by Michael Nicoloff | Feb 26, 2018
From American Educator, 1998. Excerpt: In recent years, Japanese elementary school teachers have succeeded in making a basic change in their approach to science teaching. They have shifted from “teaching as telling” to “teaching for...
by Michael Nicoloff | Feb 26, 2018
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....
by Michael Nicoloff | Feb 26, 2018
From Educational Leadership, February 2004. Excerpt: Will lesson study become an important tool for instructional improvement, or is it a short-lived fad? Many promising innovations die because their visible features are implemented ritualistically, without a clear...
by Michael Nicoloff | Feb 26, 2018
From M. Matoba, K. A. Crawford & M. R. Sarkar Arani (Eds.), Lesson Study: International Perspective on Policy and Practice. Excerpt: This chapter addresses the development of lesson study in North America. Four areas of progress are described: the growth of...
by Michael Nicoloff | May 2, 2019
Published by Heinemann, 2011.Description:It’s a simple idea: if we want to improve instruction, what could be more obvious than collaborating with fellow teachers to plan instruction and examine its impact on students? Lesson Study empowers teachers to improve...