Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

11.17.21 Charlie Friedman on Leading During a Difficult Time

Over the past month, we’ve been sharing resources that we hope have provided teachers and leaders with support in tackling many of the challenges of schooling right now. We’ve also been doing some learning ourselves, reaching out to partners in the field to understand how they’ve been approaching this unique time. We’re grateful to Charlie Friedman,…


04.17.15 Implementing Wait Time: Guest Post by Charlie Friedman

Amazing Engaging Academic workshop in Denver this week. We loved talking about the craft of teaching with teachers from Denver, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Charlotte and a score of other places. One of the highlights came during a break. I noticed that Charlie Friedman, the principal of Nashville Classical, was writing, and I asked what he was…