Teach like a champion : 49 techniques that put students on the path to college / Doug Lemov ; foreword by Norman Atkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemov, Doug, 1967-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Jossey-Bass teacher

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Effective teaching.

Academic achievement.

College preparation programs.

Physical Description:

xix, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (sound ; 4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2010]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM: Microsoft Windows 2003 or later; Apple OS version 10.1 or later.

Summary:

DVD-ROM contains examples of some of the techniques described in the book and a hyperlinked page of websites.

Offfers easy-to-apply ideas for becoming an outstanding teacher.

Contents:

Setting high academic expectations

Planning that ensures academic achievement

Structuring and delivering your lessons

Engaging students in your lessons

Creating a strong classroom culture

Setting and maintaining high behavioral expectations

Building character and trust

Improving your pacing: additional techniques for creating a positive rhythm in the classroom

Challenging students to think critically: additional techniques for questioning and responding to students

How all teachers can (and must) be reading teachers

The fundamentals: teaching decoding, vocabulary, development, and fluency

Comprehension: teaching students to understand what they read.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780470550472

0470550473

OCLC:

460062217