John Cambell from Growth Coaching International posted a blog that describes sustaining effort and motivation for a coachee’s goals as part of the coaching process. He presented three strategies that coaches can use to support ongoing effort and momentum. The first strategy was labeled Implementation Intentions. That phrase comes from the work of Peter Gollwitzer […]

Dave Stuart posted a video where he explores five key beliefs as crucial in fostering student motivation.  He identifies these as central to creating a learning environment where students feel inspired and driven to engage in learning. As I explored his beliefs, I thought that they could each be applied to school leaders and instructional […]

How do we decide the value or motivation of an investment of effort? How young do youngsters conduct a cost/benefits assessment of effort? What role can parents and caretakers play in having learners assess their effort. Steve explores the impact of time, repetition/practice, patience, and practicing after success. Read the U of T article here.  […]

Steve explains how goal setting can give students a picture of the future which can increase motivation and in turn, effort and engagement. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes!   PODCAST TRANSCRIPT Steve [Intro]: 00:00 Hello and welcome to the teacher edition of […]

I am always looking for examples of stories that illustrate the formula that I presented in Tapping Student Effort…Increasing Student Achievement: Effort X Ability focused on a Manageable Task = Success During a recent training in Ohio, I heard about Melanie, a 7th grader who was excited about being chosen to start tuba lessons. As […]

This past week I had the opportunity to work with educators around the concept of student effort as the key to student achievement at the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools conference in Cairo, Egypt as well as with instructional coaches across the state of Arkansas where we extended the conversation to examine […]