Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

03.22.13 Grady Middle School: The Highlight Reel

Last night, in Houston, we went out for dinner and my hosts introduced me to fried pickles and Frito pie at dinner, but today Grady Middle School they had something even bigger in store for me. At Grady, the game was on for real! Classrooms were rigorous and content-rich and TLaC-aligned. Here are some highlights: Check…


03.14.13 Hanging Out with Scap, J. Conrad and Billy Budd

Spent the morning watching English classes at the Albany Academy (and the Albany Academy for Girls) with my old friend Alisa Scapatici, who appears to go now by “Scap”… at least to the kids.  Subject for another blog but I always wanted to have a cool one syllable teacher nickname like that. Incredibly useful to see what the…