Student motivation is a growing concern among educators. Education Week’s April 2025 Student Motivation Special Report, revealed that 41% of secondary educators said their students were “very” or “somewhat” unmotivated and 87% of them believe the pandemic has caused a decline in student motivation. A 2025 Brookings Institute “Disengagement Gap” Reportfound only 26 percent of 10th graders say they love school, only 29% of them say they get to learn things they are interested in; and only 39% say most of the time they feel they belong at school. Yet research shows that intrinsic motivation is driven by students’ goals, mindsets, and beliefs; competence and mastery; personal values and interests; relevance and meaning; curiosity; a sense of belonging and autonomy; safe, supportive classrooms, and positive teacher-student relationships. This important interdisciplinary Conference will explore the “Science of Student Motivation” and the scientific links between student motivation and mastery, autonomy, relevance, meaning, metacognition, curiosity, struggle, values, mindsets, beliefs, belonging, and relationships. Discover science-based strategies to create more engaging classrooms; promote mastery, meaningful experiences, metacognition,  autonomy, belonging, and productive struggle; and develop effective learning and teaching strategies.