Lemov's Lighter Side
Doug Lemov tries to be "hilarious" in a talking-to-teenagers way by ironically asking if something terrible happened to this famous celebrity family
Who are the Kardashians?
This is the "civilized" name Mr. Gilhool used for a famous Dutch city to avoid saying what he considered a "vulgar" word.
What is Amsterdarn?
Instead of just saying "Great job," a teacher using this move responds to a correct answer with an even harder follow-up question
What is Stretch It?
This move involves acting like an aspiring office-holder by pointing in recognition to students who are following your directions.
What is "the Politician?"
This Be Seen Looking move involves standing on your tiptoes to check a hard-to-see spot in the classroom, like you're peering over a fence
What are the Tiptoes?
When a teacher projects a visible timer on the screen so students can manage their own work time during a task, they are doing this
What is Work the Clock?
Humans are "eusocial" creatures who coordinate in groups, a rare trait we share with this "funny looking" and "quirky" mammal.
What is the naked mole rat?
This three-word alliterative phrase is the "catchiest" way to encourage students to speak audibly so everyone can hear.
What is "Loud and Proud"?.
This specific "clicky" sound is a "tell" that lets students know you've decided their answer is wrong and won't be going up on the board
What is recapping a marker?
Instead of a normal countdown, Lisa Wing uses this explosive three-word routine to have students show their answers all at once.
What is "Boom, Boom, Pow"?
To minimize time spent passing out papers, a teacher might give students a "packet" at the start of class containing all the day's materials, a move called this
What is a Double Plan?
This paradox, named after a common medical supply, explains why the harder work of "slow" accountability is better for students in the long run.
What is the Band-Aid Paradox?
This neuroscientific effect is named after a 1980s video game where you play long enough to see brightly colored shapes falling everywhere.
What is the Tetris Effect?
In this card game, players wear sunglasses to hide unintentional signals, just like teachers must manage their faces when a student gives a wrong answer.
What is poker?
The author's name
Who is Doug Lemov?
This is the name for a period of time where students work independently and without talking to ensure they can master the task on their own
What is Silent Solo?
Lemov compared his developmental editor's job to this animal-wrangling task, though he admitted he was the only "cat" involved.
What is herding cats?
When a teacher redirects a student by describing what they should be doing (like "pencils moving") rather than what they are doing wrong, they are using this.
What is Positive Framing?
Doug Lemov admits his own personal "tell" for a flimsy student answer was a long blink and this single, patronizing word.
What is "Interesting"?
This cognitive science principle explains why "hands-on" activities are most effective only after students have enough background knowledge to perceive the meaning of the activity
What is the Guidance Fading Effect?.
When a student is stuck, a teacher might provide the "smallest viable hint" (like giving the first step) to help them find the answer themselves, known as this
What is Break It Down?
This effect describes the "unwitting conspiracy" where unskilled students significantly overestimate how much they actually know
What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect?
These are quick, two-second cheers (like "two claps on two") that the whole class gives to celebrate a peer's hard work or a great answer.
What are Props?
This is the name for the habit of greeting every student by name at the door with a handshake or a smile to set a positive tone for the day.
What is Threshold?
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