Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

02.15.13 Annals of Coaching: Tony Lepore and World Class Preparation for Practice

Working on a fascinating article this week.  I’m watching some of the best youth soccer coaches in the country and “Teach Like a Champion”-ing them.  That is, trying to describe what they do that makes them so exceptional so that others may copy.   A few weeks ago I watched an amazing practice run by Tony…


01.02.13 Teachers at Work (video)

Thought I’d share this footage of some super high-quality practice by teachers.  The teachers hard at work in this video are at one of our recent workshops and include Jennifer Wong-Den, Co-principal at Leadership Prep Brownsville, who’s practicing her Cold Calls and Jessica Hayes, Dean at Excellence CS for Boys, working as the coach.  The idea…