LESSON STUDYPRACTICE

JICA – CRICED - JAPAN Improving Teaching Methods in Science and

Mathematics in Primary Education.

ARTEAGA Sara - MexicoCASTRO Cecilia - BoliviaDONGO Joao - Angola

2010/03/03

PRACTICE• Lesson Study• Lesson Plan• Open-ended approach

• Blackboard Planning• Origamics• Hands – on math

• Teachers’ attitude• Learning to listen

TEACHERS

LESSON STUDY

Improve

see

Plan

Reflect

do

Reflect

Improve

Lesson Plan

Foresee

Students

thoughts,

Aim of the lesson

TASK

Tearchers give good problems to make students think about it.

If the problem is very hard students won´t enjoy solving it.

Play the

role of a child.

Questions to be posed by students

StudentsMust always

think

Listen students’ thoughts

How can you get the area of this figure?

Mr. Ooneka attached Junior High School

Nakahara Sensei- Maeno Elementary School

Attached Elementary School

Problem Solving Approach

Problem – various ways – one solution

Problem – various ways – various answersOpen ended problem

Problem – various problems…Open problem

Comparison and discussion – Why?

Independent Solving

Problematic

Summary

Posing Problem

- We have 12 cakes.- We have eaten 5.- Later, mom gave us 3 more cakes.- How many cakes do we have now?

Problem Solving Approach

Checking List• Problem Posing

– … The lesson planned with tasks (problem given by teacher) and problems (problematic for students) and promotes (problematic) awareness.

– The teacher expected methods and solutions before.• Independent Solving• Comparison and Discussion

– …In addition to develop the ability to explain, children are also fostered with the ability to listen and the ability to question

• Summary

8

“El Enfoque de Resolución de Problemas” ISODA M., OLFOS R. 2009, Ediciones Universitarias de Valparaiso, Chile

Open ended Problem

- This approach allows a control of the contents to be taught.

Problem

Seiyama Sensei Proposal

various solutions

Seiyama Sensei Proposal

various ways to solve

Seiyama Sensei Proposal

- Aim: change students’ and teachers’ minds.

Blackboard Planning

• First write the aim of the lesson• Present a problem• Solve the problem• Plan your board. Don’t erase anything.

Yamamoto – Blackboard Third Grade

d – book

OrigamicsMathematics contents

Enjoyng Mathematics – stars and kites

Folding paper to do stars and triangles

Mr. Kazuo Haga at Tsukuba University Mr. Kazuo Haga and Yuhara Mr. Ooneka attached Junior High School

How to use the material

• Select atractive material• Explain how to use• Distribute to the students • Students must be careful when using the

material.

Natsusaka’s class using material - Third Grade

glue here

Cut here

What is the result?

Professor Tsubota Lecture

Teachers’ attitudeWhy!

Japanese teachers have different teaching culture

Student explaining his method, Maeno elementry school

Science class, Attached Junior High School of Otsuka

enjoying teaching , Maeno elementry school

Student thinking how to get the center of gravity,

Sakura Junior High school

Teachers use concrete material to involve students,

Attached Elementry School of Tkuba University

Learning to Listen• Teachers must listen to students’ ideas… it’s

not easy.• Students’ problematic can be understood… if

teachers know how to listen.• Instead of listening to evaluate, listen to learn,

to help, to understand the others.

APEC Conference 2010Abraham Arcavi

References• “Japanese Lesson Study in MATHEMATICS Its Impact, Diversity and Potential for Educational

Improvement”, ISODA M., STEPHENS M., OHARA Y. MIYAKAWA T. 2007, Ed. World Scientific Singapore

• “El Enfoque de Resolución de Problemas” ISODA M., OLFOS R. 2009, Ediciones Universitarias de Valparaiso, Chile

• PROFESSOR ISODA MASAMI, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, MATHEMATIC EDUCATION • PROFESSOR TSUBOTA KOZO, ATTACHED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA • PROFESSOR KAZUO HAGA, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA• Abraham Arcavi, Ph.D., Associate Professor Incumbent of the Lester B. Pearson Professorial Chair • DR. HIROKI YAHARA , UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, MATHEMATIC EDUCATION• SEIYAMA SENSEI LESSON STUDY • Maeno Elementary School• Sakura Junior High School• Otsuka Attached Junior High School

– PROFESSOR OONEKA, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT• Attached Elementary School

– PROFESSOR HITOSHI SHIRAIWA, SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, – PROFESSOR KAZUO TSUYUKI , SCIENCE DEPARTMENT– PROFESSOR YOSHIKAZU YAMAMOTO, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT, – PROFESSOR NATSUSAKA MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT