Lesson Study: Teachers Learn How to Improve Instruction

31 Joan Richardson 2004 Lesson Study: Teachers Learn How to Improve Instruction "Lesson study" is different from "lesson planning" because it focuses on what teachers want students to learn rather than on what teachers plan to teach. In lesson study, a group of teachers develops a lesson together and ultimately one of them teaches the lesson while the others observe the student learning. The entire group comes together to debrief the lesson and often revises and re-teaches the lesson to incorporate what has been learned. In this issue of "Tools for Schools," you'll find an article describing the growing interest in lesson study as a professional development strategy; the seven key steps; tips for observation; and a description of the debriefing process. "Lesson study is as much a culture as a professional development activity." (National Staff Development Council. 115k PDF file)<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Citation: Richardson, Joan. (2004). Lesson study: Teachers learn how to improve instruction. Retrieved from the National Staff Development Council on March 10, 2008. Website: http://www.nsdc.org/members/tools/tools2-04.pdf<o:p></o:p> http://www.nsdc.org/members/tools/tools2-04.pdf