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=Lesson Study Presentation =


 * __Purpose__**


 * Build a foundational understanding of japanese lesson study
 * Explore potential benefits of utilizing lesson study within LISD

II. Ask participants to individually think about the following questions: Think about the most effective and least effective professional development activities that you have experienced. What were the characteristics that made the professional development either effective or ineffective? Participants brainstorm ideas around the question in small groups of four and record responses on chart paper. Participants will often just list the name or the title of a professional development activity. Ask them to think about the characteristics that made them either effective or ineffective. They might want to make two different lists, one for characteristics of effective and another for characteristics of ineffective professional development. Each small group shares their list with the whole group. Ask participants to identify threads or themes among the lists. Participants may have said that effective professional development is: Share the list of eight characteristics of effective professional development. These eight characteristics have been identified as the core features of effective professional development. (List might be revisited throughout the lesson study process) What does research say about effective professional development? Professional development that has a positive impact on teaching and learning is: Ask participants to review the handout. In their small groups, participants will compare their initial list of effective professional development with the list from the handout. Ask them to identify similarities and differences between the two lists. //What did you notice about the two lists? What surprised you when you compared the lists? Were there differences between the two lists?// //As we explore lesson study, let's see if any of the characteristics of lesson study are aligned with the characteristics of effective professional development that you've identified.//
 * __Agenda__**
 * 1) Introduction & Expectations
 * Side Conversations
 * Cell Phones (#lisdlessonstudy)
 * Introduce the Activity** (2 minutes)
 * Slide 1**
 * Engage in the Activity** (10 minutes)
 * Discussion** (10 minutes)
 * Relevant to my subject, grade, context
 * Hands-on
 * Engaging
 * Classroom-based
 * Something I can use right away in my classroom
 * What the Research Says** (3 minutes)
 * Slide 2**
 * Ongoing and comprehensive
 * Collaborative
 * Teacher-driven
 * Classroom- or school-based
 * Focused on subject matter
 * Active and hands-on
 * Grounded in the professional knowledge base for teaching
 * Focused on student outcomes
 * Introduce the Activity** (2 minutes)
 * Handout 1.1
 * Engage in the Activity** (10 minutes)
 * Discussion** (5 minutes)
 * Summary** (3 minutes)