Introducing the School Culture Curriculum Our Dean of Students Curriculum is getting a new name: the School Culture Curriculum. This change reflects our commitment to empowering School Culture Leaders who play a vital role in building strong school communities. Whether you are a Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Students, Social Worker, Parent Advocate, you play a…
Last week I posted a really lovely video of Beth Peakman’s Cold Call and Wait Time at Rivers Primary Academy in Walsall, England. Today I get to share another video from the same school. This one is of Katie Jukes’ year two maths lesson. It shows how Katie builds contagious enthusiasm for learning. Katie…
We’ve recently had the pleasure of watching a few great videos shared with us by the team at Rivers Primary Academy in Walsall, England. The clips exemplify not just impressive implementation and adaptation of TLAC techniques but–pretty clearly, we think a culture that takes the support and development of teachers seriously. I’m going to share…
You’re probably familiar with Turn and Talk… it’s one of the most popular techniques in Teach Like a Champion and you can delve into some of the details here, here and here. This is a video of a variation on that idea: Turn and Task. Instead of discussing a relevant question students complete a task-say…
A few nights ago I was watching a movie with my family. I was in a chair. My wife and one of my daughters were over on the couch. To my left and mostly behind me as I was looking at the screen. But I noticed a strange behavior in myself: I kept glancing…