WALS 2027 Submitted Expression of Interest

In chronological order of submission Proposed by Place/region of the proposed FTFC Institution supporting the FTFC Country Possible dates of the 2027 FTFC Argument Xingfeng Huang Rongjin Huang Shanghai UNESCO-Teacher Education Center/ Shanghai Normal University China A. 10 May – 25 June B. 13 Sept – 24 Sept C. 11 Oct – 30 Nov We are delighted to express our […]

💬 Lesson Study Café 💬

💬 Lesson Study Café 💬

Grab a cup of coffee ☕ and join us virtually for a casual chat to talk about issues concerning your research, and collaboratively seek ways to address them. 🤝 Every session will focus on one specific theme/topic and will be led by one PhD student or early career researcher (ECR). Examples of themes include the use of textbooks, teachers’ reflection […]

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 […]

Implementation of Lesson Studies in Austria

Implementation of Lesson Studies in Austria

Lesson Study and Learning Study have been implemented increasingly in initial teacher training as well as in continuous professional development in Austria. Universities as well as colleges of teacher education all over Austria make use of Lesson Study in their educational research and they offer courses about Lesson Study on a regular basis. Lesson Study is used intensively in the […]

London Mathematics Lesson Study Hub

London Mathematics Lesson Study Hub

Jean Lang has worked with Pete Dudley to co-lead a Lesson Study project across London which has been funded by the Greater London Authority. This project has involved over 90 schools and is currently running into its 5th year with schools now taking the lead in running 2 Lesson Study Hubs based in the London Boroughs of Redbridge and Croydon. […]

Center of Excellence AEO “Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools”

Centre of Excellence under the auspices of Autonomous Educational Organization “Nazarbayev Intellectual schools” (CoE) has branches in all of the regions of the country, where teacher training courses and workshops are provided by trainers. Conceptualising Lesson Study as one of the key drivers for the transformation of teaching practice and instrument for teacher learning, CoE has been introducing it since […]

Lesson Study Teacher Research to Develop 21st Century Teaching Practices and Learning Outcomes in Brunei Darussalam 2013-17

Lesson Study Teacher Research to Develop 21st Century Teaching Practices and Learning Outcomes in Brunei Darussalam 2013-17

We have recently completed a three-year study (2013-17) supported by a Brunei Research Council (BRC08) grant involving 150 teachers of four curriculum areas from government primary and secondary schools to develop a research-based professional development model for 21st century teaching and learning (21CTL). The model engages teachers in cycles of Lesson Study to design, teach and review learning activities that […]

About Us

About Us

About WALS The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) aims to promote and advance the research and practices focused on Lesson Studies in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning. It provides a platform for research collaboration, mutual assistance and information exchange among its members. It is made up of educational researchers and teaching professionals committed to the […]