Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (K–12)

Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (K–12)

by Doug Lemov (Author), Doug Lemov (Author), Norman Atkins (Foreword)

Synopsis

Teach Like a Champion offers effective teaching techniquesto help teachers, especially those in their first few years, becomechampions in the classroom. These powerful techniques are concrete,specific, and are easy to put into action the very next day.Training activities at the end of each chapter help the readerfurther their understanding through reflection and application ofthe ideas to their own practice. Among the techniques: * Technique #1: No Opt Out. How to move students from theblank stare or stubborn shrug to giving the right answer everytime. * Technique #35: Do It Again. When students fail tosuccessfully complete a basic task from entering theclassroom quietly to passing papers around doing it again,doing it right, and doing it perfectly, results in the bestconsequences. * Technique #38: No Warnings. If you're angry with yourstudents, it usually means you should be angry with yourself. Thistechnique shows how to effectively address misbehaviors in yourclassroom. The print version includes a DVD of 25 videoclips of teachers demonstrating the techniques in the classroom.E -book customers: please note that details on how to access thecontent from the DVD may be found in the e-book Table of Contents.Please see the section: How to Access DVD Contents

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: Grades K-12
Publisher: Jossey Bass
Published: 23 Apr 2010

ISBN 10: 0470550473
ISBN 13: 9780470550472

Media Reviews
'Lemov talks of teachers as artisans using a range of techniques to take learning to another level.' (Times Educational Supplement, 26th May).
Author Bio
Doug Lemov is a managing director of Uncommon Schools and oversees its True North network. He is the former president of School Performance and former vice president for accountability at the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute. He also trains school leaders and teachers and has taught English and history at the university, high school, and middle school levels. Visit Doug Lemov at www.douglemov.com.