Doug Lemov knows that teachers can create powerful learning environments that will help all students make dramatic progress. With Teach Like A Champion, teachers across the country will be better prepared to wake up on Monday morning and help their students climb the mountain to college. This book provides more evidence that highly effective teaching is learnable—that many more teachers can draw from the tactics of their most successful colleagues in order to realize educational equity.
— Wendy Kopp, chief executive officer and founder of Teach For America
course description & content
The purpose of this course is to provide classroom instructors the opportunity to (1)learn about, (2)participate in and (3)practice, techniques that have been proven to improve the classroom environment and help all students make dramatic academic progress. The course will consist of three hands-on, face-to-face sessions and is appropriate for teachers of grades 5-12. The techniques practiced during the seminar are based on the Doug Lemov text, Teach like a Champion: 49 Techniques that put students on the path to College, all participants will be expected to purchase the text. Dacia Toll, chief executive officer of Achievement first said of these techniques: “Lemov pulls back the curtain to reveal that the apparent wizardry of America’s most successful teachers is really a collection of clearly explainable and learnable techniques. This will certainly be on of the most influential and helpful books that any teacher ever owns.” The purpose of the course is to give teachers the tools to incorporate these techniques into their classroom.
This course will utilize direct instruction, readings, collaborative group work and participant presentations to ensure all participants are prepared to utilize the strategies presented to improve their classroom environment and ensure academic progress. Course objectives will be centered on the following nine instructional objectives: 1) Setting High Academic Expectations, 2) Planning that Ensures Academic Achievement, 3) Structuring and Delivering Your Lessons, 4) Engaging Students in Your Lesson, 5) Creating a Strong Classroom Culture 6) Setting and Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations, 7) Building Character and Trust, 8) Improving Your Pacing, and 9) Challenging Students to Think Critically
This course will utilize direct instruction, readings, collaborative group work and participant presentations to ensure all participants are prepared to utilize the strategies presented to improve their classroom environment and ensure academic progress. Course objectives will be centered on the following nine instructional objectives: 1) Setting High Academic Expectations, 2) Planning that Ensures Academic Achievement, 3) Structuring and Delivering Your Lessons, 4) Engaging Students in Your Lesson, 5) Creating a Strong Classroom Culture 6) Setting and Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations, 7) Building Character and Trust, 8) Improving Your Pacing, and 9) Challenging Students to Think Critically
Course schedule, Location & Credit
Open the hyperlink on the left for information on the 2014 Winter Teach Like A Champion Course.
This course is not being offered Spring and Summer 2014. Look for new courses Fall semester 2014.
This course is not being offered Spring and Summer 2014. Look for new courses Fall semester 2014.
Instructional Videos: Sampling of Techniques presented in Teach LIke a Champion
Author Doug Lemov shows how teachers use the 100% technique to get everyone's attention during a class
Author Doug Lemov shows how a seventh-grade teacher uses the Cold Call Technique to involve every student.
Practice Perfect