Welcome Back! Today’s Schedule Coffee and Mixer Introduction of PLC Team Teach Like a Champion Break Techniques Lunch Reflection Techniques Break Techniques Reflection and What’s Next? The Flip-Out Challenge! Wrap-Up

Teach Like A Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College By Doug Lemov Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School PLC August 15, 2011

What Does Teaching Like a Champion Look Like? This is a multi-modal opportunity to display your knowledge. Choose from the following techniques for your group presentation: Sculpt-ItPaint-ItSing-It Dance-ItTech-ItCollage-It Write-ItAct-ItDraw-It

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Book Introduction

About the Author Taught English and history at the university, high school, middle school levels MBA from Harvard Business SchoolFounder/Principal of the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School in Boston Managing Director, Uncommon Schools (16 college prep charter high need schools in NY/NJ Oversees True North Network President of School Performance (Organization helping schools use data for decision making) Vice President for Accountability at the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute

Teaching Like A Champion Highly skilled individual with a discrete set of tools, building systems of classroom culture and instruction A new taxonomy of effective teaching practices Using micro-techniques that make all the difference in student learning Techniques vs. strategy: A thing you say or do in a particular way vs. a generalized approach Transforming students at risk of failure into achievers and believers

Building the Essential Techniques  Setting High Academic Expectations  Planning that ensures academic achievement  Structuring/Delivering Lessons  Engaging Students in Your Classrooms  Creating a Strong Classroom Culture  Setting/Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations  Building Character and Trust  Improving Pacing : Creating a Positive Rhythm in the Classroom  Challenging Students to Think Critically

The Five Principles of Classroom Culture 1. Discipline 2. Management 3. Control 4. Influence 5. Engagement The Synergy of the Five Principles

Teaching Techniques Tight Transitions Entry Routines Props Do Now

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Taking a Look Back Reflecting on your teaching experiences from last school year: What do you need to STOP doing? What do you need to CHANGE? What is working so well that you want to SHARE it with the world?

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Michele, Michelle, and Jayne’s Section #1 Setting High Expectations Right is Right-Michele M. Format-Michele M. No Opt Out-Jayne Engaging Your Students Cold Call-Michele H. Exit Tickets-Michele H. Everybody Writes-Jayne Work the Clock/Every Minute Matters

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Michele, Michele, and Jayne’s Section #2

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Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

No Opt Out High expectations for all students “It’s not okay not to try.” Sequence of helping reluctant students answer questions and participate successfully A technique that normalizes the process with students who need it the most. Four different formats  Clip 1

Right is Right The difference between partially right and all the way right High standard for correctness: 100 percent Hold out for all the way correctness Answer the question Right answer, right time Use technical vocabulary  Clip 2

Stretch It Rewarding right answers with more questions Used to check for understanding Challenge students to apply their knowledge. Ask how or why Ask for another way to answer Ask for a better word Ask for evidence Ask students to integrate a related skill Students apply skills in new setting  Clip 4

Circulate Move strategically around the room Break the plane Full access required Own the room Engage students Move sytematically Position for power Clip 6

Cold Call Predictable – anticipation keeps students engaged Systematic – universal not personal Positive – fosters positive engagement Scaffolded – simple to harder questions always Clips 7-9

Everybody Writes Reflect in writing before discussing “I write to know what I think.” Every student participates Thought refining process Students remember twice as much  Clip 12

I/We/You I Techniques: The Hook Name the Steps Board=Paper Circulate You Techniques: At Bats Exit Ticket Take a Stand We Techniques: Break It Down Ratio Check for understanding

Responding to DATA Must result in action to make a difference Reteach using different approach Identify and reteach problem solving steps Reteach, Identify, and explain difficult terms Reteach at a slower pace Reteach using a different order Reteach identifying students of concern Reteach using more repetitions.