The Productive Struggle Podcast
Podcast for educators by educators from Blaine High School in Blaine, Minnesota.We recognize that learning is messy and rarely goes in a straight line. Each episode, we’ll focus on a different instructional topic and talk to educators who can tell us about the ways they’ve innovated and engaged in productive struggle around these topics. We hope that the themes of these episodes is just the start of a greater conversation around professional growth and student learning.
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Episodes
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
In this episode, we talk with teachers who share how they have leveraged stations in the classroom to differentiate instruction and engage students.
Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2s4k2v7j
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
In this episode, we talk with teachers who share how they are utilizing AI in the classroom.
Transcript: http://tinyurl.com/3k2nf5vb
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
In this episode we sat down with a collaborative team to discuss what lesson closure is, it's importance, and some of the nuances in making it a consistent part of lesson design. Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2n98v9ud
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
This episode explores how teachers begin their lessons in purposeful ways and the impact it is having on their classrooms. Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2p9hd3jb
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
This episode looks at how teachers are using ideas taken from escape rooms to integrate problem solving and gamification into the classroom. Breakout activities can help students build the necessary critical thinking and collaborative skills necessary to solve complex problems.
Transcript
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Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
This episode looks into how teachers are effectively incorporating movement into their classrooms to engage students in the content.
Transcript
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Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
This episode looks into how teachers are effectively incorporating cooperative learning strategies into their classrooms to engage students in the content.
Transcript
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Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
This episode looks at the ways that teachers are integrating Growth Mindset research into their classrooms to impact student learning.
Transcript:
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Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
This episode is part two of our series that explores questioning and discussion strategies that teachers are using to engage students.
Transcript:
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Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
This episode explores questioning and discussion strategies that teachers are using to engage students. This is part one of a two part series.
Transcript:
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