productive struggle in the inclusive classroom
Every student is on an individual learning journey, observing and reacting to setbacks and obstacles from their perspective. How can we transform our school culture to support their distinctive learning process and set the foundation for their unique learning ability and their ability to face a challenge? Let’s personalize the learning, connect students with each other, and show empathy as we support all students in accepting and embracing productive struggle. (Based on Peg’s book: Not Yet…And That’s Ok: How Productive Struggle Fosters Student Learning)
Not Yet (Not Yet…And That’s OK: How Productive Struggle Fosters Student Learning) https://www.solutiontree.com/not-yet-and-thats-ok.html
What is Productive Struggle (“Education with Dr. England”) https://www.escottengland.com/episode-088/
Productive Struggle (“Making Sure Students’ Struggles Are Productive”) https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-sure-students-struggles-are-productive/
(Technology) Strategies to Encourage Productive Struggle (“What Productive Struggle Looks Like When Students Use Technology) https://classtechtips.com/2022/11/29/productive-struggle-191/
Vigorous Learning Intentions and Scaffolded Success Criteria “(Learning Intentions: A Guide to Building More Measurable Lesson Plans”) https://blog.planbook.com/learning-intentions/
LI and SC (“A Framework for Lesson Planning”) https://www.edutopia.org/article/framework-lesson-planning/
Access to Diverse Learning Materials
Google Classroom https://sites.google.com/view/classroom-workspace/
QuillBot https://quillbot.com/
DreamBox https://www.dreambox.com/
Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com/
Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/
Examples of AI in Education https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/artificial-intelligence-education/
Differentiated Instruction
Canva https://www.canva.com/
Microsoft Education Copilot https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/q7XXsLFx7PZCCQMxpXed2
Diffit https://web.diffit.me/
Conker https://www.conker.ai/
Curipod https://curipod.com/
Learning Stations https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/note-taking-stations/
Graphic Organizers https://www.peggrafwallner.com/strategies
Choice (“Keeping Learning Real, Relevant, and Relatable”) https://www.edutopia.org/article/keeping-learning-real-relevant-and-relatable/
https://www.my-avanti.com/the-surprising-ways-differentiating-makes-a-difference/
Collaboration (Ready to Learn: The FRAME Model for Optimizing Student Success) https://www.solutiontree.com/ready-to-learn.html
Brainstorming (https://www.peggrafwallner.com/strategies)
Deeper Conversations (“3 Language Shifts That Promote Self-Belief for Students”) https://www.teacher2teacher.education/2023/02/08/3-language-shifts-that-promote-self-belief-for-students/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_medium=twitter.feed&utm_source=als
Promotes Critical Thinking
Self-Assessment (“Student Self-Assessment Template” from Not Yet…And That’s OK: How Productive Struggle Fosters Student Learning) https://cloudfront-s3.solutiontree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_NYATOK/figure9.4studentselfassessmenttemplate.pdf?_ga=2.105372803.1090125247.1736010459-1540350739.1729191050
New Perspectives and Ideas (“The Inclusive Classroom: Ruminate and Respond Questions” from Not Yet…And That’s OK: How Productive Struggle Fosters Student Learning) https://cloudfront-s3.solutiontree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_NYATOK/theinclusiveclassroomruminateandrespondquestions.pdf?_ga=2.71758995.1090125247.1736010459-1540350739.1729191050
Self-Reflection (“Before and After Student Self-Reflection Template” from Not Yet…And That’s OK: How Productive Struggle Fosters Student Learning) https://cloudfront-s3.solutiontree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_NYATOK/figure9.5beforeandafterstudentselfreflectiontemplate.pdf?_ga=2.117259398.1090125247.1736010459-1540350739.1729191050