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Author Fernandez, Clea.

Title Lesson study : a Japanese approach to improving mathematics teaching and learning / Clea Fernandez, Makoto Yoshida
Published Mahwah, N.J. ; London : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

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 MELB  372.70952 Fer/Lsa  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Series Studies in mathematical thinking and learning
Studies in mathematical thinking and learning.
Contents Foreword / James W. Stigler -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of lesson study -- 3. Lesson study at Tsuta Elementary School -- 4. Illustrating the lesson study through the work of five Tsuta teachers -- 5. Drawing up a preliminary lesson plan -- 6. Refining the lesson plan -- 7. Preparing to teach the study lesson -- 8. Teaching the study lesson -- 9. Discussing how to improve the study lesson -- 10. The revised lesson plan -- 11. Teaching the revised lesson -- 12. Sharing reflections about the study lesson -- 13. Follow-up activities : sharing and reflecting -- 14. Strategies for avoiding isolation in order to enhance lesson study -- 15. Conclusion
Summary "Lesson study is a popular professional development approach in Japan whereby teachers collaborate to study content, instruction, and how students solve problems and reach for understanding in order to improve elementary mathematics instruction and learning in the classroom." "This book is the first comprehensive look at the system and process of lesson study in Japan. It describes in detail the process of how teachers conducted lesson study, how they collaborated in order to develop a lesson, what they talked about during the process, and what they looked at in order to understand deeply how students were learning. Readers see the planning of a mathematics lesson as well as how much content knowledge the teachers have. They observe students' problem-solving strategies and learn how Japanese teachers prepare themselves to identify those strategies and facilitate the students' discussion." "Written for mathematics teachers, educational researchers, school administrators interested in teachers' professional development, and professional developers, this landmark volume provides an in-depth understanding of lesson study that can lead to positive changes in teachers' professional development and in teaching and learning in the United States."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-234) and indexes
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Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Japan -- Hiroshima-si -- Case studies
Lesson planning -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Japan -- Hiroshima-si -- Case studies
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary) -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi -- Case studies.
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi -- Case studies.
Lesson planning -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Case studies.
Author Yoshida, Makoto, 1961-
LC no. 2003052861
ISBN 0805839615 hardback alkaline paper
0805839623 paperback alkaline paper