Introduction from WALS President Pete Dudley Our first WALS News in December had a strong East Asian feel with an interview with Pr. Manabu Sato and reports from conferences in Beijing and Thailand. This WALS News has a more European feel with a ‘first’ in Greece, and a ‘second’ in the Netherlands. There is IJLLS update from its new Editor…
Taking Lesson Study School-wide
Recently, WALS had its first webinar for the year. We would like to thank our WALS President Dr Pete Dudley and Hon General Secretary Ms Jean Lang for initiating this webinar. Dr Akihiko Takahashi and Dr Shelley Friedkin shared their experiences and expertise during this educational webinar. They shared their insights and ideas in the webinar, which attracted participants from…
Annual Report 2016
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Newsletter | Dec 2016
A Word to Members Welcome to our first issue of a regular newsletter that will keep you updated and connected as members of our community. We start off with an interview with Prof Manabu Sato, a heads-up on an exciting new development: online webinars conducted by leading experts (Profs Catherine Lewis and Akihiko Takahasi will present in January), and introduce…
London Mathematics Lesson Study Hub
Last week three groups of teachers as part of the London Mathematics Lesson Study Hubs met to share what they had learned through lesson study about using images to enhance conceptual understanding of mathematics such as Fractions. In particular they shared close observations of typical misconceptions among pupils of different year groups around the learning of Fractions. Building upon each…
What’s Happening With LS In Málaga, Spain?
A blog by Dr Neomi Peña Trapero In Málaga, LS research focuses on virtuality in order to develop the practical thinking of teachers through analysis of knowledge-in-action. LS has proven to be a privileged series of strategies in making knowledge –which by nature is unconscious and automatic– visible by promoting self-observation and contrasted analysis of classroom life. The confidence which…
Minutes of 5th Annual General Meeting
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LSUK Handbook In German
Would like to read Pete Dudley’s Lesson Study Handbook in German? Get it here: http://lessonstudy.co.uk/2016/01/german-translation-of-the-lesson-study-handbook-is-now-available-to-download-for-free/
Teaching Better: Igniting and Sustaining Instructional Improvement
Teaching Better, a new book by Brad and Genevieve Ermeling is now available for pre-order. After 15 years of writing, collecting artwork, and completing case studies, the final product will be published this March from Corwin Press. The book is packed with details to ignite and sustain lesson study and collaborative inquiry. It includes U.S. and international case studies, powerful metaphors, reflection questions,…