Productive Struggle

Productive Struggle

Tiffany Welton

Open Ended

what is the first word that comes to mind when I say the word Struggle?

Struggle is important!

• Taught to avoid struggle

• THIS IS WRONG!

• Productive struggle has a purpose

Multiple Select

Productive struggle provides guidance in ________ not in the ______.

• Solution, Process

• Thinking, Answer

• Understanding, Speed

• Memorization, Use of Tools

"Math is more than procedure and right answer"-Susie Katt

Value, Foster, Build, Plan, Support, Reflect

Value

• Every student is worthy of struggle

• NOT about rescuing answers

• Goal: develop metacognition

Open Ended

What is one question that guides thinking instead of rescues answers?

How does your math identitiy shape your math class?

Reflection question

Build and Maintain Community

• Common purpose

• Establish Norms

• Accountability

• TALK ABOUT IT!!!

Poll

Click one norm you want to include in your future classroom.

• Partner work

• Sharing ideas

• Making mistakes

• Taking risks

• Respecting others ideas

Plan

• Planning is Productive

• High Quality Tasks

Multiple Choice

Which one of these tasks would be considered high quality?

• Students CREATE the question

• Math → English

• Close ended questions

Support

• Support FOR the struggle

• Launch→Engage→Debrief

• Support IN the struggle

Poll

Which strategy would you like to know more about?

• Catch and Release

• Know, What, Solve (KWS) Chart

• Anchor Charts

Reflection

• Students need time to refelct too

• Content Related???

• CELEBRATE THE STRUGGLE!!!