VIRTUAL EVENT
Beyond Belonging: The Power of Mattering
SEPTEMBER 24 I 2:00PM ET
When students feel they matter, they take risks, persist, and engage more deeply. Zach Mercurio, author of The Power of Mattering, offers practical ways to create a culture of mattering in your course. Register now!
Belonging and mattering aren’t the same thing. Belonging is being picked for the team. Mattering is the belief that the team wouldn’t be complete without you. That distinction has a powerful impact on how students experience the classroom.
Zach Mercurio, bestselling author of The Power of Mattering, will unpack the research behind mattering and why feeling seen, valued, and needed can help students take risks, persist through challenges, and engage more deeply in their learning.
Join us to discover small, practical shifts that can help more students feel that their presence—and their contributions—matter.
What you'll learn:
- The difference between belonging and mattering, and why students can experience one without the other
- Why even high-achieving students struggle with feeling unseen or unimportant
- How to foster mattering in large lecture halls, as well as small seminars
- Simple, low-lift practices that help students feel seen, valued, and needed
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The Power of Mattering
Drawing on original research, Zach Mercurio’s The Power of Mattering explores why so many people feel overlooked despite record levels of connection, and how small, everyday interactions can strengthen relationships, motivation, and well-being.
About the Speaker
Zach Mercurio is a researcher, speaker, and bestselling author of The Power of Mattering. His work examines the psychology of mattering and its impact on engagement, motivation, and resilience, in classrooms, workplaces, and beyond.