their colleagues, posits that motivation (M) is the equal to the...
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Motivation Monday: Goal Orientation Theory and Growth Mindset
Posted March 7, 2022
Goal orientation theory posits that students engage in any given learning activity for one of two reasons. If an individual has a performance...
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Motivation Monday: Behaviorism
Posted February 28, 2022
Behaviorism is a theory of learning that focuses on students’ interactions with their environment; learning occurs when there is a response to the...
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