Return-Path: Received: from listserv.tc.columbia.edu (listserv.tc.columbia.edu [128.59.202.50]) by menyapa.cc.columbia.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id CAA10441 for ; Tue, 19 Mar 2002 02:57:24 -0500 (EST) X-Originating-IP: [24.94.24.9] From: "celeste campbell" To: "Lesson Study Listserv" Cc: milesmye@pacbell.net, wilms@ucla.edu Subject: Pre-lesson study training Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:55:20 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Mar 2002 07:55:21.0557 (UTC) FILETIME=[6B5F7850:01C1CF1B] List-Unsubscribe: Reply-To: "celeste campbell" To those of you who have completed at least one cycle of lesson study -- What do you wish you had known or understood before you began that might be accomplished with some up-front training? If you were designing a summer training workshop for teachers and administrators who are interested in lesson study - what would you include? I am going to facilitate a novice lesson study team next fall and am thinking through how to set them up for the most powerful experience possible. What do you think of a 4-5 day summer workshop led by experienced Japanese and American lesson study practitioners (and researchers?) who would serve as coaches to the novices? Institute components: A general overview of the lesson study research, structure, protocols Demonstration research lessons with the participants first observing experienced observers then practicing collecting evidence of learning themselves Debrief sessions so the participants can practice the reflection protocol Sessions with experienced LS practitioners on crafting the broad multi-year lesson study goal and beginning discussions on the more narrow topic/concept goal I see the benefits of such an experience before attempting lesson study on one's own as three-fold: First - Simply to expose the interested teachers to the general process and benefits Secondly - To help them begin to develop the essential lenses (researcher, student, curriculum developer, etc.) Clea Fernandez, Makoto Yoshida and Catherine Lewis talk about in their research Finally - to begin building a support network I appreciate any recommendations or lessons learned you can share. Celeste Campbell UCLA Educational Leadership Program _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com --- Since the purpose of this listserv is to provide a communication network for individuals who are interested in lesson study, please feel free to post messages about lesson-study related announcements, events, and resources that you feel would be relevant to the lesson study community. If you are interested in discussing in-depth questions or insights, please use the collaborative lesson study discussion forum to conduct these online conversations: "www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/discussionforums.html". You are currently subscribed to lessonstudy as: smc90@columbia.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-lessonstudy-340215M@listserv.tc.columbia.edu