{"id":2201,"date":"2020-03-13T00:25:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walsnet.org\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2020-03-13T00:25:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T16:25:53","slug":"teacher-professional-learning-through-lesson-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morphmatters.com\/wals-theme-2\/teacher-professional-learning-through-lesson-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Professional Learning through Lesson Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Collaborative Lesson Study Malta<\/strong> (CLeStuM<\/a>) is a teacher professional development initiative housed within the Faculty of Education at the University of Malta. Recently, this initiative was involved in an Art Lesson Study held at Stella Maris College Junior School (G\u017cira). Lesson study is an ongoing professional learning approach widely used in Japan and is often attributed as an important tool for the improvement of teaching. In a lesson study teachers work together to identify goals for student learning and, consequently, engage in ongoing cycles to plan, teach, observe and evaluate the lesson. The Art lesson study was planned for a group of 12 boys in Grade 4 (aged 8 years) and focused on pupils\u2019 understanding of the concepts of foreground, middle ground and background and their application in an art work. This lesson study involved an eight-week ongoing collaboration between the Art teacher (Laura) and a lesson study leader who facilitated the lesson study process. An Art Education expert (Raphael) also provided feedback both at the planning stage and following the actual teaching of the lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n