Lesson Study: Practical Professional Development

Lesson Study is an approach which allows groups of teachers to research, develop and practice lessons and techniques that have direct impact on their students. This lesson study has been resulted one of the most useful things since it is beneficial for all teachers. But, how does it works? Well,

during lesson study, a group of teachers researches and writes a lesson plan on a particular theme. Then, the teachers write expectations for the lesson. For example, how students will respond to it, whether it will help them understand a certain concept better, and how it will teach them to grasp that concept. Next, one teacher from the group volunteers to teach it to his or her class, and the other teachers are given release time to observe the implementation of the lesson, and note if and how it met expectations. After that, teachers meet again, review notes, and decide what revisions are needed. Personally, I consider that a lesson study is kind of observation for the teacher in which he/she is expected to give a class and while they are observing their partner's class, they take notes of what could be added or improved. So, that is what I learned from this topic. Regarding this, as a future teacher, it could be a great idea to practice the lesson study with your colleagues since it will help us to improve our classes and the way we are teaching to our students. Of course, I consider that all the comments we receive have to be constructive comments that will allow us to become better teachers.

References: 

-Educationworld.com,. (2016). Lesson Study: Practical Professional Development. Retrieved 27 January 2016, from http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin382.shtml

-Educ.ualberta.ca,. (2016). Value of Observation. Retrieved 27 January 2016, from http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash