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Elements of Practice 7
Elements of Practice 7
What does the research say?
What does the research say?
Math Teaching Practice #7: Support productive struggle in learning mathematics
Math Teaching Practice #7: Support productive struggle in learning mathematics
Effective teaching of mathematics consistently provides students, individually and collectively, with opportunities and supports to engage in productive struggle as the grapple with mathematical ideas and relationships.
Investigate
Why does the practice work?Investigate
8 Teaching Habits that Block Productive Struggle in Math
My IGNITE! Talk on Productive Struggle, Robert Kaplinsky
Information about Productive Struggle
What is Productive Struggle?
Explore
How might this practice work in our classroom?Explore
Check out this video example of a 6th grade teacher planning for and fostering productive struggle with her students.
Check out this video example of a 6th grade teacher planning for and fostering productive struggle with her students.
Reflect
How might we see ourselves and our practice in the research?Reflect
Using the table below, reflect and assess the actions you believe are evident in your practice. Then, think about how students experience learning in your classroom. Are there student actions evident in your practice?
Resources
How might we continue to learn about this practice?Resources
Connections to the High Leverage Practices
Connections to the High Leverage Practices
HLP 15: Provide Scaffolded Supports
HLP 19: Use Assistive and Instructional Technologies.
HLP 20: Provide Intensive Instruction
HLP 21: Teach students to maintain and generalize new learning across time and setting
HLP 22: Provide positive and constructive feedback to guide students’ learning and behavior
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