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12 Boredom-Busting Ways to Motivate and Challenge Students

By Shannon Anderson, author of  Coasting Casey It’s back-to-school time, and teachers everywhere are striving to motivate and challenge their students. Whether it is finding a way to stretch your gifted students or just keeping things new and exciting, here … Continue reading

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How to Motivate Students with Effective Praise

By Amanda C. Symmes, LICSW Motivating students can be a challenging part of the work we do in schools. Kids often report not liking school, and when asked what they do enjoy, they often answer with video games or some … Continue reading

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8 Ideas for Building Intrinsic Motivation to Learn in Students

By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. I … Continue reading

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Inexpensive Ways to Reward, Recognize, and Motivate Students

Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. You don’t need to break the bank to individually reward students for a job well done or motivate students to display desired behavior. Try these … Continue reading

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Counselor’s Corner: Group Motivators for Students of All Ages

Creating a group reward system can be a great way to motivate a classroom or group. Here is how to set up a successful classroom or group motivation system. The more student involvement and input you have in the process … Continue reading

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