by Michael Nicoloff | Jan 23, 2018
From International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2014. Abstract: Over the last 15 years, Japanese lesson study has attracted growing interest as an alternative to conventional teacher professional development. Despite its popularity and results, the...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jan 23, 2018
From Middle School Journal The Lesson Study approach is a method of professional development that encourages teachers to reflect on their teaching practice through a cyclical process of collaborative lesson planning, lesson observation, and examination of student...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jan 23, 2018
From Cell Biology Education, 2004. Excerpt: Beyond the gloomy numbers in international examinations, which show that students in the United States do poorly in both science and mathematics when compared with students in comparable countries, there is perhaps a silver...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jan 4, 2018
From Journal of Educational Change. Abstract: This paper features a case study of one US K-8 school district pioneering the use of ‘‘lesson study,’’ a teacher professional development approach adapted from Japan. The case explores events that occurred in the district...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jan 4, 2018
This article concludes that the LSGMC’s Fractions Lesson Study intervention positively impacts students’ mathematics proficiency. Only 2 of 643 studies reviewed met their criteria for evidence of impact. What Works Clearinghouse Review,...
