One of the most important challenges of teaching students in their earliest years of school is setting them on the path to becoming joyful, competent, confident readers. As more schools invest in strong Foundational Skills curriculum, teachers are increasingly supported by their materials in choosing what to teach—which letters and sounds, in which order, and at…
Recently, TLAC founder Doug Lemov was profiled in The Athletic for his work with Michigan Basketball head coach Dusty May. The article, which appeared just before Michigan won the national championship, described how May had studied video tape of his own teaching with Doug. Dusty sent Doug video of his film sessions with players and the…
What a pleasure to get to share our newest clip with you all. It’s a bit of teaching gold from Lauren Burke at Angleton Junior High in Angleton, Texas. The term Means of Participation (MOP) is key to unlocking what’s so great here. The idea is that how students answer a question is often as important…
In a follow up to our last post on the Yerkes Dodson curve, TLAC CAO Erica Woolway reflects on a recent study that has important implications for the start of the school year. This study came out of the Czech Republic in 2023 by Klara Sedova and Martin Sedlacek. The researchers used two data streams…
Dr. Bob Arnold, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedmans Chair in Palliative Care and Vice Chair for Professional Development at Mount Sinai’s Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Dr. Rene Claxton, Director of Palliative Care Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education at UPMC, are two of our twelve Teach Like a Champion Fellows from cohort…
