{"id":8945,"date":"2021-09-27T10:16:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lessonresearch.net\/?page_id=8945"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:14:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lessonresearch.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;front-page-slider-section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;transparent-white-curve-bottom&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/lessonresearch.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MillsHome1500.png&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;150px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_id=&#8221;blue-section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blue-section&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Column&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; position_origin_r=&#8221;bottom_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;150px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;banner-text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;banner-text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;GalanoGrotesqueAltBold|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"banner-text\">See <div class=\"rwo-container\" data-animation=\"fade\" data-id=\"1\"><p class=\"rotate-words rotating-word1\"> <span class=\"rotate\">students,teaching,colleagues,learning,content<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h1>in a whole new way<\/h1>\n<div class=\"banner-subtext\">Lesson Study. 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As teachers work together to study student learning, schools become places where both students and teachers are passionate about learning.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"\/about-lesson-study\/what-is-lesson-study-2\/\" id=\"collba-text1\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;\/about-lesson-study\/what-is-lesson-study-2\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; module_id=&#8221;collba-text1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;main-text-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#00c5c9&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;50px&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;GalanoGrotesqueAltBold|500|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|65px|15px|65px|true|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;4px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;47px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.21)&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; button_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#00b0b3&#8243; button_bg_enable_color__hover=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Study&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; module_id=&#8221;study-col&#8221; module_class=&#8221;study-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;GalanoGrotesqueAltMedium|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#31a3db&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;38px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]A team of teachers asks: What do we want students to learn? 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They study the best materials they can related to these goals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hometestimonial \">\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The research from the study phase helped me have a much deeper understanding of the standards.&nbsp;&nbsp;This kind of understanding lives with me beyond the Lesson Study cycle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"info-left\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-25-at-4.59.12-PM-1.png\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"info-right\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\">\n<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">Avi Zellman<\/p>\n<p>Middle School Teacher<\/p>\n<p>Oakland Unified School District<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Plan&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; module_id=&#8221;plan-col&#8221; module_class=&#8221;study-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;GalanoGrotesqueAltMedium|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#9fce73&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;38px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]After analyzing what is known and debating the merits of various approaches, the team plans a lesson to bring to life their goals for student learning and development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hometestimonial \">\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning a unit with my colleagues was incredibly valuable, especially when we discussed the student learning goals alongside our lesson design. 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