Lesson Study@University of Stavanger

Lesson Study@University of Stavanger

Top image: Christine Lee with some of the Lesson Study Research Group at University of Stavanger (Elaine Munthe, Anne Mette Karlsen, Gro Naesheim-Bjorkvik, Rebecca Ann Stuvland, Christine Lee, Arne Jakobsen, Nina Helgevold) The Lesson Study@University of Stavanger group hosted Christine Lee, National Institute of Education, Singapore, for 2 weeks this spring. What a wonderful opportunity to share, discuss, and learn! […]

International Lesson Study Congress in Lausanne Switzerland

International Lesson Study Congress in Lausanne Switzerland

From 6 to 8 June 2018, La HEP Vaud welcomes The Congress of International Lesson Study. This Congress aims to describe and question the different adaptations of this approach in Europe. Lesson Study will be put under the microscope in Lausanne The Congress organized in June 2018 in Lausanne aims to describe and question the different adaptations of this approach […]

Making Student Thinking Visible

Making Student Thinking Visible

This webinar was Chaired by Prof Catherine Lewis, Research Professor at the Department of Education at Mills College Oakland, California and presented by Dr Shelley Friedkin, also of Mills College and Assistant Professor Sharon Dotger of Syracuse University. This webinar focused on two tools useful for making student thinking visible: journals (notebooks) and board writing (bansho). The presenters shared a […]

Second Lesson Study Immersion Programme Beijing China

Second Lesson Study Immersion Programme Beijing China

Given the success of the 1st Lesson Study Immersion Programme in Tokyo, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (Zwolle, the Netherlands) is currently organizing a 2nd  and similar study visit to Beijing and the WALS 2018 to learn about and experience how Chinese Lesson Study works. Last November 2017 a group of twenty Dutch teachers and researchers participated in a three-day […]

Lesson Study well-represented at AERA 2018 conference in New York City

Lesson Study well-represented at AERA 2018 conference in New York City

This year’s annual American Educational Research Association (AERA 2018) conference was held in New York City (April 13-17). With over 15.000 participants, this conference belongs to one of the biggest educational research conferences in the world covering a broad variety of educational topics. Different Lesson Study (LS) researchers from various countries were participating as well, presenting their work in different […]

Newsletter | April 2018

Newsletter | April 2018

Dear WALS members everywhere Welcome to the April 2018 Newsletter. My thanks to all the WALS portfolio holders, Council members and the WALS office staff who have been busy developing this year’s programme. The first 2018 Issue of the International Journal of Lesson and Learning Studies hit the WALS theme of 2018 on the head with its focus on the […]

WALS holds its first ‘Slow Chat’ on Twitter

WALS holds its first ‘Slow Chat’ on Twitter

From Friday, March 9 through to Sunday, March 11, we held our first WALS “slow chat” on twitter. Hosted by Sharon Dotger (Syracuse University, USA), the chat engaged 70 participants from 8 countries. The discussion focused on coaching or facilitating lesson study teams. We talked about the importance of establishing trusting collaborations while navigating tough conversations among participants with different […]

QU-CED hosts Second Lesson Study Project forum

QU-CED hosts Second Lesson Study Project forum

The National Center for Educational Development (NCED) at Qatar University College of Education (QU-CED) held the Second Lesson Study Project forum recently, aiming to highlight the progress and accomplishments of the project during the past four years. The event was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and sponsored by Marubeni Company. It is part of […]

The many faces of lesson study and learning study

Author(s): Keith Wood, (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam) Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the contributions to the current issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper is intended to stimulate a discussion about the nature of lesson study (LS), its use in initial teacher education (ITE) and the role of […]