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Lesson Study
A Guide to Implementation
Elbert Hubbard
“The teacher is the one who gets the most out
of the lessons, and the true teacher is the
learner.”
Lesson Study
• Evolves from Professional Learning
Communities (PLCs) of teachers• Provides opportunities to create a model for
high-quality instructional practices.• Improves a lesson through teacher
collaboration.
Lesson Study
• Meets Florida Professional Development System
Evaluation Protocol Standards (1.2.1, 2.2.1, and
3.2.1)
• Promotes a cycle of continuous improvement to
achieve goals that align with individual, school
and district goals for student achievement.
Differentiated Accountability
• Requires full implementation of Lesson Study
Process for schools categorized as “F”,
Intervene, or part of the Lowest 5%.
Foci of Lesson Study
• To create structured occasions for teachers to
examine teaching and learning.
• To improve the lesson planning process.
• To refine instructional strategies and delivery.
• To evaluate the results.
• To evaluate student thinking.
• To increase student mastery.
Lesson Study is…
• Job-embedded• Ongoing• Comprehensive• Real classroom instructional challenges• Teacher-directed• Student-centered• Shared best practices and strategies• Collaborative
Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
• Consider the objectives of a particular content
area, unit and/or lesson
• Plan lessons that bring to life both short-term
and long-term goals
• Deepen subject matter knowledge
Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
• Develop pedagogy
• Share and design best practices
• Participate in job-embedded learning
• Explore problems that impede student learning
• Understand how students think and learn
Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
• Learn successful teaching techniques and
behaviors from other teachers
• Develop peer coaching skills
• Participate in job-embedded learning
• Explore problems that impede student learning
Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
• Understand how students think and learn
• Learn successful teaching techniques and
behaviors from other teachers
• Develop peer coaching skills
• Improve student learning based on
observations and assessments
Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
• Think deeply about short-term and long-term goals
for students
• Anticipate student thinking
• Collect and analyze student learning and behavior
data
Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
• Improve instruction based on careful
observation of students by understanding how
students learn
• Support beginning teachers
Lesson Study Relative to Other Initiatives
• Florida’s Continuous Improvement Model (FCIM)
• Lesson Study is in “Act” component as professional development
• Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
• More effective when focus is on improving instructional delivery and increasing student achievement
Lesson Study Relative to Other Initiatives
• PS/RtI and Data Driven Instruction
• Data gathered from student observations allow teachers to redirect the instructional focus on students’ academic needs
• Instructional Coaching Cycles
• Develop a consistent pattern of working collaboratively with teachers
Lesson Study and PS/RtI
• Each tier must be demonstrably effective for large numbers of students.
• If the universally provided instruction is not effective for most students, then large numbers of students will unnecessarily require additional resources and support.
• Lesson Study strengthens instructional knowledge and student achievement, a direct benefit to all levels of tiered continuum of service.
Lesson Study and Florida Professional Development System Evaluation Protocol Standards
• Meets Standards 1.2.1, 2.2.1 and 3.2.1
• Specifically requirements for educator participation in
collaborative learning communities for continuous
improvement to achieve goals that align with individual,
school, and district goals for student achievement
• Associated student learning goals should be reflected in
TARGET.
Purpose of Lesson Study
• Provides districts, administrators, coaches, and
teachers with content and pedagogical learning to
strengthen their instructional knowledge and
increase student achievement.
• Assists all participants to deepen their knowledge
of content, pedagogy and student thinking.
Purpose of Lesson Study
• Presents an opportunity to:
– Think carefully about goals of a particular lesson,
unit, and/or subject area
– Read, listen and think, as well as express and
question ideas
– Study and improve the best available lessons
Purpose of Lesson Study
• Presents an opportunity to:
– Deepen subject-matter knowledge
– Build powerful instructional strategies and quality
lessons through collaboration
– Improve teaching through systematic collaborative
inquiry
Lesson Study Cycle
• Phase I: Scheduling and Planning
• Phase II: Teaching and Observing
• Phase III: Debriefing
• Phase IV: Re-Teaching and Reflecting
Length of Lesson Study Cycle
• No defined time period
• Ongoing process
• Implemented throughout the year
• More than one cycle can be completed
– One cycle during the first semester
– One cycle during the second semester
Lesson Study Implementation
• More time is spent on planning and improving the lesson because the lesson plan is the backbone of Lesson Study.
• Begin with a lesson that has already been developed:– Previous year lesson plan– Textbook manual suggested lesson– Pre-developed lessons from Internet, etc.
Lesson Study Funding
• School Improvement Grant• Title I• Title II• General Revenue• May be used to:– hire substitutes for teachers who may be
observing the lessons– Acquire additional resources to enhance Lesson
Study process
Essential Questions to Begin Lesson Study
• Is the lesson aligned to the Next Generation
Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS)?
• What specific benchmark(s) does the lesson include?
• Will the instruction result in student learning at the
level of complexity required for the benchmark?
Essential Questions to Begin Lesson Study
• How can teachers enhance the teaching and
learning process to provide data-driven
instruction that will increase student
proficiency in all subject areas?
Essential Questions to Begin Lesson Study
• What do we want students to learn and be
able to do by the end of the unit of study and
by the end of the school year?
• What is the current rate of progress and level
of performance of students enrolled in this
course/class?
Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
• Development and use of team-created lesson plans
as a part of the process
• Incorporation of reading and writing across the
curriculum for all subject areas by using “Three
Types of Essential Reading Activities” (pre-reading,
during reading, and after reading strategies) in daily
instruction
Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
• Teacher use of rigorous questions,
assignments, and assessments
• Development of an understanding of Lesson
Study as a collaborative process
• Understanding of how Lesson Study is a way
to strengthen teaching and learning in schools
Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
• Application of Lesson Study in a variety of
ways, including lesson development and
testing through Lesson Study
• Examination of the role of the district and the
principal in implementing effective Lesson
Study teams
Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
• Skill development in other professional
learning activities related to Lesson Study
• Support of fellow teachers in initiating and
building Professional Learning Communities
with a focus on Lesson Study