Teach Like a Champion Field Guide 2.0: A Practical Resource to Make the 62 Techniques Your Own - Softcover

Lemov, Doug; Hernandez, Joaquin; Kim, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119254140 ISBN 13: 9781119254140

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2016

Synopsis

The must-have companion workbook to the bestselling Teach Like a Champion 2.0

Teach Like a Champion Field Guide 2.0 is the teacher's hands-on guide to improving their craft. In Teach Like a Champion 2.0, veteran teaching coach Doug Lemov updated, improved upon, and replaced the original edition of this global bestseller, setting forth 62 of the most rigorously vetted and critically observed teaching techniques around.  Field Guide 2.0 is a practical workbook for these 62 techniques, outlining all the tools a teacher needs to make champion teaching a reality in their classroom starting now. Coauthored by fellow educators Joaquin Hernandez and Jennifer Kim, the book is a practical guide for adapting the techniques to fit classrooms and teachers everywhere. With over 75 video clips of the techniques in play and 100+ field-tested activities to boot, Field Guide 2.0 is the professional development tool every school leader dreams of. It's the teaching playbook that every teacher, principal, and coach should have in their library, chock-full of actionable tools that unlock a teacher's potential so they can push their students to do the same!

The updated '2.0' version of Teach Like a Champion written to update, improve upon and replace the original

Just like Teach Like a Champion Field Guide helped educators put the original 49 techniques into practice, Field Guide 2.0 is the ultimate resource for the 62 techniques in Teach Like a Champion 2.0. They're the most rigorous, champion-vetted techniques yet and this book takes you through them from top to bottom with the kind of clarity and breadth you've come to expect from the experts at Teach Like a Champion. The book includes:

• Practical approaches to each of the 62 techniques
• 75+ video clips with analysis of the techniques in play in the classroom (note: for online access of this content, please visit my.teachlikeachampion.com)
• Hands-on activities to bring the 62 techniques from the page into the classroom

Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a book by educators for educators. It's about giving teachers what they need to share their strengths so that every teacher, from first year rookie to third-year veteran, can approach their classes with the skills they need for their students to succeed. Teach Like a Champion Field Guide 2.0 is the indispensable guide to getting there, one technique at a time.

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From the Back Cover

THE EXCEPTIONAL GUIDE FOR IMPROVING YOUR TEACHING SKILLS . . . ONE TECHNIQUE AT A TIME!

In his highly-acclaimed book, Teach Like a Champion 2.0, Doug Lemov created an unrivaled resource, essential for teachers striving to improve their craft. The Field Guide 2.0 builds upon this work, containing practical guidance and hands-on activities designed to help teachers implement, customize, and master 62 experience-based techniques for students' success in the classroom. Coauthored by fellow educators Joaquin Hernandez and Jennifer Kim, the Field Guide 2.0 is a powerful, easy-to-use tool for teachers and coaches of all levels.

The revised and updated Field Guide 2.0 offers:

• Practical approaches for applying each of the 62 teaching techniques.
• Over 75 video clips with analysis that show the techniques in action within the classroom.
• A companion blog for keeping up with the latest developments from the Teach Like a Champion team, teachlikeachampion.com/blog

"In this new and improved resource, Lemov and his coauthors have expanded the existing Teach Like a Champion vocabulary with a revised set of research- backed techniques for staff and faculty to use together. As a K-12 administrator and PD trainer I've found that these tools are as easy to implement as they are effective, and the changes they make last."
—MARK WISE, supervisor for curriculum and instruction, Plainsboro Regional School District, West Windsor, New Jersey

"The updated Teach Like a Champion Field Guide 2.0 is a wonderful companion to the book that gives educators practical ways to apply and build on the concepts they learn."
—KELLI SEATON, PH.D., associate, Center for Transformative Teacher Training, San Francisco, California

"Book after book, the impact of TLaC techniques continues to reverberate throughout our district. In Teach Like a Champion 2.0, our teachers delved even deeper into creating classrooms of rigor. Field Guide 2.0 keeps us on track, with all the tools our teachers need to focus on the adjustments that matter most."
—TERRY GRIER, superintendent, Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas

About the Author

DOUG LEMOV is a managing director of Uncommon Schools, which runs forty-nine high-performing urban charter schools. Doug is the author of Teach Like a Champion, Reading Reconsidered, and Practice Perfect.

JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ is an associate director of professional development at Uncommon Schools, where he studies classroom instruction to identify and write about highly effective teacher and instructional coaching practices. He also designs classroom resources, as well as online and in-person teacher training.

JENNIFER KIM is an associate director of professional development at Uncommon Schools, where she studies classroom instruction to identify highly effective teacher and instructional coaching practices, designs training, facilitates professional development, and helps drive special projects on the team.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1119254140
• ISBN 13: 9781119254140
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 704