Texas USA Lesson Study (TXLS) is an initiative of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and is implemented through hubs of the state’s education service centers (ESCs) that provide facilitators to teachers conducting lesson study. Yarema and Gee were facilitators in ESC Regions 14 and 15. Some ESCs offer teachers the option of beginning the process during the summer, meeting about…
WALS 2019 Conference Fee Sponsorship of PhD students from OECD linked (developing) countries
WALS has set aside some funds to bear the cost of the registration fee for up to 3 PhD student presenters at WALS Conference 2019. Kindly note the following: This funding is available only to PhD student presenters and capped at a maximum number of 3. Sponsorship will only be given to those from OECD linked (Developing) countries. The sponsorship…
First National Convention on Lesson Study in Philippines
Image above: Educators from different parts of the Philippines attend the first national convention on Lesson Study at UP NISMED. Three hundred and thirty teachers, school administrators, educators, and research students from all over the country attended the first national convention on Lesson Study in the Philippines hosted by the Philippine Association of Lesson and Learning Studies, Inc. (PALS) and…
Crafting Sustainable Pedagogies for Teaching and Learning
This webinar was chaired by Dr. Sui Lin Goei, Professor Inclusive Learning Environments at Windesheim University and Assistant Professor at LEARN! Research Institute at VU Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and was presented by Tijmen Schipper MSc, also of Windesheim University, Fenna Wolthuis MSc of Groningen University, and Susanne Jansen MSc of Utrecht University, all in the Netherlands. Prof Stéphane Clivaz of…
New Edition of Standard Handbook on Action Research
The international standard handbook on action research, Teachers Investigate Their Work, is now available in its third edition. Drawing from studies carried out by teachers and other professionals, as well as from their own international practical experience, the authors – among them the two Austrian researchers Herbert Altrichter and Peter Posch – provide examples and details of practitioner research in…
Newsletter | February 2019
Dear WALS member, A happy Lunar New Year and a big welcome to the first 2019 WALS News. This edition celebrates the injection of new talent from around the world joining the WALS Council. The Council plays a vital role in WALS, developing activities and policies to help promote high quality Lesson and Learning Study globally. The Council is multi-national…
Lesson and Learning Studies at the CARN D.A.CH Conference in Innsbruck, Austria
Two book presentations and three presentations about Lesson and Learning Studies at the VII. CARN D.A.CH Conference in Innsbruck demonstrated impressively, that the German-speaking research community is not missing out on significant developments in educational research! Unlike the Seven Sleepers, who are quietly dozing away in the pilgrimage chapel of “Maria auf der Gallwies” next to the Castle Mentlberg –…
Minutes of 7th Annual General Meeting
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Agenda for the 7th Annual General Meeting
Date: 24th November 2018 13.00 to 14.30 Jingwen Hall Beijing Normal University Welcome Address by WALS President, – Dr. Pete Dudley Annual Report for 2018 Hon. Gen. Sec, – Ms. Jean Lang Annual Financial Statement for 2018, – Hon. Treasurer, Dr. Christina Ratnam Election of President, Vice Presidents, Hon. Gen. Sec, Hon. Treasurer, Auditors and Exco for 2019-21 Election of…