Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

05.23.14 On The Power of Pacing: Book Excerpt and Our Upcoming Workshop (Video)

On June 6 in Tarrytown, NY, we’ll be hosting a one-day workshop on the topic of Pacing, a topic that gets a full chapter with official techniques in Teach Like a Champion 2.0.  I usually define Pacing as “the illusion of speed.”  It’s your ability to make rigorous work on a given topic feel energetic and…


04.15.14 Clip of the Day: Katie Bellucci Checks for Understanding (Video)

As soon as we cut this clip of math teacher Katie Bellucci this week, I knew readers would want to see it.  It’s a pretty amazing demonstration of several of the techniques in the (NEW!) Check for Understanding chapters in TLAC 2.0… it’s also a clip I’m likely to add to the 2.0 version of the book……