Name: Hope Is More Than a Feeling: The Science That Predicts Student Achievement
Start: 2026-12-02T11:40:00-0500
End: 2026-12-02T12:50:00-0500

Hope Is More Than a Feeling: The Science That Predicts Student Achievement

Wednesday December 2, 2026 11:40am - 12:50pm EST

Allegheny B

Everyone wants motivated students. Few know what actually creates them. Discover the surprising science of hope and why it may be the missing variable behind achievement, resilience, and engagement. Measure your own hope and learn how to measure students, explore the research, and leave with practical strategies and tools that build agency and transform learning. You'll never think about student motivation the same way again.

Speakers

Cathleen Beachboard

Teacher/Author/Researcher for Liberty University and Edutopia, Fauquier County Public Schools/Liberty University/Edutopia/Psychology Today

Cathleen Beachboard is an award-winning and bestselling author, international keynote speaker, TEDx and TED-Ed speaker, educator, and researcher specializing in the science of psychological hope and motivation. A classroom teacher for more than 20 years, Cathleen continues to teach... Read More →

Wednesday December 2, 2026 11:40am - 12:50pm EST
Allegheny B

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Cathleen Beachboard

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Cathleen Beachboard

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