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Lesson Study

Speaker: Yeap Ban Har

www.singaporelessonstudy.blogspot.com

Anglo Chinese Junior College PLC Symposium

Overview

Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan

Overview

Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan

Setting the Context

ProfessionalLearningCommunities

Setting the Context

ProfessionalLearningCommunities

…nothing matters more than finding people with the potential to be

great teachers.

Malcom Gladwell 2009What The Dog Saw

Getting the right people to become teachers and to

develop them into effective teachers.

Source: How the World's Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top The McKinsey Report

“The country has made a conscious effort to have

highly-qualified teachers throughout the system.”

Source: BBC News 23 Nov 2004

Minister of Education (Finland) 2004

“The first is improving teaching,

developing teachers professionally ….”

Source: Straits Times 23 Nov 2010

Secretary of State for Education (Britain) 2010

A good education system depends on high-quality teachers

who constantly seek to improve their practice, supported by school leaders and administrators, and resources from departments and agencies within MOE.

Minister of Education (Singapore) 2009

Photo: Northlight School

We need to build capacity for

teachers themselves to take the lead in professional upgrading.

Minister of Education Singapore 2009

Photo: Fuchun Primary School

Three Big Ideas in PLC

Third Big Idea in PLC

Focus on Results

First Big Idea in PLC

Focus on Learning Rather Than Teaching

Second Big Idea in PLC

Work Collaboratively

Overview

Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan In a Nutshell

LessonStudy

Keys Grade School, Manila

Middle School Attached to Tsukuba University, Japan

lesson studyaround the world

from Japan to the rest of the world

lesson studyaround the world

Edgewood Elementary School, New York, USA

Scarsdale Teachers Institute, New York, USA

teachers discussing learning collaboratively

teachers studying learning in action

PCF Kindergarten Jalan Besar, Singapore

Bina Bangsa School, Jakarta, Indonesia

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school-based lesson study

Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Singapore

lesson studyaround the world

openlessons

Singapore Math Conference in Las Vegas

lesson studyaround the world

public research lessons

Junior High School Attached to Tsukuba University, Japan

lesson studyaround the world

Stages in Lesson Study

Lesson Study adapted for Micro-Teaching in Pre-service Course Photo: National Institute of Education

Identify Professional

Learning Goal

Plan Lesson

Research Lesson

Post-Lesson Discussion

Lesson Plan Revision

Lessons Learnt from Other Lesson Study Teams

Lesson 0: Research Theme is Central in Lesson Study

Lesson 1: More Thinking, Less Doing During Lesson-Planning Stage

Lesson 2: Sharpening Our Eyes to See Students

Lesson 3: Rich Observation, Rich Discussion

Lesson 4: Synthesizing Discussion

Critical Success Factors

banhar.yeap@pathlight.org.sg

• Learning teams comprising of teachers who are sincere about wanting to learn the complex process of learning

• One or more team members is able to synthesize discussion to bring the team from data level to information and knowledge that can be used in everyday teaching

• Setting and using research theme to guide all that we do in lesson study.

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