How EduGuide Lightens the Load for Students and Staff
by Minette Dueñas, M.Ed, Collaborative Learning Leader, PSJA T. Jefferson T-STEM ECHS I attended the school I now work in. I...
by Minette Dueñas, M.Ed, Collaborative Learning Leader, PSJA T. Jefferson T-STEM ECHS I attended the school I now work in. I...
A new evaluation by a major university has found that EduGuide contributed to significant gains in key indicators of student...
The number of students struggling with suicide is rising and is now the second leading cause of death among Americans...
With matching grant support from the Greater Texas Foundation, La Joya Independent School District brought EduGuide’s Social and Emotional Learning...
Students at the middle, high school and college levels are more anxious than ever. According to recent surveys, 1 in...
San Bernardino middle and high schools partner with California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) to provide tutoring, professional development, advising...
Advancing equity starts with understanding students more deeply so we can better support them. Dallas ISD chose to achieve that...
This Professional Development activity for staff meetings has a short video and brief questions each person can write about, and...
Traumatic events and unresolved stress can get in the way of our learning, our physical health and our ability to...
At Vernon Middle School on the US-Mexico border in Harlingen, Texas, all teachers, staff and students benefit from EduGuide’s blended...
After two months of hard work and determination, we are pleased to announce that EduGuide’s brand new homepage is now...
With support from the Greater Texas Foundation, we recently wrapped up the first year of the EduGuide program in La Joya...
By Laurie McKay, Special Education Supervisor at Wexford Missaukee Intermediate School District The Wexford Missaukee Intermediate School District’s classroom programs for...
Most students experience sleep deprivation at least once in their educational careers. However, a routine lack of sleep can have...
“Tired, stressed and bored.” A 2015 national survey found those are the three most common words students use to describe...
Some of the greatest success stories of our time are actually failure stories. Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first...
One of the biggest challenges we face in education is student motivation. How do we convince someone who seems disinterested...
Procrastination is not a character flaw. It’s a habit. The more you practice it, the better you get at it,...
Grit — the ability to set goals and overcome obstacles along the way — is more than a great buzzword....
We’re seeing some exciting results from our partner schools, universities and other groups using EduGuide for 15+ minutes per week...
Our thoughts constantly help us interpret everything that happens during our day, from the comments that greet us in the...
Despite their differences, rural, urban and even suburban educators often face a common problem: distance can isolate them from working...
Official school improvement plans are a requirement to qualify for federal, state, local and sometimes even foundation grants and other...
How do you motivate students to learn? By giving them the tools they need to motivate themselves. On April 14,...
87 percent of recent high school graduates in a 2014 national survey reported they would have worked harder had their...
We at nonprofit EduGuide are very pleased to share our ten finalists and grand prize winner in the 2015 EduGuide...
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” “Bad habits are hard to break.” “A leopard can’t change its spots.”...
Visionary leader, inspiring orator, philosopher, agent of social change. In his too-short life, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
Learning to express gratitude is a gateway to happiness and student success. That’s why this EduGuide student activity is so...
I’ve been thinking lately about how “smart kids” are often at risk in ways that are easy to overlook, and...
Ashley (name changed) is a 9th grader, at a school that introduced the EduGuide program in 2013, who hopes to...
EduGuide’s nonprofit, evidence-based online training program strengthens student grit and other core learning skills to improve academic behaviors and raise...
Grit. Growth mindset. Self control. These are some of the non-cognitive skills that a decade of research indicates are critical...
In the latest signal that policymakers are putting money behind the push to ensure students are equipped with grit and...
Isan is a student at Beecher 9th Grade Academy in Flint, Michigan; we’ve changed his name to protect his privacy....
Our nonprofit, EduGuide, is preparing to invite more schools and groups to partner in our new program designed to help...
How do you teach grit? Sometimes, when people talk about grit, it’s as if they’re saying we just need to...
How should we rethink high schools in America? Dr. Laurence Steinberg, author of the leading college textbook on adolescent development,...
With the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, our nonprofit, EduGuide, is working with targeted schools to help their...
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be...
As we welcome the opening of the 2014 Winter Olympics, professional judges, TV commentators and armchair critics alike take their...
According to psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth, grit is “passion and perseverance for very long term goals. Grit is having stamina....
Stanford researcher Dr. Carol Dweck discovered that students who approach life with a “growth mindset” learn faster and more freely than those...
Welcome to the EduGuide blog! We’re excited to launch this forum to share what we’re learning and to encourage others...