- What is Lesson Study?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Why Lesson Study?<\/a><\/li>\n
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Why Lesson Study?<\/h2>\n
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\nOne of the things that I really love about [Lesson Study] is that it puts a professional part back in teaching that we have to battle for all the time.\u2026 Being able to say “This is like a science, and we can figure these things out and get better at them.”
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Jacqueline Hurd, Elementary Teacher\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description” module_class=”page-description custom-width-65″ _builder_version=”4.15″ text_font=”Georgia||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_letter_spacing=”0.5px” text_line_height=”30px” module_alignment=”center” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]The most brilliant educational visions are just splotches of ink on paper until a teacher somewhere brings them to life in a classroom. Lesson study recognizes the central importance and difficulty of teaching\u2014of actually bringing to life standards, frameworks, and “best practices” in the classroom. Lesson study is classroom research. Teachers build and refine ideas about “best practice\u201d through careful, collaborative study of actual instruction. As teachers work together, they build a habit of learning from each other. A Florida middle school teacher said of Lesson Study “It\u2019s changed how we approach our daily lives. We\u2019re more confident sharing\u2013previously I wouldn\u2019t have admitted that I did a lesson that was a flop. There used to be barrier or feeling like you\u2019re stealing if you share lessons. That barrier is gone now.”[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description” module_class=”page-description custom-width-65″ _builder_version=”4.15″ text_font=”Georgia||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_letter_spacing=”0.5px” text_line_height=”30px” module_alignment=”center” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]Lynn Liptak and her colleagues at Paterson School #2 in New Jersey summed up the differences:[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”table-box” _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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\n Traditional Professional Development<\/strong><\/th>\n Lesson Study<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Begins with answer<\/td>\n Begins with question<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Content driven by outside trainer<\/td>\n Content driven by participant inquiry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Relationships are hierarchical<\/td>\n Relationships are reciprocal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Research informs practice<\/td>\n Practice is research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description” module_class=”page-description custom-width-65″ _builder_version=”4.15″ text_font=”Georgia||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_letter_spacing=”0.5px” text_line_height=”30px” module_alignment=”center” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]One-size-fits-all professional development rarely meets the needs of all teachers within a school or district. Lesson Study differs from more traditional teacher professional development in three main ways:[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description” module_class=”page-description custom-width-65″ _builder_version=”4.15″ text_font=”Georgia||||||||” text_text_color=”#343085″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”0.5px” text_line_height=”24em” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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- A Learning Stance.<\/b> Lesson Study differs from mentoring or coaching in its emphasis on inquiry conducted by equals. Even experts are expected to pose genuine questions about student learning.<\/li>\n
- Shared Ownership and Responsibility.<\/b> When a Lesson Study group works together, group members come to feel that lessons are \u201cour\u201d lessons, not “your” or “my” lessons. Members see the contributions of all team members, and become invested in colleagues\u2019 professional growth.<\/li>\n
- Emphasis on Students, Not the Teacher. <\/b> Lesson Study focuses on student learning and development. It provides a rare and valuable chance for teachers to be in a classroom solely to investigate student learning, unencumbered by the need to manage students or provide instruction. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description” module_class=”page-description custom-width-65″ _builder_version=”4.15″ text_font=”Georgia||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_letter_spacing=”0.5px” text_line_height=”30px” module_alignment=”center” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]Lesson Study allows a school to build coherent instruction, bringing to life its vision of student learning across grade levels. It allows teachers to enjoy the satisfactions of classroom research and to influence education broadly through their research lessons, while keeping their feet firmly planted in the realities of classroom life. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15″ width=”65%” max_width=”750px” module_alignment=”center” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”65%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Why Lesson Study?” module_class=”page-sub-title” _builder_version=”4.15″ header_text_align=”center” header_2_font=”GalanoGrotesqueAltBold|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#313b3b” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”38px” custom_margin=”||5px|” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
What Educators Say About Lesson
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\nShare Lesson Study with Your Colleagues
\n<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description” module_class=”page-description custom-width-65″ _builder_version=”4.15″ text_font=”Georgia||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_letter_spacing=”0.5px” text_line_height=”30px” module_alignment=”center” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]The resources below provide ways to deepen your own Lesson Study knowledge or to share Lesson Study with your colleagues. Watch a slide show overview of Lesson Study, watch a video of Lesson Study in action, or read an article together.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” width=”86%” max_width=”1100px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” border_radii=”on|15px|15px|15px|15px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”5px” box_shadow_blur=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_5_font=”GalanoGrotesqueAltMedium|500|||||||” header_5_font_size=”20px” header_5_line_height=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”30px|34px|30px|34px|true|true” link_option_url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Share-Lesson-Study-with-Your-Colleagues-Oct-29-2018.pptx” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|15px|15px|15px|15px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\nShare Lesson Study with Your Colleagues (Slideshow)<\/h5>\n
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- Shared Ownership and Responsibility.<\/b> When a Lesson Study group works together, group members come to feel that lessons are \u201cour\u201d lessons, not “your” or “my” lessons. Members see the contributions of all team members, and become invested in colleagues\u2019 professional growth.<\/li>\n
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