This morning

So this morning I had fun adding the Amazon.com Widget that includes some of the books I hope to read this summer. I am very excited to start reading the Doug Lemov book, "Teach Like a Champion" and Daniel Pink's "Drive." Below is a review of Doug Lemov's book by Pearl Rock Kane of the Klingenstein Institute:

OF NOTE
A Taxonomy with Direct Impact on Practice Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College, by Doug LemovTo make engaged classroom participation an expectation, use cold call, one of the 49 techniques author Doug Lemov advocates in this extraordinary collection of practical approaches to increase student learning. Lemov, who started as an independent school teacher, has spent most of his career teaching and leading in the Uncommon Schools charter network that predominantly serves children who grow up in poverty. His passion is studying the techniques of teachers who get remarkable results in working with these students. Through meticulous observation and assessment, Lemov has succeeded in isolating practices that lead to increased academic achievement. The outcome of his studies is a taxonomy of well-described practices documented in a DVD of 30 second video clips that come with the book. The techniques hold the promise of increasing learning for all students. Lemov was featured in an article in the New York Times Magazine described in last months issue of Klingbrief.

Pearl Rock Kane, Klingenstein Center, NY

I have to pick it up from the library today! :-)