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Lesson Study Overview
This document provides an overview of lesson study, which involves teachers collaborating to study lessons, observe each other teach, and discuss ways to improve student learning. It discusses how lesson study works in stages where teachers identify a professional learning goal, plan lessons together, conduct a research lesson with observations, and have a post-lesson discussion. Examples of lesson study from different countries are also provided.
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- 1. Lesson Study www.singaporelessonstudy.blogspot.com Dr YeapBan Har yeapbanhar@gmail.com
- 2. Photo: Attached JuniorHigh School University of Tsukuba, Japan
- 3. Research Lesson inan In-service Course on Problem-Solving Heuristics. Photo: Princess Elizabeth Primary School
- 4. Lesson Study adaptedfor Micro-Teaching in Pre-service Course Photo: National Institute of Education
- 5. Overview Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan How to Benefit from Lesson Study
- 6. Overview Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan Setting the Context Professional Learning Communities
- 7. Setting the Context Professional Learning Communities
- 8. …nothing matters more thanfinding people with the potential to be great teachers. Malcom Gladwell 2009 What The Dog Saw
- 9. Source: How theWorld's Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top The McKinsey Report Getting the right people to become teachers and to develop them into effective teachers.
- 10. Source: BBC News23 Nov 2004 “The country has made a conscious effort to have highly-qualified teachers throughout the system.” Minister of Education (Finland) 2004
- 11. Source: Straits Times23 Nov 2010 “The first is improving teaching, developing teachers professionally ….” Secretary of State for Education (Britain) 2010
- 12. A good educationsystem depends on high-quality Photo: Northlight School teachers who constantly seek to improve their practice, supported by school leaders and administrators, and resources from departments and agencies within MOE. Minister of Education (Singapore) 2009
- 13. Photo: Fuchun PrimarySchool build capacity for We need to teachers themselves to take the lead in professional upgrading. Minister of Education Singapore 2009
- 14. First Big Ideain PLC Focus on Learning Rather Than Teaching Second Big Idea in PLC Work Collaboratively Third Big Idea in PLC Focus on Results Three Big Ideas in PLC
- 15. Overview Lesson Study In a Nutshell Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan
- 16. Keys Grade School,Manila lesson study around the world Junior High School Attached to University of Tsukuba, Japan from Japan to the rest of the world
- 17. Public Research Lessonin Khon Kaen, Thailand
- 18. Public Research Lessonin Tokyo, Japan
- 19. Public Research Lessonin Seoul, Korea
- 20. Public Research Lessonin Las Vegas, USA
- 21. school-based lesson study Bina Bangsa School, Jakarta, Indonesia PCF Kindergarten Jalan Besar, Singapore
- 22. Edgewood Elementary School,New York, USA teachers studying learning in action lesson study around the world teachers discussing learning collaboratively Scarsdale Teachers Institute, New York, USA
- 23. Stages in LessonStudy Lesson Study adapted for Micro-Teaching in Pre-service Course Photo: National Institute of Education
- 24. Identify Professional Learning Goal Plan Lesson Lesson Plan Research Lesson Revision Post-Lesson Discussion
- 25. Tools in LessonStudy Photo: Sembawang Secondary School, Singapore
- 26. Some of usknow a bit about lesson study. Some have heard the term but not much else. Some have extensive experience with it. The purpose of the forum is for you to ask any questions you have about lesson study. There is an article on the first things about lesson study at this website. www.academyofsingaporeteachers.moe.gov.sg
- 27. • School’s Goals • Subject’s Goals • Ideal Students’ Outcomes • Actual Students’ Outcomes What Do PLCs Do? • Identify the Gaps • Identify Professional Learning Goal to Close the Gaps
- 28. School’s Vision Subject’s Goals IdealStudents’ Actual Students’ Gap Characteristics Characteristics Professional Learning Goal
- 29. Professional Learning Goal Example: To engage pupils in the learning of mathematics broad but specific
- 30. Lesson Planning Meeting • Select a unit • Select a lesson or more within the unit • Study textbooks • Study other resources • Discuss how the lesson(s) is to be taught
- 31. Learning Outcome(s) Task & Anticipated Teacher’s Notes Key Questions Students’ Action Responses
- 34. • Maintain aGroup File • Take turns to write meeting notes • Lesson Plan Drafts • Individual Reflections Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation Notes: Summary • Student Data related to Professional Learning Goal
- 35. Photo: Hamanogo ElementarySchool, Japan
- 36. • Maintain aGroup File • Take turns to write meeting notes • Lesson Plan Drafts • Individual Reflections Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation Notes Summary • Student Data related to Professional Learning Goal One Thing I Learnt Today and What Was The Source
- 37. • Maintain aGroup File • Take turns to write meeting notes • Lesson Plan Drafts • Individual Reflections Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation Notes: Summary • Student Data related to Professional Learning Goal One Interesting Thing I My Interpretation of One Question I Have Saw During the Lesson What I Saw Related to This Observation
- 38. • Maintain aGroup File • Take turns to write meeting notes • Lesson Plan Drafts • Individual Reflections Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation Notes: Summary • Student Data related to Professional Learning Goal
- 39. Type of StudentEngagement Stimulus • Maintain a Group File • Take turns to write meeting notes • Lesson Plan Drafts • Individual Reflections Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation Notes: Summary • Student Data related to Professional Learning Average Score Average Score Goal of Novel of Novel Application Application Questions in Questions in Common Test 1 Common Test 2
- 40. Type of StudentEngagement Stimulus • Maintain a Group File • Take turns to write meeting notes • Lesson Plan Drafts • Individual Reflections Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation Notes: Summary • Student Data related to Professional Learning Average Average Goal Score of Score of Section C in Section C in SA2 P5 SA2 P6
- 41. Critical Success • Learning teams comprising of Factors teachers who are sincere about wanting to learn the complex process of learning • One or more team members is able to synthesize discussion to bring the team from data level to information and knowledge that can be used in everyday teaching • Setting and using research theme to guide all that we do in lesson study. banhar.yeap@pathlight.org.sg