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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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The Idaho Regional Math Center hosted the state’s first lesson study conference teaching two “live” public lessons over two days in one of the most rural areas of the nation. More than 120 teachers from around the region and state gathered and collaborated around the research theme of Supporting Productive Struggle while Maintaining Cognitive Demand. Additionally, Dr. Akihiko Takahashi delivered…
The 2018 Ohio Lesson Study Conference for the Mathematical Proficiency of Students (OLSC) occurred at Bowling Green State University on June 20th, 2018. The Conference Primer was given by Dr. Gabriel Matney on the question, “Why Lesson Study?” The conference keynote speeches came from two international guests who were essential to the progression of Lesson Study research, Dr. Maitree Inprasitha…
The first Lausanne Lesson Study International Conference organised by Lausanne Laboratory Lesson Study (3LS, www.hepl.ch/3LS) took place from 6-8 June, 2018 in Lausanne, Switzerland. With the theme of “Lesson Study Diversity: Concepts, Practices and Impacts”, the event brought together 60 participants- teachers, school administrators, educators and researchers- from 11 countries. The event which provided a platform to describe and question…