Welcome to our pre-summer web home. This page is especially designed for our summer 2010 faculty members. On this page you will find numerous resources that will help you in your preparations for summer. Please check back frequently as this page will be updated over the coming months with new materials for you.
Breaking It Down: The Teaching @ Breakthrough Handbook
An annual publication of Breakthrough Collaborative designed to highlight aspects of teaching that will be most relevant to your experience this summer. Download the entire thing or individual sections.
Teach Like A Champion, by Doug Lemov
If there’s one book you read between now and June 18, this should be it. This book offers 49 focused and practical techniques for effective teaching based on what the best teachers do in their classrooms. There is nothing theoretical about this book – you will be able to use all of the techniques addressed in this book. It’s brand new and has the education world abuzz. You can order it from Amazon.com for about $15.
Thought Provoking Articles on Teaching:
- “Building a Better Teacher,” by Elizabeth Green, The New York Times Magazine
- “The Genteel Unteaching of America’s Poor,” by Kylene Beers, NCTE
- “How School Taught Me I Was Poor,” by Jeff Sap, Teaching Tolerance
- “What Makes a Great Teacher,” by Amanda Ripley, The Atlantic
Fred Jones Education World Blog
Dr. Fred Jones is a name you will get to know well this summer. We use his “Tools for Teaching” training program heavily throughout the summer. His techniques have been well proven and Breakthrough teachers have been successful in implementing his tips. You can get a taste of his philosophy and tips for pre-summer planning at his blog.
Inspiring & Informative Films:
On Breakthrough
- Breakthrough Manchester’s Home Page
- Become a Fan of Breakthrough on Facebook
- Breakthrough Manchester’s Youtube Channel
- TeachBreakthroughs (the Breakthrough Collaborative teacher blog)
Just watched the Providence Effect…what an inspiring story!
Glad you liked it, Tyler! We watched it at the Breakthrough conference in November and we were very inspired!