Barbara Blackburn—Productive Struggle in the Classroom
From Principal Center Radio by Justin Baeder
April 6, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 744
About this episode
Barbara Blackburn discusses the concept of productive struggle in the classroom and its impact on student learning.
Get the book, Productive Struggle in the 6-12 Classroom Get the book, Productive Struggle in the K-5 Classroom Visit Barbara's website, www.barbarablackburnonline.com About The Guest Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 40 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. Dr. Blackburn has been repeatedly named to the Top 30 Education Gurus and Top 10 Professional Development Programs by Global Gurus. This episode of Principal Center Radio is sponsored by IXL, the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Discover the power of data-driven instruction in your school with IXL—it gives you everything you need to maximize learning, from a comprehensive curriculum to meaningful school-wide data.Visit IXL.com/center to lead your school towards data-driven excellence today.
People in this episode
Host: Justin Baeder
Guest: Barbara Blackburn
Topics covered
- productive struggle
- education
- classroom strategies
- professional development
- student motivation
Keywords
- productive struggle
- education
- classroom
- Barbara Blackburn
- professional development
- IXL
- student motivation
Sponsors
IXL
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Principal Center Radio, Global Gurus
Products: Productive Struggle in the 6-12 Classroom, Productive Struggle in the K-5 Classroom
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