{"id":247,"date":"2017-09-04T08:11:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T08:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.morphmatters.com\/WALS\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2025-07-01T03:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T03:18:58","slug":"about-wals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/about-wals\/","title":{"rendered":"About WALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"247\" class=\"elementor elementor-247\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-128a484a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"128a484a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b24c5dc\" data-id=\"1b24c5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac8e447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac8e447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS)<\/strong> supports educators and researchers interested in advancing teaching and learning through Lesson Study. Our member-run organization includes members from more than 35 countries who embrace a broad family of Lesson Study approaches. Our annual conferences, flagship journal, webinars and special interest groups provide opportunities to exchange ideas, consider new approaches, and work with colleagues around the world to improve the quality of teaching and learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WALS is governed by elected officers.\u00a0 Find out about our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/executive-committee\/\">Executive Committee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/council-members\/\">Council<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/admin-team\/\">Admin Team<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/privacy-notice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join colleagues around the world who are using classroom-based inquiry to improve learning.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/membership-registration\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Become a member of WALS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890b28a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"890b28a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/walsnet.org\/downloads\/20230404_WALS%20Constitution%2022%20March%202023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constitution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/category\/annual-reports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annual Reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43abd4d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43abd4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-834e030\" data-id=\"834e030\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab052f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ab052f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"2daad3d1-6624-4e39-87c6-a179f1626131\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"World Map\"><\/div><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\/2daad3d1-6624-4e39-87c6-a179f1626131\" style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\" target=\"_blank\">World Map<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\" style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Infogram<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) supports educators and researchers interested in advancing teaching and learning through Lesson Study. 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