Teach Like a Champion Field Guide: A Practical Resource to Make the 49 Techniques Your Own

by Doug Lemov

The companion to Teach Like a Champion , the book that took the teaching community by storm In his acclaimed book Teach Like a Champion, Doug Lemov shared 49 essential techniques used by excellent teachers. In his companion Field Guide, he further explores those techniques in a practical guide. With the Teach Like a Champion Field Guide , teachers will have an indispensable resource that complements their classroom application of Lemov's techniques. The activities are designed to accompany the practitioner on the journey to become a champion teacher. The activities span three stages: learning the techniques, preparing to use the techniques, and actual practice. In addition to developing and sharpening teaching techniques, the activities provide a proven system for assessing outcomes. The book includes thirty new video clips of champion teachers with analysis from the author. It also includes helpful charts for teachers to track their own progress and to record feedback from colleagues. Most importantly, by using the Field Guide, teachers will be prepared to successfully unlock the talent and skill in all their students. Teach Like a Champion Field Guide is a must-have workbook for every teacher, from beginner to veteran. The workbook is also a great tool for professional development.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, School, Reference, Leadership

460 pages, Paperback

First published November 29, 2011

About the author

Doug Lemov is an American educator and author. He is currently Managing Director of Uncommon Schools, a non-profit charter management organisation that manages 42 charter schools across New York, New Jersey and Boston.

Reviews

[Tung · Rating 4 out of 5]

My review of Teach Like a Champion is elsewhere on Goodeads. The field guide is an accompanying text for the original book. It gives very brief overviews of the 49 techniques (so it could not operate as a stand-alone text without the original), and then provides short rubrics to help individual teachers or teaching teams to figure out how best to implement the 49 techniques. The field guide provides additional video clips of the techniques in action, along with helpful pairings of multiple techniques to assist teachers in self-improvement. There are even exercises with questions for teams or individuals to go through to help them process their plans for integrating the techniques into a professional development plan. The original book is a helpful text for teachers; this field guide is a great resource for those looking for guidance on how to implement the strategies from the first book. Recommended for novice and average teachers.

[Anh Hoang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuốn này làm mình nhớ đến hồi mới bước chân ra khỏi trường ĐH, khá là bỡ ngỡ. Nếu hồi đó vớ được cuốn này thì tốt biết mấy :D Nên xếp vào hàng must read cho GV

[Renay Jihad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical and user-friendly teaching and coaching advice that is suitable for novice and experienced teachers.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise, practical advise. I wish I had read something like this when I was starting out. There are excellent examples given to illustrate the points and there's a DVD that gives video clips to further illustrate the points (which I didn't watch). Although I do about 85% of these strategies already in the classroom, it's a good refresher!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thee book version's formatting is a little difficult to get through and structure of the book is a little confusing. That being said it is great to see the techniques in classroom situations and in combination with each. Try to take each chapter singularly.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure how this would be for a teacher. I read it as a parent looking for information on what to look for in a teacher. The actual book was better for my purposes than a field guide. The principles in the actual book looked to be similar and wee excellent.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

seriously awesome book to help teachers maintain high behavioral and academic expectations

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a typical classic that was great for what it is.

[Rachel Zhang · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for new teachers

[Ashlee Utt · Rating 4 out of 5]

great instructional resources to implement in the classroom

[Jennifer Budge heath · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy Read.. Good advise for teachers.

[Rosella · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. Kind of campy, and not extraordinarily helpful for high school level education. I found myself disagreeing more than I agreed with Lemov.