COURSE TITLE:

TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION: Field Notes From The Masters

NO. OF CREDITS:

6 QUARTER CREDITS
[semester equivalent = 4.00 credits]

WA CLOCK HRS:  
OREGON PDUs:  
PENNSYLVANIA ACT 48:  		 60
60
60

INSTRUCTOR:

Shaila Bora
kharisma.bora@gmail.com

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This useful course for K-12 educators shows and explains, in simple concrete terms, winning techniques of master teachers. From field notes and observations, Doug Lemov has compiled and named our common protocols and practices in his action packed book,Teach Like a Champion, which comes with a DVD as well. If you are a teacher who wants to improve your craft, then this course offers a language and actions to do that.  Start today and stir up an alchemy that transforms learning for your students, yourself and your colleagues. Let the magic begin!

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, participants will have:

  1. Expanded their repertoire of daily techniques to include those practiced by great teachers.
  2. Acquired a common language for discussing best practice with support staff, colleagues, students, parents, and administrators.
  3. Uncovered techniques necessary to revealing the hidden talent in every student.
  4. Developed an inventory of print and video resources that support the equation of opportunity.
  5. Reflected on their own teaching routines to focus on bringing out specific, concrete, actionable master techniques each and every day.
  6. Customized and implemented in a learning environment, some of these winning techniques.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of all specified assignments is required for issuance of hours or credit. The Heritage Institute does not award partial credit.

HOURS EARNED:
Completing the basic assignments (Section A. Information Acquisition) for this course automatically earns participants their choice of CEUs (Continuing Education Units), Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, or Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours. The Heritage Institute offers CEUs and is an approved provider of Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, and Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours.

 

UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT INFORMATION

REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT
Continuing Education Quarter credits are awarded by Antioch University Seattle (AUS). AUS requires 75% or better for credit at the 400 level and 85% or better to issue credit at the 500 level. These criteria refer both to the amount and quality of work submitted.

  1. Completion of Information Acquisition assignments 30%
  2. Completion of Learning Application assignments 40%
  3. Completion of Integration Paper assignment 30%

 

CREDIT/NO CREDIT (No Letter Grades or Numeric Equivalents on Transcripts)
Antioch University Seattle (AUS) Continuing Education Quarter credit is offered on a Credit/No Credit basis; neither letter grades nor numeric equivalents are on a transcript. 400 level credit is equal to a "C" or better, 500 level credit is equal to a "B" or better. This information is on the back of the transcript.

AUS Continuing Education quarter credits may or may not be accepted into degree programs. Prior to registering, determine with your district personnel, department head, or state education office the acceptability of these credits for your purpose.

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

REQUIRED TEXT

Lemov, Doug. Teach Like A Champion. 2010. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, CA. $3 + for used textbook on amazon.com ISBN 976-0-470-55047-2
& for 500 level
Thornburg, David. From the Campfire to the Holodeck.  San Francisco, CA.  Jossey-Bass.  2014.  ISBN 97811186333939

None. All reading is online.

MATERIALS FEE

Text, Doug. Teach Like A Champion, is approximately $3 from Amazon.com For those taking the course at the 500 level, you will purchase the additional book, "From the Campfire to the Holodeck", which is approximately $16 from Amazon.com

QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHING THIS COURSE:

Shaila Bora, M.A. is currently working toward her PH.D. in Philosophy. Courses offered by Shaila are designed to tap into the creative potential and intuitive knowledge that each of us carries within. Through light touch supervision, we will open a dialogue that encourages experimentation with new techniques, and ways of being and doing that are already latent and waiting to be called forth. Nurturing this unique artistic spirit entails reflecting on and acting from your own experiences, observations, suggestions, questions, relationships, and perhaps a gentle nudge from a supportive someone else. So go ahead and choose the adventure that commands your thoughts and liberates your energy. Are you ready to try something new now? Come on, jump in, and let the magic happen.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION: Field Notes From The Masters

Allen, Richard Howell. Impact Teaching.  Boston, MA. Allyn & Bacon.  2002.
ISBN 0-205-33414-8
A text no teacher’s library should be without.  Contains ideas and practical techniques for teachers to maximize the impact they have student learning as well as a superb section on giving effective directions.
Though rarely discussed in teacher training, the ability to give directions is a major support of learning.
Collins, Jim. Good to Great. Paradigm Press. Boulder, CO.  2004.
ISBN 978-1-932100-66-2
This worthwhile read explores the way good organizations can be turned into ones that produce great, sustained results.  The book contains oodles of stories and examples from the great and not so great. It also offers a road map to excellence that our schools would do well to consider.
Lemov, Doug. Teach Like A Champion.  San Francisco, CA.  Jossey-Bass.  2010.
ISBN 978-0-470-55047-2.
Text for this course.
Longman, Longman Advanced American Dictionary, Pearson Education Limited: Essex, England.  2005.
ISBN 1 405 82111 6
A rave review for a dictionary that offers help for learners of academic English, the language of opportunity that all learned people speak and write.
Thornburg, David. From the Campfire to the Holodeck.  San Francisco, CA.  Jossey-Bass.  2014.
ISBN 97811186333939
Campfires, Watering Holes, Caves, and Life: If your learning environment doesn’t have them it should. Find out why in this compelling book.
Wilson, Kenneth L., Tools for Energized Teaching,Teacher Ideas Press: Westport, CT.  2006.
ISBN 0-325-00770-5.
A collection chock full of practical suggestions for mixing up teaching techniques to peak and maintain student interest across all disciplines and age levels.
TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION REV 5/31/23