Intro -- Lesson Study A Japanese Approach to Improving Mathematics Teaching and Learning -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Why Study Lesson Study? -- Book Overview -- 2 An Overview of Lesson Study -- The Lesson Study Process -- Venues for Conducting Lesson Study -- A Brief History of Lesson Study -- 3 Lesson Study at Tsuta Elementary School -- Konaikenshu in the Western Region of Hiroshima -- About Tsuta Elementary School -- Lesson Study at Tsuta Elementary School Between 1991 and 1994 -- 4 Illustrating the Lesson Study Through the Work of Five Tsuta Teachers -- The Lower Grade Participants -- The Organization of the Lower Group's Work -- 5 Drawing Up a Preliminary Lesson Plan -- The Lesson Plan: A Complex Three Part Document -- 6 Refining the Lesson Plan -- What Problems Should Students Work on? -- What Manipulatives Should Students Be Provided? -- How Will Students Be Encouraged to Discuss Their Work? -- How to Conclude the Lesson? -- 7 Preparing to Teach the Study Lesson -- Touching Up the Lesson Plan -- Creating Materials and Rehearsing -- 8 Teaching the Study Lesson -- Grasping the Problem Setting -- Presentation of the Problem Format -- Solving the Problem -- Polishing and Presenting Individual Solution Methods (Neriage) -- Summary and Announcement for the Next Lesson -- 9 Discussing How to Improve the Study Lesson -- Improving the Use of Time in the Lesson -- Redesigning the Handout -- Clarifying the Focus on Subtraction -- Refining the Manipulative for the Lesson -- Specifying Wording and Questions (Hatsumon) -- 10 The Revised Lesson Plan -- 11 Teaching the Revised Lesson -- Grasping the Problem Setting -- Presentation of the Problem Format -- Solving the Main Problem -- Polishing and Reporting Individual Solution Methods -- Summary and Announcement of the Next Lesson.

12 Sharing Reflections About the Study Lesson -- Mr. Yamasaki's Opening Remarks -- Ms. Tsukuda's Self-Evaluation of the Lesson -- Group Discussion of the Lesson -- Mr. Saeki's Comments and Suggestions -- Closing Remarks From Mr. Yamasaki -- 13 Follow-Up Activities: Sharing and Reflecting -- Tsuta Hosts a Lesson Study Open House -- Year-End Reflection on Konaikenshu -- 14 Strategies for Avoiding Isolation in Order to Enhance Lesson Study -- The Outside Advisor Serves to Create Links Across Lesson Study Groups -- Research Bulletins-A Vehicle for Sharing Lesson Study Insights and Strategies -- Lesson Study Groups Connect Through the Members They Share -- A System of Regular Teacher Rotations Allows Lesson Study Groups to Learn From Each Other -- 15 Conclusion -- What Do Teachers Stand to Gain From Engaging in Lesson Study? -- The Role of Tsuta Teachers in Enhancing and Shaping Their Lesson Study Experience -- What Important Lessons Can We Draw From Japanese Lesson Study? -- References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Lesson study is a popular professional development approach in Japan whereby teachers collaborate to study content, instruction, and how students solve problems and reach for understanding in order to improve elementary mathematics instruction and learning in the classroom. This book is the first comprehensive look at the system and process of lesson study in Japan. It describes in detail the process of how teachers conducted lesson study--how they collaborated in order to develop a lesson, what they talked about during the process, and what they looked at in order to understand deeply how students were learning. Readers see the planning of a mathematics lesson, as well as how much content knowledge the teachers have. They observe students' problem solving strategies and learn how Japanese teachers prepare themselves to identify those strategies and facilitate the students' discussion. Written for mathematics teachers, educational researchers, school administrators interested in teachers' professional development, and professional developers, this landmark volume provides an in-depth understanding of lesson study that can lead to positive changes in teachers' professional development and in teaching and learning in the United States.

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