{"id":2416,"date":"2021-07-23T23:24:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/?p=2416"},"modified":"2023-04-19T07:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T07:30:10","slug":"lesson-study-at-oruaiti-school-northland-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-new-theme\/2021\/07\/23\/lesson-study-at-oruaiti-school-northland-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Study at Oruaiti School, Northland, New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Regardless\nof the proliferation of models of professional development (PD) available for\nteachers, many students in New Zealand continue to profile as underachieving.\nThis heightens awareness of the complexities associated with providing quality\nteaching and learning across the breadth of school contexts. This study\nexplored the potential of Lesson Study (LS) as a model of PD, to enhance\nteachers\u2019 professional learning (PL) about the effectiveness of their practice\nand its impact on student learning. The study took place in two schools in\nNorthland, New Zealand. Specifically, it examined the experiences of teachers\nin an LS approach, adopted as a PL activity to support enhanced teaching\npractices for teachers located in a socially disadvantaged region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Findings\nfrom the study suggest that there are elements particular to the efficacious\nimplementation of LS, within such regions, which appear to be influential in\nstrengthening both teacher and student perceptions of their learning. These\nelements include collaborative teaching practice and student voice, increased\nconfidence and willingness to adopt new teaching approaches into their\npractice, achieving a deeper level of reflexivity and reflection on their\nprofessional learning and on their students\u2019 learning, and dialogic reflection\nwith their peers which enabled them to better understand the needs of their\nstudents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study provides\nnew insight into teachers\u2019 work with students in socially disadvantaged\nlocations and into the potential utility of LS in such regions as a model of PD\nthat can benefit both teachers and students in their schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the Research Lessons in one of the case study sites evolved from the lead teacher utilising student voice. His students had indicated that they wanted to design, and organise to have built, an outdoor teaching and learning space. After many months of arduous work, their wishes were realised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rhona Leonard
<\/strong>Department of Education, New Zealand
Deakin University, Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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