2024 №3 / My Lesson Study journey
My Lesson Study journey
Authors: Catherine Carol Lewis
DOI: 10.62670/2308-7668.2024.49.3.001
Source: Issue: vol. 49 No. 3: 30 September 2024
Publisher: PE "Center of Excellence"
Document type: Review article
Abstract
I share my Lesson Study journey from the 1990s to the present. I have experienced many failures, and each failure revealed a new problem to be solved through collaboration with people in diverse roles –
teachers, administrators, researchers – in several countries. Working together, we have ultimately shown a positive impact on one of the most serious problems facing U.S. education – our poor mathematics achievement and achievement gaps related to historical privilege.
teachers, administrators, researchers – in several countries. Working together, we have ultimately shown a positive impact on one of the most serious problems facing U.S. education – our poor mathematics achievement and achievement gaps related to historical privilege.
Key words: Lesson Study, mathematics, tеaching through problem-solving, intrinsic motivation
References
1. Lewis, C. (1995). Educating Heats and Minds. Cambridge University Press.
2. Lewis, C. C. (1989). From indulgence to internalization: Social control in the early school years. The journal of Japanese studies, 15(1), 139–157.
3. Lewis, C., & Tsuchida, I. (1998). The basics in Japan: The three C’s. Educational Leadership, March 1998, 32–37.
4. Lewis, C., & Tsuchida, I. (1998). A lesson is like a swiftly flowing river: Research lessons and the improvement of Japanese education. American Educator, 22(Winter), 14–17 & 50–52.
5. Lesson Study Group at Mills College (2022a), Can you lift 100 kilograms? The Lesson Research Cycle [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/content-resource/can-you-lift-100-kilograms/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
6. Perry, R., & Lewis, C. (2010). Building demand for research through Lesson Study. In C. E. Coburn & M. K. Stein (Eds.), Research and practice in education: Building alliances, bridging the divide. (pp. 131–145). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
7. Lesson Study Group at Mills College (2022b), Conduct a Cycle: Tools [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/conduct-a-cycle/tools/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
8. Lewis, C., & Hurd, J. (2011). Lesson Study step by step: How teacher learning communities improve instruction. Heinemann.
9. Lewis, C., Perry, R., & Friedkin, S. (2011). Using Japanese Curriculum Materials to Support Lesson Study Outside Japan: Toward Coherent Curriculum. Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 6, 5–19.
10. Lewis, C. C. (2004). What is a Science Text? Missing the Meaning: The Development and Use of Print and Nonprint Text Materials in Diverse School Settings, 61-72. Peacock, A., & Cleghorn, A. (Eds.). (2004). Missing the meaning: The development and use of print and nonprint text materials in diverse school settings (1st ed). Palgrave Macmillan, 61-74.
11. LSGAMC (2002c). Content Resources [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/resources/content-resources/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
12. LSGAMC (2002d). Teaching Through Problem-solving. TTP in Action [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/teaching-problem-solving/ttp-in-action/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
13. Lewis, C., & Perry, R. (2017). Lesson Study to scale up research-based knowledge: A randomized, controlled trial of fractions learning. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 48(3), 261–299. [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.48.3.0261.
14. Lewis, C., & Perry, R. (2015). A randomized trial of Lesson Study with mathematical resource kits: Analysis of impact on teachers’ beliefs and learning community. In E. J. Cai & J. Middleton (Eds.), Design, results, and implications of large-scale studies in mathematics education (pp. 133–155). Springer.
15. Lewis, C. C., Takahashi, A., Friedkin, S., Liebert, S., & Houseman, N. (2022). Sustained, Effective School-wide Lesson Study: How Do We Get There?. Vietnam Journal of Education, 45-57.
