Practice Perfect 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better

Name: Practice Perfect 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better
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ISBN: 9781118216583

ISBN-10: 111821658X

ISBN-13: 9781118216583

Edition: 2012

Authors: Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi, Dan Heath

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Practice, the utterly mundane companion to performance, cries out for sustained reflection; practice is the force that can drive qualitatively different results; and, if we really want to be great, we must first obsess about practice. This book puts practice on the front burner of all who seek to instill talent and achievement in others.Practice, great practice, creates positive outliers, incredible world-changing reservoirs of talent, either as groups or as individuals. And yet in many professions we’re reluctant to practice. In some cases we don’t even think of practice as what we do. In sectors of society where performance matters, we know there must be practice. Roll the tape back on…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/19/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 7.91" wide x 9.25" long x 1.01" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Dan Heath, is an American bestselling author, and speaker. He, along with his brother Chip Heath, has co-authored three books, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, and Decisive. He is also a columnist for Fast Company magazine. Made to Stick, was named the Best Business Book of the Year, was on the BusinessWeek bestseller list for 24 months, and has been translated into 29 languages. In 2013, his title Decisive made The New York Times Best Seller List.



Foreword



Preface: Why Practice? Why Now?


Introduction: The Power of Practice


Rethinking Practice



Encode Success



Practice the 20



Let the Mind Follow the Body



Unlock Creativity … with Repetition



Replace Your Purpose (with an Objective)



Practice "Bright Spots"



Differentiate Drill from Scrimmage



Correct Instead of Critique


How to Practice



Analyze the Game



Isolate the Skill



Name It



Integrate the Skills



Make a Plan



Make Each Minute Matter


Using Modeling



Model and Describe



Call Your Shots



Make Models Believable



Try Supermodeling



Insist They "Walk This Way"



Model Skinny Parts



Model the Path



Get Ready for Your Close-up


Feedback



Practice Using Feedback (Not Just Getting It)



Apply First, Then Reflect



Shorten the Feedback Loop



Use the Power of Positive



Limit Yourself



Make It an Everyday Thing



Describe the Solution (Not the Problem)



Lock It In


Culture of Practice



Normalize Error



Break Down the Barriers to Practice



Make It Fun to Practice



Everybody Does It



Leverage Peer-to-Peer Accountability



Hire for Practice



Praise the Work


Post-Practice: Making New Skills Stick



Look for the Right Things



Coach During the Game (Don't Teach)



Keep Talking



Walk the Line (Between Support and Demand)



Measure Success


Conclusion: The Monday Morning Test



Teaching Techniques from Teach Like a Champion



Sample Practice Activities


Notes


Acknowledgments


About the Authors


Summary of Rules


Index