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Assignment 3

Cayenne Gabaylo

Chaminade University Education Division

EDUC 632: Learning Environments

Dr. Brina Ganigan

January 26, 2023

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After reading chapter 4, of Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques That Put Students

on the Path to College textbook, techniques 16-19 really stood out to me. Technique 16, “begin

with the end” emphasizes lesson plan techniques, asking teachers to define their overall objective

and assessments before developing applicable lesson plan activities. In the chapter, it states “The

success of an activity is not determined by whether or not you do it and students seem to want to

do it, but by whether you achieved an objective that can be assessed” (Lemov, 2015.) I think as a

teacher it can be easy to get caught up in pleasing students and creating fun activities rather than

actually challenging them with content knowledge and guiding them to the overall lesson

objective. Technique 16 reminds us that lesson planning needs to be well framed and precise

with each lesson in order to define one main objective, and to take careful consideration in

developing assessments so deciding on activities will come smoothly. In relation to student

learning, this technique challenges the teacher to hold students responsible for content

knowledge and critical thinking, while the teacher is responsible for proving said challenge.

Technique 17 discusses the 4 M’s which refers to “manageable, measurable, made first, and most

important” (Lemov, 2015.) The first M (managable) stresses the importance of managing

learning. Simple lessons can be taught in one lesson while complex lessons take multiple lessons.

The second M (measurable) emphasizes having a measurable objective to hold yourself

accountable as a teacher. The third M (made first) states that the objective should guide the

activity, not the other way around. Lessons should flow naturally and make sense for the overall

objective. The last M (most important) reminds us that the most important factor of a lesson is

content knowledge, this means getting students to learn the material and prepare them for future
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grades or college. I agree with the 4 M’s as it reminds me why there are ELOs or specific school

standards like the NGSS. As these standards guide us as teachers, it’s important to note that our

main objective as a teacher is to teach students and assess their individual learning. We’re not

hand holding or becoming their friend, our main goal in retrospect is to educate them and prepare

them for the real world. I think this technique does take a skilled eye as it’s important for the

teacher to be self aware of their own lessons and student improvement, but it’s an important step

to become a better teacher for your students.

Techniques 18 and 19 (post it and double plan) serve very specific purposes in the classroom,

post it ensures the teacher is sharing the importance of a lesson with the students (Lemov, 2015.)

When students wonder what the main goal is, they’ll look towards the objective and understand

what they’re doing and why. Double plan is a technique that teachers use to keep track of

student’s individual learning and overall class understanding. As each child is different it’s

important to note where each child is at and how the overall class is feeling towards the taught

material. This technique helps the teacher understand where to start teaching the next day and

what things to review with students if they have a lack of understanding. The importance of all

the techniques I discussed ultimately aids classroom management, assuring a smooth saling

lesson with an educator who knows exactly what their students understand and what they need

help with.
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References

Lemov, D., & Atkins, N. (2015). Teach like a Champion 2.0: 62 techniques that put

students on the path to college. Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand.