Doug Lemov – The Coach’s Guide to Teaching #160

<p>Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by a VERY special guest Doug Lemov.</p> <p>Doug is a former   teacher and school principal. He helped found Uncommon Schools, a network of high performing schools in under privileged communities.</p> <p>His book ‘Teach like a champion 2.0’ describes techniques used by exceptional teachers. It has sold more than a million copies and been translated into a dozen languages.</p> <p>His other books include ‘Perfect Practice : 42 Rules for getting better and ‘Reading Reconsidered’. He played football at Hamilton college where he says he was the worst player of the decade!</p> <p>His latest book which we discuss today is called ‘The Coach’s Guide to Teaching’</p> <p>Doug has had a major influence on many teachers around the world and our discussion today can only help you in your quest to be better at ANYTHING.</p> <p>We had a wonderful chat around some key elements of Doug’s book.</p> <p>Most notably the area around ‘forgetting’.</p> <p>As coaches and players we ignore this crucial element at our peril.</p> <p>The fact is we forgot most things.</p> <p>Most of our learning does not stick.</p> <p>To be efficient on the field of play learning needs to be embedded into our long term memory.</p> <p>We want and need to be on auto pilot to be able to perform at our best.</p> <p>Trying to hold strategy in short term memory is a poor way to perform.</p> <p>Doug reveals some brilliant strategies to make learning stick.</p> <p>To make your training session more effective.</p> <p>This is so important to consider.</p> <p>A great session with a great teacher!!</p> <p>To find out more about Doug go to</p> <p><a href="https://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/</a></p> <p>To Learn in Lockdown</p> <p>To become a Certified Mind Factor coach NOW go to</p> <p><a href= "https://themindfactor.net/product/mind-factor-course-video-training-2019/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://themindfactor.net/product/mind-factor-course-video-tr