Program Associate Jennifer Ahn When I was a teacher, I sat through countless professional development workshops. The topic varied, but the format was often the same: I would sit with my notebook at...

How do we get students comfortable with uncertainty? What does it look like to give permission to struggle? How do I evaluate risk-taking? What kinds of peer collaboration support effective problem-solving?  These and other questions about productive struggle...

Throughout the year, as teacher scholars engage in Mills Teacher Scholars inquiry work, they deepen their understanding of specific learning goals for students and become more aware of how their students are approaching a specific area of learning. This...