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Lesson Study & School Improvement Roles of lesson study in school improvement and factors that impact on the quality of lesson-study
discussion are outlined and discussed.
Yeap Ban Har | banhar.yeap@pathlight.org.sg Marshall Cavendish Institute | Pathlight School www.singaporelessonstudy.blogspot.com
Identify Professional
Learning Goal
Plan Lesson
Research Lesson
Post-Lesson Discussion
Lesson Plan Revision
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Lesson Study, done well, contributes to school improvement.
Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan
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Quality of Lesson Study is a function of Quality of Discussion
Photo: Fuchun Primary School, Singapore
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EXAMPLE
COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS @ THE SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, HARNESSING THE FUTURE
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Lesson Study is a platform for teachers to keep the school’s vision and mission in sight.
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EXAMPLE • Children must have some control over the direction of their
learning. • Children must be able to learn through experiences of touching,
moving, listening, seeing, and hearing. • Children have a relationship with other children and with material
items in the world that children must be allowed to explore . • Children must have endless ways and opportunities to express
themselves.
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Lesson Study is a vehicle through which teachers gain a deep understanding of the approach adopted by the school.
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• ability to observe children • habit of documenting learning • culture of data-driven practice
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Lesson Study is an instrument to
improve teacher quality.
Photo: Keys School, Manila
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Model of Teacher Professional Development • teachers as learners • teachers as observers of learning • teachers as reflective practitioners
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Lesson Study complements other professional learning opportunities such as workshops and coaching.
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• realizing vision and mission • branding of programmes • improving teacher quality
Photo: Northlight School, Singapore
lesson study the essence
Photo: Edgewood Elementary School, New York
Photo: Scarsdale Teachers Institute, New York
teachers discussing learning collaboratively
teachers studying learning in action
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Quality of Lesson Study is a function of Quality of Discussion
Photo: Fuchun Primary School, Singapore
• hatsumon – key question
• kikan-shido – instruction
between desks
• neriaga – polishing up
• yamaba – climax of the
lesson
• matome – summing up
• bansho – board writing
Shimizu 2013
Quality of Discussion
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Anchor Task
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Instruction Between Desks
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Polishing Pebbles
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Photo: Junior High School Attached to University of Tsukuba, Japan
Turning Point of a Lesson
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Photo: Scarsdale Teachers Institute, New York
Summing Up
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Documentation of Learning
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Lesson Study, done well, contributes to school improvement.
Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan
| Lesson Study & School Improvement
Quality of Lesson Study is a function of Quality of Discussion
Photo: Fuchun Primary School, Singapore
Lesson Study & School Improvement Roles of lesson study in school improvement and factors that impact on the quality of lesson-study
discussion are outlined and discussed.
Yeap Ban Har | banhar.yeap@pathlight.org.sg Marshall Cavendish Institute | Pathlight School www.singaporelessonstudy.blogspot.com
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