National Singapore Math Summer Institute Denver 2011

Open Lesson & Forum

The Art of Lesson StudyDr Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish InstituteSingapore

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www.marshallcavendish.com/education/mci

Research Lesson in Mayflower Primary SchoolSingapore

http://singaporelessonstudy.blogspot.com

“Mathematics is an excellent vehicle

for the development and improvement of a person’s intellectual competence ...”

Singapore Ministry of Education 2006

Professional Learning Goal (Research Theme)How to help students develop core competencies such as the ability to visualize, the ability to see patterns, the ability to generalize, and number sense.

During the research lesson, observe and record instances where you see these core competencies. What are the catalyst and obstacles to the development of these core competencies?

The keynote lecture focuses on big ideas of Singapore Math and the elective session focuses on problem solving. This session allows participants to review the ideas in the keynote lecture and elective sessions through the study of a lesson.

This is a third grade problem-solving lesson which focuses on one of the big ideas in mathematics – the ability to see patterns and relationships and to make connections.

The anchor problem in the lesson is to arrange five given consecutive whole numbers such that the vertical total is equal to the horizontal total.

Open Lesson & Forum

The Art of Lesson StudyDr Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish InstituteSingapore

[email protected]

www.marshallcavendish.com/education/mci

Open Lesson at National Singapore Math Summer Institute, Denver

http://singaporelessonstudy.blogspot.com



Identify Professional

Learning Goal

Plan Lesson

Research Lesson

Post-Lesson Discussion

Lesson Plan Revision

Lesson Study is new to Singapore schools.

What are the steps they took to effectively implement lesson study as a form of professional development of teachers?

Familiarization Implementation Sustaining

Attendance at workshops and courses by established names in lesson study Catherine Lewis and Akihiko Takahashi

Lesson Study in Action Program (1 day) by Marshall Cavendish Institute

Schools set up Professional Learning Communities

Ministry of Education create the position of School Staff Developer, a middle management position to take care of PD

School set aside an hour a week for PLCs to meet

Familiarization Implementation Sustaining

Attendance at annual World Association of Lesson Studies Conferences

Being part of APEC Lesson Study Research Group which meets twice a year

MCI Lesson Study Program (5 or 8 sessions)

MCI supports schools that host public research lesson

MCI is in the planning stages of publishing a journal for lesson study

Participation at various lesson study conferences for networking and sharing of information

Lesson Refinement MeetingPCF Jalan Besar KindergartenMCI Lesson Study ProgramThe team did a research lesson on conservation of numbers.

Post Lesson Discussion MeetingKong Hwa School

MCI Lesson Study ProgramThe team did a research lesson on mixed

numbers.

Example: Lesson Study in Action

• Overview of Lesson Study (1 hour)• Lesson Planning in Action (1 hour)• Preparation for Research Lesson (1 hour)• Research Lesson (1 hour)• Post-Lesson Discussion (1 hour)• Forum on Lesson Study Implementation (1 hour)

Lesson Planning in Fuchun Primary SchoolSingapore

lesson studyaround the world

Edgewood Elementary School, New York, USA

Bina Bangsa School, Jakarta, Indonesia

Tsukuba University, Tsukuba (APEC Lesson Study)

Chiangmai University, Thailand (APEC Lesson Study)

Lesson Study is used for teachers in one school district in Chile to learn about the role of manipulatives.

lesson studySingaporeMathimplementation

Lesson Study is used for teachers in one school in the Philippines to learn about

the problem-solving approach.

Mayflower Primary School, Singapore studied how to help students develop meaning in learning.

Bukit View Primary School Primary 2 Team changed their research theme from how to help students with two-step word problems to how to develop independent problem solvers.

Bukit View Primary School Primary 5 Team studied how to develop confidence in problem solving.

Princess Elizabeth Primary School studied how curiosity helps in problem solving.

Teachers from different kindergartens collaborated to study how to get students to visualize even as they learn numbers concepts.

www.academyofsingaporeteachers.moe.gov.sg

ForumSome of us know a bit about lesson study. Some have heard the term but not much else. Some have extensive experience with it. The purpose of the forum is for you to ask any questions you have about lesson study.

There is an article on the first things about lesson study at this website.

http://www.academyofsingaporeteachers.moe.gov.sg/cos/o.x?c=/ast/pagetree