The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov This is a fascinating read. Not because it related to much of my role- I misunderstood the title. But because it was so well written and touched on something dear to my heart- sport. Firstly, let’s clarify that this isn’t a book about coaching teachers. It is

Teaching in the Online Classroom by Doug Lemov

This was an outstanding book. Timely, clear and thorough. Doug Lemov’s Teach Like a Champion is a bible of sound teaching techniques. This translates that to the ‘new normal’- the world of remote/blended learning. Unlike the initial book – which is somewhat overwhelming in scale- this was a very accessible 180 pages of short, sharp

Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov

This is not a book but rather a very impressive teaching toolkit. It has been developed for a group of American schools to exemplify exactly how they want classes taught. It builds on a lot of what we have recently learnt from cognitive science. It describes, justifies and exemplifies a huge array of techniques that

Leverage Leadership by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo and Doug Lemov

This book is basically an extremely structured attempt to systematise the recipe for leading a successful school based on studying the Uncommon Schools network. It is extremely thorough but also very inflexible. This was my problem with the book- it focused on monitoring teaching and learning but did so through data-driven leadership- which seemed to