Teach Like a Champion 3.0

Acknowledgments xi The Author xv About Uncommon Schools xvii Preface to the 3.0 Edition: Equity, Justice, and the Science of Learning xix Introduction to the Third Edition: The Art of Teaching and Its Tools xxxv 1 Five Themes: Mental Models and Purposeful Execution 1 Mental Models 3 Principle 1: Understanding Human Cognitive Structure Means Building Long-Term Memory and Managing Working Memory 7 Principle 2: Habits Accelerate Learning 14 Principle 3: What Students Attend to Is What They Will Learn About 19 Principle 4: Motivation Is Social 23 Principle 5: Teaching Well Is Relationship Building 26 2 Lesson Preparation 37 Technique 1: Exemplar Planning 45 Technique 2: Plan for Error 49 Technique 3: Delivery Moves 53 Technique 4: Double Plan 58 Technique 5: Knowledge Organizers 62 3 Check for Understanding 75 Technique 6: Replace Self-Report 76 Technique 7: Retrieval Practice 82 Technique 8: Standardize the Format 87 Technique 9: Active Observation (ActiveObs) 92 Technique 10: Show Me 104 Technique 11: Affirmative Checking 107 Technique 12: Culture of Error 111 Technique 13: Show Call 120 Technique 14: Own and Track 131 4 Academic Ethos 139 Technique 15: No Opt Out 139 Technique 16: Right Is Right 153 Technique 17: Stretch It 161 Technique 18: Format Matters 173 Technique 19: Without Apology 181 5 Lesson Structures 187 Technique 20: Do Now 187 Technique 21: Take the Steps 194 Technique 22: Board = Paper 202 Technique 23: Accountable Independent Reading 205 Technique 24: FASE Reading 209 Technique 25: Circulate 222 Technique 26: Exit Ticket 228 6 Pacing 237 Technique 27: Change the Pace 241 Technique 28: Brighten the Lines 248 Technique 29: All Hands 252 Technique 30: Work the Clock 256 Technique 31: Every Minute Matters 260 7 Building Ratio Through Questioning 265 Technique 32: Phrasing Fundamentals 274 Technique 33: Wait Time 276 Technique 34: Cold Call 282 Technique 35: Call and Response 301 Technique 36: Means of Participation 307 Technique 37: Break It Down 315 8

DOUG LEMOV has transformed classrooms around the world with his tangible teaching techniques. Using these techniques, Doug trains educators as part of his work at Uncommon Schools, the nonprofit school management organization he helped to found. He is also coauthor of the books Practice Perfect and Reading Reconsidered.