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Direct linkYuta Arii – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2024
Purpose: This study examines the relationship between teacher leadership and learning in lesson study (LS). Design/methodology/approach: A multilevel analysis of data was conducted based on the results of a questionnaire survey of 129 teachers collected through Google forms from 27 schools in the city. Findings: First, in the sample, leadership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Seino, Tatsuhiko; Foster, Colin – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2021
Lesson study has been implemented in schools around the world as a method of professional development for teachers. Lesson study consists of five steps, among which the "Research Lesson" and "Post-lesson Discussion" are central. During the Post-lesson Discussion, after the teacher has commented on the lesson, all of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, Discussion
Download full textShinno, Yusuke; Yanagimoto, Tomoko – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
In this study, we aim to explore the conditions and constraints of implementing a lesson study-based professional development (LSPD) program for Japanese pre-service primary teachers. Based on the anthropological theory of the didactic--a well-established theoretical framework in mathematics education research--it offers three dimensions…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration
Sato, Takahiro; Tsuda, Emi; McKay, Cathy; Furuta, Yu; Kajita, Kazuhiro – Teacher Educator, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate Japanese elementary teachers' professional development experiences in physical education in Japan. Participants were nine teachers from four public elementary schools. Data sources included semi-structured face-to-face interviews and annual physical education professional development portfolios. Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education, Faculty Development
Fujii, Toshiakira – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2014
This paper is based on data gathered during visits to Uganda and Malawi, conducted by the International Math-teacher Professionalization Using Lesson Study (IMPULS) project and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The author's observations and experiences highlighted misconceptions about lesson study. The paper concludes that some…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Misconceptions
Lewis, Catherine C.; Perry, Rebecca R.; Friedkin, Shelley – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2011
Lesson study (jugyou kenkyuu) has spread outside Japan in the last decade, providing opportunities to see how lesson study fares in countries where the instructional practices and curriculum materials differ from those in Japan. This study reports an elementary mathematics lesson study cycle from the United States. To investigate the nature of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics
Brendefur, Jonathan L.; Whitney, Brian; Stewart, Roger A.; Pfiester, Joshua; Zarbinisky, Julia – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2014
Changing teacher practices to improve student learning is a challenge. For teachers' practices to change, faculties within schools must build communities of practice. However, supporting teachers' collaborative learning within a Professional Learning Team can be an elusive challenge. We found through the Instructional Learning Team (ILT) model of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teamwork, Communities of Practice, Case Studies
Saito, Eisuke – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the developmental stages of lesson study for learning community (LSLC) and to clarify the measures necessary for promoting the progress of LSLC, targeting consultants working on educational development projects for developing countries. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is organised as a…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Teaching Methods, Consultants, Observation
Ngwudike, Benjamin C. – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this paper was to examine the cross-national performance of fourth- and eighth-grade students in mathematics on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003. The TIMSS assessment data were used to identify nations that have a competitive edge in the critical area of mathematics. The Trends in International…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Persistence
Arani, Mohammad Reza Sarkar – Online Submission, 2006
I clarify in this chapter what Iran can learn from Japan's experience of jugyou kenkyuu(lesson study) model, and what we can apply to the Iranian educational context. The chapter also discusses the process, progress and challenges of incorporating jugyou kenkyuu into Iranian teacher training. I examine how Iranian teachers and school…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Collaboration, Lesson Plans, Reflective Teaching
Bass, Hyman, Ed.; Usiskin, Zalman, Ed.; Burrill, Gail, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2002
The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) and the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNCMI) took advantage of a unique opportunity to bring educators together. In August 2000, following the Ninth International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-9) in Makuhari, Japan, MSEB and USNCMI capitalized on the presence of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Workshops, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Rubenstein, Rheta N., Ed.; Bright, George W., Ed. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004
Teaching is a complex, ongoing endeavor that involves a myriad of decisions. NCTM's Sixty-Sixth Yearbook is organized around three aspects of teaching: foundations for teaching, the enactment of teaching, and the support of teaching nurtured in preservice education and strengthened throughout a teacher's career. The accompanying professional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Teaching Models, Educational Change
