Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

11.21.14 Brightening Lines (Video)

Spent the day leading a workshop on Pacing with 60 or so amazing teachers from around the Uncommon Schools network today.  Lotta fun; lotta insight; lotta practice. (So Uncommon). One of the things we’ve been studying  is using different types of activities to pursue a single objective to keep students engaged and to engage their minds…