Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving

From NAIS online, 2014. Abstract: In Japan, math educators have been thinking about how to develop problem-solving for several decades. This article walks through a typical 5th grade teaching through problem solving mathematics lesson highlighting some of the...

What are the Essential Elements of Lesson Study?

Excerpt: An excerpt from Chapter 4 of Lesson Study: A Handbook of Teacher-led Instructional Change, summarizing the opportunities that well-designed Lesson Study should provide. Keywords:   Originally from The California Science Project Connection, Volume 2, No....

A Public Proving Ground for Standards-Based Practice

From Education Week, 2010. Excerpt: As states and school districts across the country embrace common-core standards, U.S. educators are in need of a public proving ground where standards-based instruction can be enacted and studied. What might such a proving ground...
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