Webinar

Supporting Productive Struggle in the Mathematics Classroom

Overview

Productive struggle is at the heart of learning and mathematical thinking. As educators, providing opportunities for students to struggle strengthens their mathematical thinking muscles and encourages sustained perseverance. In this prerecorded webinar, Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta highlight repeatable pedagogies and discuss manageable ways to promote productive struggle in the classroom. You’ll walk away with lesson frameworks, routines, and manageable teaching techniques to promote productive struggle in the classroom.

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Meet the Speakers

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Grace Kelemanik

Grace Kelemanik is cofounder of Fostering Math Practices and coauthor of Routines for Reasoning and Teaching for Thinking. A former high school math teacher and national consultant, she helps educators implement instructional routines that promote reasoning and productive struggle in every classroom.

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Amy Lucenta

Amy Lucenta is cofounder of Fostering Math Practices and coauthor of Routines for Reasoning and Teaching for Thinking. With deep K–12 classroom and leadership experience, she supports teachers in using equitable, high-leverage practices to help all students think and communicate like mathematicians.