In February, the TLAC team led its first-ever national Math-specific workshop in Houston, TX, where we joined math educators from around the country in a deep study of research-backed techniques for responding to error, building lasting knowledge through retrieval, and effective (re)teaching. Suffice it to say, it was a big success, and we learned a ton…
Our Consulting & Partnerships team works alongside schools, districts, and foundations to accelerate teacher and leader development and improve student achievement. One example is our four-year partnership with the Bluum Foundation in Idaho to support a collaborative of charter schools. Through that work, we’ve partnered closely with Gem Prep Charter Schools, a growing network serving more…
Recently, TLAC founder Doug Lemov was profiled in The Athletic for his work with Michigan Basketball head coach Dusty May. The article, which appeared just before Michigan won the national championship, described how May had studied video tape of his own teaching with Doug. Dusty sent Doug video of his film sessions with players and the…
In November, two of our facilitators, Erica Woolway and Sadie McCleary, made their way to the Southeast to visit and train a group of leaders and teachers in Fayette County Public Schools, about 20 minutes south of the ATL airport. Fayette County Public Schools invited us to do a Direct-to-Teacher workshop, where we discussed and practiced…
When I was teaching 5th grade, I knew that I needed to support my students’ fluency, but I had no idea how to do it. I had some students who came into my classroom reading beautifully, with ease and comfort. Other students were still struggling to decode, requiring prompting with each challenging word. However, the majority…