Episode 153: Doug Lemov, The Coach’s Guide to Teaching

Guest: Doug Lemov, Author (Teach Like a Champion, Reading Reconsidered, Coach's Guide to Teaching)  Doug Lemov is a former teacher and school principal. He helped found Uncommon Schools, a network of high-performing schools in under-served communities. His books on teaching, which include Teach Like a Champion (now Teach Like a Champion 2.0) have been translated into a dozen languages.  Get access to video examples from Doug Lemov in support of the concepts he shared on the podcast and to purchase his book here coachsguidetoteaching.com He played soccer at Hamilton College, where he was the worst player of the decade, but has still managed to combine his interest in teaching with his love for sports by working with various sports federations and professional franchises to improve their coaching.  His new book The Coach’s Guide to Teaching describes much of what he learned from those experiences. He has an MA in English from Indiana University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Breakdown 1:00 - Acknowledge Role of Perception 4:00 - Decision before Skill Execution 7:00 - Expertise is in the Eyes 10:30 - Shooting a Layup 14:00 - Decision Making and Problem Solving 17:00 - Creating Drills  20:00 - Creating Psychological Safety 22:00 - Missing a Layup 28:00 - Importance of Recording Yourself 34:00 - Background Knowledge 41:00 - Long term Memory 44:00 - Retrieval Practice 49:00 - Desirable Difficulties 52:00 - Conversation about Planning 56:00 - Coaching Clinic 1:01:00 - Anti-Drills 1:06:00 - Good at Something 1:10:00 - Player Development 1:12:00 - Progression of Structure to Unstructured 1:15:00 - Conclusion Doug Lemov’s Bio: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doug_Lemov Blog: https://www.teachlikeachampion.com/blog Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion BetOnline Website: Website: www.betonline.ag Best in the West Video Series Best in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.