Empower your students to succeed and create a culture of engaged learning in your classroom
Teach Like a Champion 3.0 is the long-awaited update to Doug Lemov’s highly regarded guide to the craft of teaching. This book teaches you how to create a positive and productive classroom that encourages student engagement, trust, respect, accountability, and excellence. In this edition, you’ll find new and updated teaching techniques, the latest evidence from cognitive science and culturally responsive teaching practices, and an expanded companion video collection. Learn how to build students’ background knowledge, move learning into long-term memory, and connect your teaching with the curriculum content for tangible improvement in learning outcomes.
Teach Like a Champion 3.0 includes:
- An introductory chapter on mental models for teachers to use to guide their decision-making in the classroom.
- A brand new chapter on Lesson Preparation.
- 10 new classroom techniques.
- Updated and revised versions of all the techniques readers know and use.
- A brand new set of exemplar online videos, including more than a dozen longer “keystone” videos which show how teachers combine and balance technique over a stretch of 8 to 10 minutes of teaching.
- Extensive discussion of research in social and cognitive science to support and guide the use of techniques.
- Additional online resources and support.
Read this powerful Teach Like a Champion update to discover the techniques that leading teachers are using to put students on the path to success.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
The Author xv
About Uncommon Schools xvii
Preface to the 3.0 Edition: Equity, Justice, and the Science of Learning xix
Introduction to the Third Edition: The Art of Teaching and Its Tools xxxv
1 Five Themes: Mental Models and Purposeful Execution 1
Mental Models 3
Principle 1: Understanding Human Cognitive Structure Means Building Long-Term Memory and Managing Working Memory 7
Principle 2: Habits Accelerate Learning 14
Principle 3: What Students Attend to Is What They Will Learn About 19
Principle 4: Motivation Is Social 23
Principle 5: Teaching Well Is Relationship Building 26
2 Lesson Preparation 37
Technique 1: Exemplar Planning 45
Technique 2: Plan for Error 49
Technique 3: Delivery Moves 53
Technique 4: Double Plan 58
Technique 5: Knowledge Organizers 62
3 Check for Understanding 75
Technique 6: Replace Self-Report 76
Technique 7: Retrieval Practice 82
Technique 8: Standardize the Format 87
Technique 9: Active Observation (ActiveObs) 92
Technique 10: Show Me 104
Technique 11: Affirmative Checking 107
Technique 12: Culture of Error 111
Technique 13: Show Call 120
Technique 14: Own and Track 131
4 Academic Ethos 139
Technique 15: No Opt Out 139
Technique 16: Right Is Right 153
Technique 17: Stretch It 161
Technique 18: Format Matters 173
Technique 19: Without Apology 181
5 Lesson Structures 187
Technique 20: Do Now 187
Technique 21: Take the Steps 194
Technique 22: Board = Paper 202
Technique 23: Accountable Independent Reading 205
Technique 24: FASE Reading 209
Technique 25: Circulate 222
Technique 26: Exit Ticket 228
6 Pacing 237
Technique 27: Change the Pace 241
Technique 28: Brighten the Lines 248
Technique 29: All Hands 252
Technique 30: Work the Clock 256
Technique 31: Every Minute Matters 260
7 Building Ratio Through Questioning 265
Technique 32: Phrasing Fundamentals 274
Technique 33: Wait Time 276
Technique 34: Cold Call 282
Technique 35: Call and Response 301
Technique 36: Means of Participation 307
Technique 37: Break It Down 315
8 Building Ratio Through Writing 323
Technique 38: Everybody Writes 324
Technique 39: Silent Solo 327
Technique 40: Front the Writing 334
Technique 41: Art of the Sentence 339
Technique 42: Regular Revision 346
9 Building Ratio Through Discussion 353
Technique 43: Turn and Talk 355
Technique 44: Habits of Discussion 368
Technique 45: Batch Process 374
Technique 46: Disciplined Discussion 378
10 Procedures and Routines 385
Technique 47: Threshold and Strong Start 391
Technique 48: Habits of Attention 397
Technique 49: Engineer Efficiency 406
Technique 50: Routine Building 407
Technique 51: Do It Again 413
11 High Behavioral Expectations 419
Technique 52: What to Do 425
Technique 53: Radar and Be Seen Looking 432
Technique 54: Make Expectations Visible 438
Technique 55: Least Invasive Intervention 439
Technique 56: Firm, Calm Finesse 446
Technique 57: Art of the Consequence 448
Technique 58: Strong Voice 455
12 Building Student Motivation and Trust 475
Technique 59: Positive Framing 477
Technique 60: Precise Praise 485
Technique 61: Warm/Strict 490
Technique 62: Emotional Constancy 495
Technique 63: Joy Factor 497
How to Access the Videos 503
Ready to Learn More? 505
Index 507
