Why Do Americans Stink at Math?

From The New York Times Magazine. Excerpt: When Akihiko Takahashi was a junior in college in 1978, he was like most of the other students at his university in suburban Tokyo. He had a vague sense of wanting to accomplish something but no clue what that something...

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...

The Secrets of Magnets: Science Research Lessons on Magnets

Description: This video shows excerpts from the seventh and eighth lessons of a nine-lesson unit on magnets for third graders. During the first part of the double-period lesson, students finish building toys they have designed “using the secrets of magnets.” During...

The Secrets of Trapezes: Science Research Lessons on Pendulums

Description: This video shows excerpts from two research lessons: the seventh and eighth lessons of a ten-lesson unit on pendulums taught to fifth graders. In prior lessons, students have created desktop “trapezes” and tried to make them swing at different speeds in...

Three Perspectives on Lesson Study

A video by the Lesson Study Group at Mills College. Description: This video features three scholars discussing Lesson Study: Catherine Lewis (Mills College) addresses 16 frequently asked questions about Lesson Study. Drawing on her research on Lesson Study in Japan...
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