Learn and Practice Teach Like a Champion Techniques.
With brief online modules and precise practice methods, you can bridge the gap between seeing a technique and using it confidently in your classroom.
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With short, digestible online modules and carefully crafted practice methods, you can bridge the gap between seeing a technique and being able to use it confidently and consistently in your classroom.
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15 Minute Modules
Designed for busy teachers, each 15-minute module follows a proven four step-approach.
Step Into a Classroom
Observe the technique in action with teachers and students.
Study the Technique
Analyze additional footage to learn how to execute the technique.
Practice
Observe a TLAC Member modeling the technique, then script and record your practice to gain confidence.
Review and Share
Review your practice and share with others for feedback.
Improve Your Craft Anywhere, Anytime
Founded by Doug Lemov, Teach Like a Champion is part of Uncommon Schools' commitment to share teaching insights that enable all students to achieve at high levels. TLAC Online provides a flexible, accessible and proven way to access and learn effective teaching techniques.
TLAC Online currently has 31 modules
covering 15 techniques
in 2 categories:
Building Strong Classroom Culture
- What To Do
- Radar
- Least Invasive Intervention
- Strong Voice
- Positive Framing
- Systems and Routines
- Remote Teaching: Building Culture
Engaging Academics
- Cold Call
- Show Call
- Double Plan
- Plan For Error
- Art of the Sentence
- Exit Tickets
- Stretch It
- Remote Teaching: Engaging Academics
Resources to help managers and coaches get started:
TLAC Online Quick Start Guide
Follow these step-by-step directions to get your team using the platform.
Download PDFTLAC Online + Get Better Faster
Use this at-a-glance guide to align observations within the Get Better Faster framework to TLAC Online modules.
Download PDFJoin thousands of educators who have benefited from the modules.
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Educator Preparation Program Candidates
Educator Preparation Program Candidates
Practice highly effective and researched based pedagogical moves that can be translated to any campus context even without a classroom to practice in. Submit video recordings of your practice to the leader of your program for feedback.
Teacher Leader Mentors
Teacher Leader Mentors
Watch teachers model research based practices in their own classrooms, dissect the moves they’re making to implement these strategies, and work with your mentee to replicate the strategy and the results in their own classroom.
Campus-Based Instructional Leaders
Campus-Based Instructional Leaders
Assign modules to teachers that you coach as independent work, then have them send you their final practice right in the platform. Plan a professional development for your whole staff or a group of teachers in which you work through a module, culminating in group practice.
Classroom Teachers
Classroom Teachers
Sign into your own user profile at any time. Learn new techniques to use with your students and practice them on your own schedule. Send your practice to a trusted mentor or colleague for feedback and then start using your new skills in your own classroom.