{"id":1267,"date":"2025-08-04T16:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/?page_id=1267"},"modified":"2025-10-23T07:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:17:18","slug":"phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/phd\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD &#038; Early Career Researchers Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1267\" class=\"elementor elementor-1267\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0336ed9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0336ed9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef6675 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ef6675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PhD &amp; Early Career Researchers Day<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e131ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e131ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d914a1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d914a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D\/ECR Program Concept<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259d32d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"259d32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is Lesson Study? How would we answer this question?<br \/>Let\u2019s discuss this question together with participants who will lead the future of Lesson Study around the world. We\u2019d like to share and consider these questions:<\/p><ul><li>How should researchers contribute to Lesson Study?<\/li><li>How should we capture global trends in Lesson Study and look toward the future?<\/li><li>How can we improve the quality of research papers on Lesson Study?<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Let\u2019s discuss these questions with participants and panelists at the Ph.D &amp; Early Career Researchers Day! All participants of Ph.D\/ECR program is very welcomed!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b89003 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b89003\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58da52b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58da52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Schedule<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd2d06 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow eael-table-align-center eael-dt-th-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"efd2d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"efd2d06\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-efd2d06\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-efd2d06\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Time<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Sessions<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">9:30~9:45<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Registration Open<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">9:45~10:00<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Welcome Speech<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">10:00~10:30<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Ice-Breaking Session\n<br> \u2666    Make groups\n<br> \u2666    Quiz competition about Japan and Lesson Study<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">10:30~11:00<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Tea Break<br>\n\n\u203bAnd, time to think about questions for the afternoon session<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">11:00~12:00<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Keynote Speech \u2460<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">12:00~13:00<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Lunch<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">13:00~14:00<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Keynote Speech \u2461<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">14:00~14:30<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Tea Break<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">14:30~15:30<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Q&amp;A Panel Discussion about Lesson Study: Ask your question to\n\npanelist!<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">15:30~16:30<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Tea break and Poster Session<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">16:30~16:45<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Closing<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5005c68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5005c68\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d0f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17d0f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b711c61 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b711c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963f574 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"963f574\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e190359 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e190359\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bdc6eb animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-naevents_basic_team\" data-id=\"8bdc6eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;team_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.walsnet.org\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Yuta-ARII\\uff08niigata-univ\\uff09-1-scaled-e1754325763813.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1274,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"naevents_basic_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"naeep-team-item zoom-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"naeep-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yuta-ARII\uff08niigata-univ\uff09-1-scaled-e1754325763813.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mate-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"naeep-social rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1f786 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c1f786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yuta Arii<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e978053 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e978053\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8761879 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8761879\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9216d0 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9216d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Multi-layered Complexity of Lesson Study in Japan<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5184740 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5184740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japan&#8217;s Lesson Study has a long history and has spread worldwide since the 2000s. It has been implemented and re-contextualised in various countries, intertwined with their own histories and cultures. Often, the question arises: &#8220;How should Lesson Study be implemented?&#8221; However, focusing on methods while neglecting the purpose is unproductive. So, what is the purpose of Lesson Study? This session will explore this question using Japanese Lesson Study as an example.<\/p><p>What comes to mind when you are asked what Japanese Lesson Study is? Is it simply cycling through the Lesson Study cycle (Plan, Research Lesson, Post-Discussion)? Over its long history, Japanese Lesson Study has taken many different styles for various purposes. This session aims to show the variety of Lesson Study practices in Japan and stimulate participants&#8217; thinking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90d472 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b90d472\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d333a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00d333a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24a0de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e24a0de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b7d13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83b7d13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3d3bf animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-naevents_basic_team\" data-id=\"9e3d3bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;team_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.walsnet.org\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/steven.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1398,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"naevents_basic_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"naeep-team-item zoom-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"naeep-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/steven.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mate-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"naeep-social rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7959dec animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7959dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steven Mannens<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3e26d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b3e26d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b10cf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b10cf7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b0458 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03b0458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">50 Shades of Lesson Study: Diversity as Part of Future Success<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2658d1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2658d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, Flanders (Belgium) has been a region characterized by its ability to absorb and adapt to a wide range of external influences. Adaptation is not seen as a weakness, but as a cultural strength \u2014 a defining feature of our social identity. Lesson Study entered the Flemish educational landscape several years ago. While educational innovations traditionally gain traction quickly in our region, the diffusion of Lesson Study has been more gradual. This invites reflection: what explains this slower uptake (e.g. Mannens, 2017)? Which factors act as levers for successful implementation, and what elements make a visible difference in schools\u2019 engagement with the approach and impact of the approach (e.g. Impactreport Provinciaal Onderwijs, 2024)?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lesson Study serves as a powerful professional development approach for teachers (Tijmen, 2019). In this context, \u201c50 shades of Lesson Study\u201d represents the Flemish search for ways to enact the five identified main ideas of Lesson Study (Goei et al., 2021). Embracing diversity in how Lesson Study is interpreted and practiced might, paradoxically, be the key to its long-term success in Flanders.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1a263 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d1a263\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b8833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59b8833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a04b46 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a04b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Committee Members<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa02339 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa02339\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8310a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8310a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425b40c e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"425b40c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59500f8 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59500f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de8566 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de8566\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1797dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1797dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Akane-Tano.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Akane-Tano.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Akane-Tano-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8954636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8954636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Akane<br>Tano<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0889e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0889e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kyoto University, Japan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7677e92 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7677e92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec146a e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ec146a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628770b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"628770b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0fefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc0fefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chiaki-TAKESHIMA-Hiroshima-Univ.-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chiaki-TAKESHIMA-Hiroshima-Univ.-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chiaki-TAKESHIMA-Hiroshima-Univ.-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chiaki-TAKESHIMA-Hiroshima-Univ.-1.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf83a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddf83a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chiaki<br>Takeshima<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919b5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"919b5d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hiroshima University, Japan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dee24c e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dee24c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14ffa3 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a14ffa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dba7f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dba7f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d1b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41d1b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ming-Yue-Hiroshima-University-1-e1754325583241-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ming-Yue-Hiroshima-University-1-e1754325583241-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ming-Yue-Hiroshima-University-1-e1754325583241-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ming-Yue-Hiroshima-University-1-e1754325583241-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ming-Yue-Hiroshima-University-1-e1754325583241-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ming-Yue-Hiroshima-University-1-e1754325583241.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c14a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c14a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yue<br>Ming<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dad662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dad662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hiroshima University, Japan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7317024 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7317024\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:900}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff7e1e e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aff7e1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94a4ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a94a4ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72d136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b72d136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yuka-Fujiwara-Hiroshima-University-e1754325684120-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yuka-Fujiwara-Hiroshima-University-e1754325684120-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yuka-Fujiwara-Hiroshima-University-e1754325684120-150x150.jpg 150w, 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