16. LSGAMC (2002e). Teaching Through Problem-solving: Overview [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/teaching-problem-solving/overview/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
17. Lewis, C., Ortega, C. Brown, B., Cortez, K., Carter, R., & Friedkin, S. (2023). Collaborative lesson research in the San Francisco Bay Area. In A. Takahashi & G. Wake (Eds.) The mathematics practitioner’s guidebook for collaborative lesson research. Routledge, 42–72.
18. Lewis, C. (2014). How do Japanese teachers improve their Instruction? Synergies of Lesson Study at the School, District, and National levels. Board on Science Education Commissioned Paper [Electronic resource]. –
URL: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/DBASSE_084388
2. Lewis, C. C. (1989). From indulgence to internalization: Social control in the early school years. The journal of Japanese studies, 15(1), 139–157.
3. Lewis, C., & Tsuchida, I. (1998). The basics in Japan: The three C’s. Educational Leadership, March 1998, 32–37.
4. Lewis, C., & Tsuchida, I. (1998). A lesson is like a swiftly flowing river: Research lessons and the improvement of Japanese education. American Educator, 22(Winter), 14–17 & 50–52.
5. Lesson Study Group at Mills College (2022a), Can you lift 100 kilograms? The Lesson Research Cycle [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/content-resource/can-you-lift-100-kilograms/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
6. Perry, R., & Lewis, C. (2010). Building demand for research through Lesson Study. In C. E. Coburn & M. K. Stein (Eds.), Research and practice in education: Building alliances, bridging the divide. (pp. 131–145). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
7. Lesson Study Group at Mills College (2022b), Conduct a Cycle: Tools [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/conduct-a-cycle/tools/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
8. Lewis, C., & Hurd, J. (2011). Lesson Study step by step: How teacher learning communities improve instruction. Heinemann.
9. Lewis, C., Perry, R., & Friedkin, S. (2011). Using Japanese Curriculum Materials to Support Lesson Study Outside Japan: Toward Coherent Curriculum. Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 6, 5–19.
10. Lewis, C. C. (2004). What is a Science Text? Missing the Meaning: The Development and Use of Print and Nonprint Text Materials in Diverse School Settings, 61-72. Peacock, A., & Cleghorn, A. (Eds.). (2004). Missing the meaning: The development and use of print and nonprint text materials in diverse school settings (1st ed). Palgrave Macmillan, 61-74.
11. LSGAMC (2002c). Content Resources [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/resources/content-resources/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
12. LSGAMC (2002d). Teaching Through Problem-solving. TTP in Action [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/teaching-problem-solving/ttp-in-action/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
13. Lewis, C., & Perry, R. (2017). Lesson Study to scale up research-based knowledge: A randomized, controlled trial of fractions learning. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 48(3), 261–299. [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.48.3.0261.
14. Lewis, C., & Perry, R. (2015). A randomized trial of Lesson Study with mathematical resource kits: Analysis of impact on teachers’ beliefs and learning community. In E. J. Cai & J. Middleton (Eds.), Design, results, and implications of large-scale studies in mathematics education (pp. 133–155). Springer.
15. Lewis, C. C., Takahashi, A., Friedkin, S., Liebert, S., & Houseman, N. (2022). Sustained, Effective School-wide Lesson Study: How Do We Get There?. Vietnam Journal of Education, 45-57.
16. LSGAMC (2002e). Teaching Through Problem-solving: Overview [Electronic resource]. – URL: https://lessonresearch.net/teaching-problem-solving/overview/ (Accessed: July 10, 2024).
17. Lewis, C., Ortega, C. Brown, B., Cortez, K., Carter, R., & Friedkin, S. (2023). Collaborative lesson research in the San Francisco Bay Area. In A. Takahashi & G. Wake (Eds.) The mathematics practitioner’s guidebook for collaborative lesson research. Routledge, 42–72.
18. Lewis, C. (2014). How do Japanese teachers improve their Instruction? Synergies of Lesson Study at the School, District, and National levels. Board on Science Education Commissioned Paper [Electronic resource]. –
URL: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/DBASSE_084388