Wrapping up #SRA2026 with a poster! Supportive Relationships and Social Status Play Distinct Roles in Middle Schoolers’ Prosocial Behavior.

Home Prosocial Development & Education A prosocial classroom is one where students are helpful, respectful, and cooperative with each other. When students become more prosocial, everyone benefits. The Powe...

A key focus was helping teachers promote prosocial behavior—everyday actions like helping, including, respecting, and collaborating with peers. Learn more about Prosocial Education here: www.prosocialclass.org

Reducing Teacher Burnout and Promoting Student Prosocial Behavior Using the ECHO Telementoring Model in Middle Schools Reducing teacher burnout and improving student behavior are national challenges. This study reports on a randomized controlled trial testing effectiveness of a telementoring professional development ...

📣 New pub! We tested whether telementoring could support middle school teachers—and it did. Teachers reported less burnout and more confidence with peer dynamics, and their students felt greater belonging. Through ECHO, teachers shared ideas and practiced strategies together. doi.org/10.1002/pits...

Home Prosocial Development & Education A prosocial classroom is one where students are helpful, respectful, and cooperative with each other. When students become more prosocial, everyone benefits. The Powe...

Wondering how to help K-12 students become more kind, helpful, and respectful? The prosocial lab has launched a new website! Checkout our data and see stories from teachers to learn more about strategies that work.

Connect with us at www.ProsocialClass.org

Want to learn more about how to promote student prosocial behavior and teacher wellbeing? Checkout these sessions with my colleagues in the Prosocial Education lab! @mizzouprosociallab.bsky.social #AERA2025

My lab @mizzouprosociallab.bsky.social is on @bsky.app give it a follow to learn more about our work and chat!

Mathematica statement on the cancellation of Regional Educational Laboratories Mathematica statement on the cancellation of Regional Educational Laboratories The Congressionally mandated Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) supported the work of state and local education age...

What kind of research was cancelled by Dept of Ed?
Bread & butter work to improve kids' achievement & lives:
🚸Enhancing math & writing instruction
🚸Helping kids w disabilities transition after HS
🚸Reducing teacher shortages

All practice guides are in the public domain.

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We found that strong relatedness with both the instructor and peers are uniquely associated with specific types of help-seeking behavior. We also found that some of the associations of competence and autonomy with students’ help-seeking behavior depended on their relatedness with instructors.

New publication 🔔 It was fun contributing to this paper and it’s currently open access in JEP! The need for relatedness in college engineering: A self-determination lens on academic help seeking. psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...

New MILES Lab article just got published in JXE! doi.org/10.1080/0022...

50 free online copies available via this link:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/T6E6C...

Or via ResearchGate: t.co/JsW8pITCSW

👋Starting to recreate my #edpsych network. My work is at the interface of adolescent development and educational psychology where I study how early adolescents’ social experiences at school shape their academic beliefs and behavior.