Adapting Lesson Study for Teachers in the United States

International Trade and Finance Association Working Papers 2006

Adapting Lesson Study for Teachers in the United States

Olga Maia Amaral, San Diego State University - Imperial Valley Campus

Presented at 16th International Conference of International Trade and Finance Association in Lodz, Poland, May 2006.

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ABSTRACT:

Lesson Study is a model of professional development often used by Japanese teachers to examine instructional practice. This process is increasingly being touted in the United States as a powerful tool to help teachers examine and reflect on their own instructional practices and make adjustments resulting in improved lessons and, eventually, enhanced student achievement. This paper will present steps used to adapt Lesson Study for teachers in a rural educational community.

This paper was presented at the 16th International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association in Lodz, Poland, May 10-13, 2006.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Olga Maia Amaral, "Adapting Lesson Study for Teachers in the United States" (July 2006). International Trade and Finance Association Conference Papers. International Trade and Finance Association Working Papers 2006. Working Paper 5.
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