Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College (Paperback, 2)

Video Contents ix

Foreword xxi

Acknowledgments xxv

The Author xxix

About Uncommon Schools xxxi

Introduction:The Art of Teaching and Its Tools 1

PART 1 Check for Understanding

1 Gathering Data on Student Mastery 27

Technique 1: REJECT SELF-REPORT 30

Technique 2: TARGETED QUESTIONING 34

Technique 3: STANDARDIZE THE FORMAT 39

Technique 4: TRACKING, NOTWATCHING 45

Technique 5: SHOW ME 47

Technique 6: AFFIRMATIVE CHECKING 51

Reflection and Practice 55

Useful Tools 55

2 Acting on the Data and the Culture of Error 57

Technique 7: PLAN FOR ERROR 60

Technique 8: CULTURE OF ERROR 64

Technique 9: EXCAVATE ERROR 72

Technique 10: OWN AND TRACK 77

Reflection and Practice 79

Useful Tools 80

PART 2 Academic Ethos

3 Setting High Academic Expectations 87

Technique 11: NO OPT OUT 90

Technique 12: RIGHT IS RIGHT 100

Technique 13: STRETCH IT 108

Technique 14: FORMAT MATTERS 116

Technique 15: WITHOUT APOLOGY 122

Reflection and Practice 125

Useful Tools 126

4 Planning for Success 129

Technique 16: BEGINWITH THE END 132

Technique 17: 4 Ms 137

Technique 18: POST IT 140

Technique 19: DOUBLE PLAN 143

Reflection and Practice 152

Useful Tools 153

5 Lesson Structure 155

Technique 20: DO NOW 161

Technique 21: NAME THE STEPS 164

Technique 22: BOARD = PAPER 169

Technique 23: CONTROL THE GAME 172

Technique 24: CIRCULATE 183

Technique 25: AT BATS 188

Technique 26: EXIT TICKET 190

Reflection and Practice 194

Useful Tools 194

6 Pacing 197

Technique 27: CHANGE THE PACE 201

Technique 28: BRIGHTEN LINES 211

Technique 29: ALL HANDS 214

Technique 30:WORK THE CLOCK 220

Technique 31: EVERY MINUTE MATTERS 224

Reflection and Practice 231

Useful Tools 232

PART 3 Ratio

7 Building RatioThrough Questioning 237

Technique 32:WAIT TIME 244

Technique 33: COLD CALL 249

Technique 34: CALL AND RESPONSE 262

Technique 35: BREAK IT DOWN 268

Technique 36: PEPPER 274

Reflection and Practice 276

Useful Tools 276

8 Building RatioThroughWriting 279

Technique 37: EVERYBODYWRITES 282

Technique 38: ART OF THE SENTENCE 285

Technique 39: SHOWCALL 290

Technique 40: BUILD STAMINA 299

Technique 41: FRONT THE WRITING 303

Reflection and Practice 308

Useful Tools 309

9 Building RatioThrough Discussion 311

Technique 42: HABITS OF DISCUSSION 316

Technique 43: TURN AND TALK 324

Technique 44: BATCH PROCESS 336

Reflection and Practice 339

Useful Tools 339

PART 4 Five Principles of Classroom Culture

10 Systems and Routines 349

Technique 45: THRESHOLD 353

Technique 46: STRONG START 356

Technique 47: STAR/SLANT 360

Technique 48: ENGINEER EFFICIENCY 361

Technique 49: STRATEGIC INVESTMENT: FROM PROCEDURE TO ROUTINE 365

Technique 50: DO IT AGAIN 373

Reflection and Practice 377

Useful Tools 377

11 High Behavioral Expectations 381

Technique 51: RADAR/BE SEEN LOOKING 387

Technique 52: MAKE COMPLIANCE VISIBLE 393

Technique 53: LEAST INVASIVE INTERVENTION 395

Technique 54: FIRM CALM FINESSE 403

Technique 55: ART OF THE CONSEQUENCE 406

Technique 56: STRONG VOICE 412

Technique 57: WHAT TO DO 417

Reflection and Practice 421

Useful Tools 422

12 Building Character and Trust 423

Technique 58: POSITIVE FRAMING 426

Technique 59: PRECISE PRAISE 433

Technique 60:WARM/STRICT 438

Technique 61: EMOTIONAL CONSTANCY 439

Technique 62: JOY FACTOR 442

Reflection and Practice 446

Useful Tools 447

Conclusion 451

Notes 453

Index 455

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