Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

07.16.21 On Culture and Belonging: An excerpt From the Preface to TLAC 3.0

As many of you know, the release of TLAC 3.0 has been pushed back a few weeks. In the interim I’m going to try to share some useful pieces of the new version of the book here. The book begins with an important new Preface that discusses some of the reasons and rationales for the techniques…


07.15.21 Teach Like a Champion 3.0 Will Be Available September 14

A few weeks ago I shared with readers that the new and dramatically improved Teach Like a Champion 3.0 would be out later in the summer, with early August the target date. Since then, many of you have asked about its arrival and even pre-ordered copies, for which I am grateful. It’s been hard work to…


06.25.21 Our Recent SEL conversation with Wendy Amato and the Dean of Students Curriculum

In our latest podcast interview with Wendy Amato from The Teaching Channel, Hilary Lewis and I discussed practical ideas about providing social emotional support to students and teachers alike as we head back to school. (Kudos to Wendy for raising the issue!) Throughout the episode, you will hear us discuss what we hope are specific and actionable…


06.09.21 Erica Woolway: Changes to Our New Online Workshops

Our team has been busy at work preparing our content for our upcoming workshops on Engaging Academics and Building Strong School Culture that kick off, via zoom, next week. Last year at this time, we were preparing to deliver our content for the first time remotely. After a year of leading training online we’ve been to…


05.13.21 For Coaches: John Barnes Teaches a Group of Players How to Dribble

Some time a while ago, someone sent me a grainy cell phone video of England great John Barnes coaching an ad hoc group of young players in an improvised session. I don’t actually remember who sent it and why. At first it seems almost an accident- like Barnes was on vacation or something and got asked…