62 Proven Techniques to Help Students Succeed in College: Teach Like a Champion 2.0

Nechama M.: I loved the effective techniques that come directly from good teachers, the organization of the book, the simple and easy to remember names for the techniques, and the videos.
This book is mostly for middle and high school teachers, but even a teacher of primary grades can learn some worthwhile techniques.

United States on Feb 13, 2023

M. Locklear: This is a great resource for teachers, especially new teachers. It provides practical techniques to use in the classroom. It includes guidance for planning lessons and for instruction. For example, there is a lot of advice on how to track student learning and progress and using questioning to assess student learning.

United States on Sep 27, 2021

Ann-Christine: I'm studying to become a teacher in Germany. Therefore it's always interesting for me to see beyond my own nose; and regarding that I was not disappointed. Sure, I'm convinced that no "method" or book can be the 'ultimate solution' for being a really perfect teacher - but the book was quite inspiring. Nevertheless, I don't understand the hype around it. A quick search in the internet showed that the strategies are partly worshiped like a religion. This appeared a bit strange to me, as a teaching approach - at least in my mind - can only be a way to guide you without a clear 'demand' of being the key solution for all negativity. I'm also kinda critical towards all the "drill methods" (do this, do that, you have 5 seconds, speak after me, and so on) - at least from my perspective in a lot of example videos it feels more like being in the Marines instead of at school. But this might be cultural differences - I don't blame the book for this. It just came to my mind when reading it.

Conclusion: no really surprising novelties - the wheel is not invented here, but an interesting read for anyone who is interested in the topic.

Germany on Jan 14, 2021

Doumdrou: Many books are available for student teachers in helping them becoming competent professionals. Most of them are very interesting but somehow miss the point of establishing clear objectives and giving efficient tips; if it is the case, they are aimed at an elementary school setting.

This is not what this fantastic textbook is. It gives clear tips on how to manage a classroom in a high school setting. In fact, if I could keep only one book to help me teach students, it would be this one, as there are many examples accompanied by videos (there is a disc included), the language used is clear and casual, and the overall presentation is appealing.

If you are a student teacher aiming to teach in high school, this is a must!

Canada on Sep 28, 2020

grapemanca: Teach Like A Champion 2.0 is one of the finest books about education I've ever read, and I usually dislike books about education.

The central contention of Lemov's research is that veteran teachers are a critical source of professional knowledge. This expertise is not developed by reading books of theory; it is gained through decades of work in the classroom by dedicated, practical and thoughtful K-12 teachers who have little interest in escaping from their students. Lemov's research is based on observing and systematizing their work, and his summary is an outstanding example of classroom-based research.

Some people will, of course, despise the book. I've seen many education professors on social media twist themselves into knots over TLAC. The idea that front-line practitioners are a better source than professors for good professional instruction is a profound threat, and it shows. Certain activists who believe that political philosophy must equal educational philosophy are also suspicious of the book, though most have apparently not read it. For them, a concept like classroom management must necessarily be code for domination and compliance, despite classroom...

Canada on Jun 12, 2020

Peter Lydon: PowerPoint, and constructivist pedagogies have been slowing killing off effective teaching and learning in the classroom. If you are
1. looking to reinvigorate your teaching, or
2. looking to affirm best practice in effective teaching and learning, or
3. training as a teacher, or
4. thinking about training as a teacher, or
5. a school leader who has lost touch with good classroom practice, or
6. a professor of education who has either never been in a classroom or you have but have forgotten the reality of effective teaching and learning,
.....I think you get the point......Teach Like A Champion is hands-down the single most important book you can buy.
It is a rigorous and hands-on-practical 'what-to-do' guide for the art of getting the best out of students in the classroom. Simply, it is essential reading for anyone calling themselves an educator.

United Kingdom on Jun 12, 2020

Sh71988: A seminal text. While perhaps best known by for its behavior management strategies, I’ve learned in my 10+ years as a public school educator that its greatest value comes with its treatment of higher level topics. To name a few: increasing “thinking ratio,” *effectively* checking for student understanding (at each stage of the lesson - not just as the end!), creating a positive “culture of error,” “excavating” error (to help students learn from common misconceptions), teaching the “art of the sentence,” and the list goes on. As a teacher and school leader, I’ve seen countless teachers rely upon the concepts and shared language this text provides on their way to becoming dynamic, engaging, highly- effective teachers. Thanks goodness for this book.

P.S. For white people (like myself) who teach majority people of color, I believe it’s important to pair TLAC - and others that are similar - with texts that offer invaluable cultural context. Books like “How to Be an Antiracist” (Kendi), “White Fragility” (Denagelo), and “For White Folks...” (Emdin). No one book should ever be considered the end-all-be-all, especially for white folks who need to...

United States on Jun 11, 2020

Amazon Customer: There is no book that does what this book does. It allows you an insight into the macro and micro practices of some of the most effective teachers on the planet and shows you step-by-step how to emulate them. You will discover so much about teaching that you will be giddy with the anticipation of implementing champion techniques. Your classroom will calm, your demeanour will strengthen and your students will thrive. If you are involved in teacher training you should without a doubt use this book to help your trainees avoid the sleepless and enfeebling guilt and shame associated with recalcitrant and non-compliant students who have been systematically failed for years by ineffective pedagogies and grown accustomed to intellectual flaccidity, torpor and apathy. Take this book with both hands and free your students' minds through the super-hero empowerment of mastering the greatest content civilisation has to offer. Buy this book.

United Kingdom on Jun 11, 2020

05dml: Lemov's book can be truly transformational for teachers and schools. We use his first volume (TLAC 1.0) extensively in my public school as part of our professional development, and, although many of his techniques aren't earthshattering to veteran educators, his book codifies and names the technique in a way that makes it really easy for a school to develop shorthand around them. It also lays out the reasoning behind many of the things good teachers do already. I cannot imagine any school, coach, or professional developer who isn't using TLAC--it will make your job easier, I promise.

This second volume is definitely worth a purchase, even if you already have the first TLAC. Lemov is a workaholic, as evidenced by his frequent blog updates, and he has an insatiable curiosity to figure out what works in education. This book reflects both qualities, as he incorporates extensive revision and feedback from teachers to his original techniques as well as adds new ones. Although in general, I believe the charter school movement misguided and extremely problematic for the state of public education in our country, there is no denying that much innovation has come from some of the good...

United States on Apr 09, 2015

BoldlyAsserted: This expensive kindle edition does not include the videos. There is a way to get access, but you have to jump through a lot of hoops and enter a line from the book on a special website that you have to type in then get a pin and then create a login and the login in and the your login won't work.

It's probably great content, but I would assume in 2015, you would include the videos not make someone jump through hoops likes its 1995. I have seen kindle books at one third the cost with a ton of embedded video that work great, This kindle book feels like it was created by an ageing school board committee in 1995, not a modern, state of the art educator.

United States on Feb 28, 2015