Lesson Study Communities : Increasing

This implementation guide demonstrates how to translate each step of the Japanese lesson study process to the U.S. educational environment using specific, evidence-based strategies.

Foreword

ix

Akihiko Takahashi

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xviii

Contributing Authors

xix

Additional Acknowledgments

xix

About the Authors

xxiii

Translating Lesson Study From Japan to the United States

1

(18)

Lesson Study in the United States

4

(1)

The Lesson Study Cycle

4

(3)

The Role of Technology in Documentation and Lesson Study Practice

7

(2)

Initial Barriers to Lesson Study in the United States

9

(4)

Toward Essential Elements and Principles of Lesson Study

13

(4)

Conclusion

17

(2)

Building Successful Lesson Study Communities

19

(18)

David Rutledge

Rocio Benedicto

Toward Professional Development Communities

20

(1)

The Original MathStar Lesson Study Project

21

(3)

Lesson Study---A Continuous Improvement Process

24

(4)

The Emergence of Other Types of Lesson Study Communities

28

(2)

Building Bilingual Lesson Study Communities

30

(3)

Lesson Study and Content Learning: The Mathematically Connected Communities Project

33

(1)

Integrating Lesson Study With Other Initiatives

34

(1)

Conclusion

34

(3)

Assessing Your Readiness for Lesson Study

37

(24)

Assessing Your Readiness for New Forms of Professional Development

38

(2)

The Beginning of Our Lesson Study Journey

40

(10)

Curriculum Mapping

50

(3)

Assessing the Conditions That Support Teacher Collaboration

53

(1)

The Voices of Successful Lesson Study Leaders

53

(5)

Conclusion

58

(3)

Connecting Instructional Goals to Lesson Study

61

(22)

Developing the Overarching Goal

62

(1)

Sample Goals From Other Lesson Study Groups

63

(2)

Developing Content Area Goals

65

(9)

The Unit Planning Process

74

(2)

Assessment of Student Understanding

76

(2)

The Research Lesson Goal

78

(2)

Action Research and the Professional Development Plan

80

(1)

Conclusion

81

(2)

Designing the Research Lesson

83

(26)

Before Planning the Research Lesson

84

(1)

Susan Brown's Middle School Science Classroom: A Classroom Vignette

85

(2)

Professional Development Activity: Practice With Problem-Based Planning

87

(7)

Designing the Research Lesson

94

(1)

Planning the Research Lesson

95

(12)

The Redesign of the Research Lesson

107

(1)

Conclusion

107

(2)

Reflecting on and Sharing Your Research Lesson

109

(16)

Jeff Hovermill Samatha

Reflecting On What You Have Learned

110

(1)

The Role of Content Understanding in Lesson Study

111

(7)

Organizing What You Have Learned

118

(3)

Disseminating What You Have Learned

121

(1)

Archiving What You Have Learned

122

(1)

Conclusion

123

(2)

Integrating Lesson Study With Existing School Initiatives

125

(28)

Susan Bussmann

Karen Trujillo

Model 1: Lesson Study as a Professional Development Choice

126

(3)

Model 2: Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and Professional Development Teachers (PDTs)

129

(2)

How Lesson Study Can Be Implemented

131

(1)

Model 3: TIA RETA: Lesson Study to Support Technology Integration

132

(2)

Components of TIA RETA

134

(3)

Impact on Teachers' Instructional Practice

137

(5)

Implementation Lessons Learned

142

(2)

Lesson Study and Technology Integration

144

(1)

Level of Experience With Technology Integration

145

(2)

Final Reflections on the TIA RETA Project

147

(1)

Looking at the Cost

147

(4)

Conclusion

151

(2)

Resource A: Professional Development Materials

153

(16)

Chapter 2: Building Lesson Study Communities

153

(4)

Chapter 3: Assessing Your Readiness for Lesson Study

157

(6)

Chapter 4: Connecting Instructional Goals to Lesson Study

163

(3)

Essential Questions

166

(3)

Resource B: A Problem-Centered Unit

169

(10)

Chapter 5: A Problem-Centered Science Unit

169

(7)

Chapter 5: Additional Professional Development Materials

176

(3)

References

179

(6)

Index

185

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Lesson Study Communities : Increasing Achievement with Diverse Students

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