Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

06.20.16 Omaha: A Guest Post by Peter D. Ford on Audibles and Flexibility in Teaching

Peter Ford is finishing his 21st year as a teacher.  He’s taught at a variety of district and charter schools in Los Angeles — enough to have “at least 5 former students who claim me as ‘dad’ and 3 others as ‘grandad.’ He currently teaches 8th grade mathematics (and Algebra 1) at Century Community Charter School in…