Summary of Teach Like a Champion

Teach Like a Champion is a comprehensive guide to the best practices, strategies, and techniques that are applied by the most effective teachers in the classroom today. Written by Doug Lemov, the book offers teachers 49 essential teaching techniques to dramatically improve teachers’ instructional practice, helping them to become “champions,” or master teachers. The techniques are meant to be seen as tools that teachers can immediately put into practice, ranging from initiating classroom routines, to actively engaging students, to being consistent in feedback. Each technique is backed with detailed explanation and case examples from top teachers, as well as classroom videos, photos, and interactive tools for illustration.. The goal of this book is to help teachers recognize their strengths and weaknesses, hone their practice, and learn to continuously improve their craft in order to maximize learning for their students.