Lesson+Study

Lesson study is a form of long-term professional development in which teams of teachers collaboratively plan, research, and study their lesson instruction as a way to determine how students learn best. It is a process that deepens the interaction of a school’s professional learning community by developing the habits of self-reflection and critical thinking through very personal collaboration with their colleagues and structured observation of their students. Lesson study has the power to transform the life of a school

"Focuses on students' thinking, not the teachers' teaching!"

"Teachers get better by learning from students."

Provides a sense of collaboration-"This is OUR lesson."

"Teaching AND Learning" changed to "Teaching FOR Learning."

"Thinking deeply about simple things."

"Teachers become researchers and artists."