Regardless of the proliferation of models of professional development (PD) available for teachers, many students in New Zealand continue to profile as underachieving. This heightens awareness of the complexities associated with providing quality teaching and learning across the breadth of school contexts. This study explored the potential of Lesson Study (LS) as a model of PD, to enhance teachers’ professional…
International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies (IJLLS)is inviting submission of book reviews for the WALS-Routledge Lesson Study Series. This series aims to provide opportunities for researchers and practitioners in Lesson Study to share their work beyond the boundaries of their countries to an international audience. As a means to provide a comprehensive survey of the work in this series,…
Dear WALS member, Welcome to the WALS June Newsletter. The amazing conference being planned in Macau and Hong Kong will now be online. We are working closely with Dr Po Yuk Ko and Dr Sean Li in Hong Kong and Macau respectively to bring you a fantastic online conference with world class keynote speakers, Learning Studies from Hong Kong…
A new series focusing on action research, lesson study and learning study in German language has been launched by the organizers of CARN D.A.Ch, a subgroup of the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN). The first volume in the series focuses on language, multilingualism, and linguistic practices as the unifying thematic element of all contributions. Combined with the methodological claim of…
The first WALS webinar of 2021 will focus on ‘Digital Technologies, Online Learning and Lesson and Learning Studies’ and will feature authors from three of the eight papers included in the IJLLS special issue which has the same focus. The Q and A sessions was chaired and questions was moderated by the co-editors of the special issue, Nina Helgevold from the University…
Networking theories for understanding and guiding Lesson Study Lesson Study (LS) has been adopted and adapted in different global settings. The effects of LS on students’ learning, teachers’ learning, and professional learning community building have been widely documented, but exploration of the theories that underpin LS remains an emergent field of study. In the recent ICMI Study 25 conference proceedings…
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Dear WALS member, Welcome to Spring 2021. Many schools and universities around the world continue under pandemic restrictions: empty (with all teaching online), open (with distancing constraints) or partially open (with online teaching for many). Educators are understandably exhausted. And yet, in this newsletter, the amazing resilience and determination of WALS community members to limit Covid’s damage to student learning…