Productive Struggle in the 6-12 Classroom: Strategies Across the Content Areas

In today’s world of being able to find answers at the click of a button, students need to learn how to grapple with complex concepts. But when is that struggle actually productive, and when is it just frustrating or discouraging? In this important book, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn shows how to help secondary students tackle hard topics in ways that will truly aid their learning.

You’ll learn how productive struggle is connected to intrinsic motivation and how to scaffold instruct...