5. …nothing matters more
than finding people with
the potential to be
great teachers.
Malcom Gladwell 2009
What The Dog Saw
6. Source: How the World'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.
7. Source: BBC News 23 Nov 2004
“The country has made a conscious effort to have
highly-qualified teachers throughout the system.”
Minister of Education (Finland) 2004
8. Source: Straits Times 23 Nov 2010
“The first is improving teaching,
developing teachers professionally ….”
Secretary of State for Education (Britain) 2010
9. A good education system
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
10. Photo: Fuchun Primary School
build capacity for
We need to
teachers themselves to
take the lead in professional
upgrading.
Minister of Education Singapore 2009
11. First Big Idea in 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
12. Overview
Lesson
Study
In a Nutshell Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan
13. Keys Grade School, Manila
lesson study
around the world
Middle School Attached to Tsukuba University, Japan
from Japan to the rest of the world
14. 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
15. lesson study
around the world
school-based
lesson study
Bina Bangsa School, Jakarta, Indonesia
PCF Kindergarten Jalan Besar, Singapore
27. 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