Registration for the Fall Lesson Study Cycle is now open!
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Register as an individual here: http://bit.ly/Fall2018LS
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Register as a team here: http://bit.ly/Fall2018LSTeam
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What is Lesson Study?
Lesson Study is a form of long-term professional learning in which teachers engage to systematically examine their practice with the goal of becoming more effective. Teachers work collaboratively in small groups to plan, research, teach, observe and critique a research lesson. This process deepens the interaction of colleagues by developing habits of self-reflection and critical thinking.
What does participation in a Lesson Study Experience look like?
Our unique process includes large group virtual training on what lesson study is and facilitation of each step of the process. You and colleagues create a team before joining the process based on grade-level interest.
What is the cost to participate?
Cost is $100 per team. Travel to and from the Research Lesson, if necessary, will be the responsibility of the participants or their district.
Register as a team here: http://bit.ly/Fall2018LSTeam
If you are not coming into the process as a member of an already existing team, you can register as an individual and the content specialists will organize a team of appropriate grade level and geographic location for you (if at all possible).
Cost as an individual is $35. Travel to and from the Research Lesson, if necessary, will be the responsibility of the participants or their district.
Register as an individual here: http://bit.ly/Fall2018LS
Outcomes:
- 16+ hours of professional learning that increase knowledge of subject matter and instruction
- Scheduled time to work on a single lesson with guidance from content specialists building stronger collegial networks
- A single detailed lesson plan and sketched out unit plan that can be used in each of the teacher’s classroom.
Steps of Lesson Study:
- Determine a goal or theme of the lesson
- Decide on a content need that will be addressed by the lesson
- Kyozai-kenkyu, research the content and the ways it has been historically taught
- Ask a research question and write a single lesson to address this question
- Have one teacher teach the lesson while the other teachers observe and collect data
- Hold a post-lesson discussion addressing the research question and the data collected
- Write a reflection on the experience
- Share your lesson and reflections with others
Lesson Study is a form of long-term professional learning in which teachers engage to systematically examine their practice with the goal of becoming more effective. Teachers work collaboratively in small groups to plan, research, teach, observe and critique a research lesson. This process deepens the interaction of colleagues by developing habits of self-reflection and critical thinking.
What does participation in a Lesson Study Experience look like?
Our unique process includes large group virtual training on what lesson study is and facilitation of each step of the process. You and colleagues create a team before joining the process based on grade-level interest.
- Eight synchronous virtual meetings will take place and be recorded on Mondays from 3:30-5. (September 17, September 24, October 1, October 15, October 22, November 5, November 19) Your team can choose to meet in one location or you can join from multiple sites and we will create a virtual breakout room for you.
- The Research Lessons will be delivered in the fall semester of the 2018-2019 school year (date and location to be determined by the team).
- In November or December 2018, each team will meet in-person on the day of your team’s research lesson to observe, collect data on the lesson, and to have a post-lesson discussion immediately following the research lesson.
- The content specialists will be there to help with any questions you have synchronously during the meetings or asynchronously via email, phone, and googledocs. As timing permits, the content specialists will attend each of the live research lessons and perform the role of “knowledgeable other.” The content specialists will also share the final lessons with reflections on http://www.mathteachersinaction.org/lesson-study.html.
What is the cost to participate?
Cost is $100 per team. Travel to and from the Research Lesson, if necessary, will be the responsibility of the participants or their district.
Register as a team here: http://bit.ly/Fall2018LSTeam
If you are not coming into the process as a member of an already existing team, you can register as an individual and the content specialists will organize a team of appropriate grade level and geographic location for you (if at all possible).
Cost as an individual is $35. Travel to and from the Research Lesson, if necessary, will be the responsibility of the participants or their district.
Register as an individual here: http://bit.ly/Fall2018LS
Outcomes:
- 16+ hours of professional learning that increase knowledge of subject matter and instruction
- Scheduled time to work on a single lesson with guidance from content specialists building stronger collegial networks
- A single detailed lesson plan and sketched out unit plan that can be used in each of the teacher’s classroom.
Steps of Lesson Study:
- Determine a goal or theme of the lesson
- Decide on a content need that will be addressed by the lesson
- Kyozai-kenkyu, research the content and the ways it has been historically taught
- Ask a research question and write a single lesson to address this question
- Have one teacher teach the lesson while the other teachers observe and collect data
- Hold a post-lesson discussion addressing the research question and the data collected
- Write a reflection on the experience
- Share your lesson and reflections with others
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What is Lesson Study?
Lesson Study is a highly effective form of professional learning. Participants work as a team to create a Research Lesson designed to meet the goals of their Research Theme. One team member then delivers the Research Lesson to her/his class while the other team members observe and collect data. The team then reflects and uses the data collected to revise the lesson to better meet the intended goals. |
Why Lesson Study?
Lesson study encourages the development of many skills essential in education, including but not limited to:
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Lesson Study is a highly effective form of professional learning. In order to make Lesson Study more accessible to Illinois educators, the content specialists have modified the process slightly so that it can be facilitated mainly virtually. Read about our pilot experience and learn more about the benefits of lesson study in our "Virtual Lesson Study: A How-to Guide" document.
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Lesson Study: Virtual Variation is a session we designed and deliver to share what we have learned and experienced through lesson study in Illinois. This session looks at what lesson study is (and is not), explores the benefits of lesson study, shares the results of our pilot lesson study, and discusses next steps for districts interested in facilitating a lesson study.
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Illinois's Library of Research LessonsAccess all of the research lessons Illinois educators have created during their lesson study experiences.
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