Transcript Research Lessons

Developing
“The Eyes to See Students”
Data Collection During Lesson Study
Catherine Lewis, Mills College
Akihiko Takahashi, DePaul University
Aki Murata, Mills College
Elizabeth King, Mills College
Research support from
The National Science Foundation
AERA/OERI Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Lesson Study Cycle
Lesson Study Group
Research Lesson Participants
Other Sub Groups’ Members
Teachers from the other schools
in the same district
Teachers from the other school
districts
Developing a lesson plan
Lesson Planning Group
Research Lesson
Kenkyu Jugyo
Debriefing
Kenkyu Kyogikai
Revising the lesson plan and
examine in own classroom
Revising the lesson plan
Reexamine the lesson in own
classroom using the lesson plan
New Idea for Teaching and Learning
Research Lesson (grade 4 algebra)
“Changes in 2 Amounts:
The Water Level Problem”
Can you figure out where the water level
will be if one side is hidden?
Second of Four Lessons in Unit
Research Lesson
Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
Students
Investigate
Water-level
Problem
Students
Discuss
Water-level
Problem
Journal
response
(Variation &
Constant sum)
Lesson 3:
Lesson 4:
Investigate
Relation
Between 2
Quantities
Investigate
Relation
Between 2
Quantities
(Difference
Constant)
(Division
Product
Constant)
Types of Data Collected
1. Student Work
2. Classroom Discourse
3. Criteria of Instruction
Functions of Seating Charts
• Plan Whom to Call Upon (Teacher)
• Ease Note-taking
• Identify Prior Thinking (To Study
Change)
• Classify Student Approaches (To
Facilitate Identification)
• Study Learning of All Students,
Not Just Verbally Active
• Characterize Class As a Whole
Characteristics of Data Collection
in Lesson Study
• Customization
• Rich Documentation of Context
• Learning Opportunities for Teachers
Learning Opportunities for Teachers
• Learning (not lesson perfection) is
primary goal
• Learning about math, student learning,
effective instruction
• Develop “The eyes to see students”