A week or so ago I shared on Twitter a really great slide that Ipswich Academy (Ipswich, England) uses to support teachers in helping them implement one of the most important but challenging techniques in the TLAC toolbox. The technique–Habits of Discussion–involves building a set of habits and norms that cause students to listen actively…
We’re incredibly happy to announce that we’re welcoming a new Chief Operating Officer at Team TLAC this morning. Cherry Thompson joins our team today and we couldn’t be more excited! Cherry was most recently Regional Vice President at Teaching Channel, an organization we admire and appreciate. In fact we had the pleasure of working with Cherry…
We are happy to announce that our TLAC Online modules have been fully revised and updated to align with Teach Like a Champion 3.0. In the modules, as in 3.0, we tried our best to focus on the impact each technique has on students, supporting educators in using the techniques strategically, to serve students and help…
This autumn we’ve been sharing free resources schools can use to get them through what we all recognize is a very challenging time. The news is full of stories that describe what many teachers already know: Kids are struggling- often socially and emotionally and often at schools that are short-staffed and stressed for other reasons,…
One of the key changes in the 3.0 version of TLAC is the inclusion of Keystone Videos – longer more complex videos that illustrate how teachers combine and decide among techniques. We see great value in Keystone videos to support not just better teaching generally but better execution of curriculum—including our own Reading Reconsidered…