Teach Like a Champion : 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College

by Doug Lemov

• ISBN13: 9780470617724
• ISBN10: 0470617721
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Teach Like a Champion offers effective teaching techniques to help teachers, especially those in their first few years, become champions 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 reader further their understanding through reflection and application of the ideas to their own practice.Among the techniques: Technique #1: No Opt Out. How to move students from the blank stare or stubborn shrug to giving the right answer every time. Technique #35: Do It Again. When students fail to successfully complete a basic task?from entering the classroom quietly to passing papers around?doing it again, doing it right, and doing it perfectly, results in the best consequences. Technique #38: No Warnings. If you're angry with your students, it usually means you should be angry with yourself. This technique shows how to effectively address misbehaviors in your classroom. The book includes a DVD of 25 video clips of teachers demonstrating the techniques in the classroom.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

The Author

Introduction: The Art of Teaching and Its Tools

Teach Like A Champion: The Essential Techniques

Setting High Academic Expectations

No Opt Out

Right Is Right

Stretch It

Format Matters

Without Apology

Reflection and Practice

Planning that Ensures Academic Achievement

Begin with the End

4 Ms

Post It

Shortest Path

Double Plan

Draw the Map

Reflection and Practice

Structuring and Delivering Your Lessons

The Hook

Name the Steps

Board = Paper

Circulate

Break It Down

Ratio

Check for Understanding

At Bats

Exit Ticket

Take a Stand

Reflection and Practice

Engaging Students in Your Lessons

Cold Call

Call and Response

Pepper

Wait Time

Everybody Writes

Vegas

Reflection and Practice

Creating a Strong Classroom Culture

Entry Routine

Do Now

Tight Transitions

Binder Control

SLANT

On Your Mark

Seat Signals

Props

Reflection and Practice

Setting and Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations

100 Percent

What to Do

Strong Voice

Do It Again

Sweat the Details

Threshold

No Warnings

Reflection and Practice

Building Character and Trust

Positive Framing

Precise Praise

Warm/Strict

The J-Factor

Emotional Constancy

Explain Everything

Normalize Error

Reflection and Practice

Improving Your Pacing: Additional Techniques for Creating a Positive Rhythm in the Classroom

Change the Pace

Brighten Lines

All Hands

Every Minute Matters

Look Forward

Work the Clock

Reflection and Practice

Challenging Students to Think Critically: Additional Techniques for Questioning and Responding to Students

One at a Time

Simple to Complex

Verbatim (No Bait and Switch)

Clear and Concise

Stock Questions

Hit Rate

Reflection and Practice

Helping Students Get The Most Out of Reading: Critical Skills and Techniques

How All Teachers Can (and Must) Be Reading Teachers

The Fundamentals: Teaching Decoding, Vocabulary Development, and Fluency

Comprehension: Teaching Students to Understand What They Read

Conclusion: The End Is the Beginning

Appendix: Behind-the-Scenes Interviews

Index

How to Use the DVD

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