Here’s an excerpt from the TLAC Team’s forthcoming book, Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging by coauthors Doug Lemov, Hilary Lewis, Darryl Williams and Denarius Frazier. One of the themes of the book is that in a time of difficulty schools will have to choose between building the best possible environment for…
In Reconnect my coauthors Denarius Frazier, Hilary Lewis and Darryl Williams, and I write about the importance of schools being prepared for behavioral breakdowns by being ready to teach in response to such behavior. Yes, consequences are often a necessary response. But they are far more effective if they are pared with teaching- with a…
For some time we’ve been doing increasing work in the medical profession, with medical educators joining us at our workshops and sharing video of their teaching to build their instructional skills. Now, I’m happy to say we are offering our first workshop specific to the medical education community. It’ll consist of 6 90-minute afternoon online workshops…
Several years ago, we piloted the first two cohorts of our Teach like a Champion Fellowship. The TLAC Fellows were a small group of excellent teachers who engaged with the TLAC Team in a sustained multiyear professional development relationship and conversation. The group met regularly—both in person and remotely–to dig deep into the craft of…
As a profession we’ve made a pretty big bet on ‘instructional coaching.’ For good reason. It’s a statement about the importance of teachers–they deserve individualized support and guidance–and our faith in them–if we invest valuable leadership time in them, they will upskill quickly and meaningfully in ways that will result in more student success.. and just…