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What do you know about Lesson Study?
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Take two minutes to record what you
know (or think you know) about
Lesson Study.
Then, take a few minutes to talk with
your table group.
Figure 1
Lesson Study
Planning
Phase
Discuss Long Term Goals
for Students’ Academic,
Social and Ethical
Development
Choose Content Area and Unit
Discuss Learning Goals for
Content Area, Unit and Lesson
Plan Lessons(s) that Foster
Long-Term Goals and
Lesson/Unit Goals
Research
Lesson
RESEARCH
LESSON
Actual classroom
lesson; attending
teachers study
student thinking,
learning,
engagement,
behavior, etc.
Post-Lesson
Activities
Discussion of Lesson
Discuss research lesson.
Focus on evidence of
whether the lesson
promoted the long-term
goals and lesson/unit goals
Consolidate Learning
Write report that includes
lesson plan, data, and
summary of discussion.
Refine and re-teach the
lesson if desired. Or select a
new focus of study.
Originating in Japan, Lesson Study is
a cycle of instructional improvement
focused on planning, observing,
and revising research lessons.
What is a Research Lesson?
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Actual classroom lesson with students,
watched by other teachers
Planned for a long time, collaboratively
Brings to life a goal or vision of education
Recorded: video, audio, student work
Discussed by faculty and sometimes
outside commentators
Do Lesson Study groups have to invent a
new lesson?
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Whenever possible, groups should build on
the best available lessons, rather than writing
a lesson from scratch.
A library of lessons is a by-product of Lesson
Study – not the goal.
Seeing something once is more
important than discussing it one
hundred times.
-Confucius
Choosing a Lesson Study Theme
Think about the students you serve.
Your Ideals:
What qualities would you like these students to have 5 years from now?
The Actual:
List their qualities now.
The Gap:
Compare the ideal and the actual. What are the gaps that you would most like to work on?
The Research Theme: (long-term goal)
State positively the ideal student qualities you choose to work on. For example:
Fundamental academic skills that will ensure students’ progress
and a rich sense of human rights.
Your research theme:
Lesson Study Provides Opportunities to
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Think Deeply About Long-term Goals for
Students
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Carefully Consider the Goals of a Particular
Content Area, Unit, and Lesson
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Study the Best Available Lessons
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Plan Lessons that Bring to Life both Short-term
and Long-term goals
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Deepen Subject Matter Knowledge
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Develop Instructional Knowledge
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Build Capacity for Collegial Learning
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Develop the “Eyes to See Students”
Data Collected During Lesson Study
Academic Learning
 How did images of heated air change?
 Did students shift from simple counting to more flexible method?
 Did dramatic role-play spark higher quality and quantity of writing?
 In their journals, what did students write as their learnings?
Motivation
 Percent of children who raised hands
 Body language, “aha” comments, shining eyes
Social Behavior
 How many times do students refer to and build on classmates’
comments?
 How often do the five quietist students speak up?
 Are students friendly and respectful?
Student Attitudes Toward Lesson
 What did you like and dislike about the lesson?
Teachers’ Activities to Improve Instruction
Choose curriculum,
write curriculum,
align curriculum,
write local standards
Plan lessons individually
Plan lessons collaboratively
Watch and discuss each other’s
classroom lessons
U.S.
JAPAN
Professional Development
TRADITIONAL
RESEARCH LESSONS
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Begins with answer
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Begins with question
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Driven by expert
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Driven by participants
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Communication
trainer -> teachers
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Communication among
teachers
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Relationships hierarchical
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Relationship reciprocal
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Research informs practice
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Practice is research
By Lynn Liptak, Paterson School #2, New Jersey.
Lesson Study differs from
•LESSON PLANNING
•CURRICULUM WRITING
•COACHING/MENTORING
•DEMONSTRATION LESSONS
•BASIC RESEARCH
What’s next?
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The learning focus of the next learning
community forum is identifying and dealing
with student preconceptions.
The Lesson Study focus will be planning the
research lesson.
The next learning community forum will be in
Port Angeles at the Vern Burton Center on
Friday, January 21.
Lesson Study Resources
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www.lessonresearch.net
www.globaledresources.com
www.tc.edu/centers/lessonstudy
www.rbs.org/lesson_study