Champion teachers integrate prodigious amounts of reading into their classes, and that, in my opinion, is one of their most salient characteristics. No matter what they teach, such teachers reinforce—with their actions as much as their words—that reading is indispensable to study and learning. They know we can’t just say, “To be a scientist you must…
Here’s a tiny TLaC 2.0 Excerpt on the topic of Stretch It Let’s assume you asked a student to add three and five. After she correctly gave you an answer of eight, you decided to Stretch It a bit and reward correct work with harder questions. Here are a number of ways you might stretch her:…
One of the highlights of my time in the UK has been working with the driven and dynamic educators at ARK schools, who run high performing schools in London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Hastings, including schools in some of those cities’ most economically deprived neighborhoods. I recently visited ARK Elvin Academy, near Wembley Stadium. Elvin is a…
Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a done deal. Once a book has a cover there’s no going back and you can see the new cover at left. Consider this its official unveiling. I thought I’d use the occasion to introduce you to the two incredible teachers who appear on the cover. They are Bryan Belanger…
At a recent workshop, I asked participants: “How many people in the room have given a consequence and had it make the behavior you were trying to stop get worse?” Then I asked: “How many people in the room have given a consequence and had it have no effect on the behavior you were trying to…