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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
lesson studyaround the world
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
• 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.
