{"product_id":"leading-lesson-study-a-practical-guide-for-teachers-and-facilitators-paperback","title":"Leading Lesson Study: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Stepanek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary Appel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelinda Leong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Provides readers with a compelling rationale for the process, offers experience-tested tools, and suggests ways to address commonly-occurring challenges. This book will assist teachers, and those who support them, in understanding and implementing all phases of lesson study, from initial planning through sharing with others what was learned.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Dennis Sparks, Executive Director\u003cbr\u003eNational Staff Development Council\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A powerful teacher professional development process that focuses collaborative teams directly on the classroom, and the perfect tool for teachers, professional developers, and team leaders. Gives you everything you need to use lesson study to support teachers in thinking deeply about practice.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Roberta Jaffe, Science Education Coordinator, New Teacher Center, University of California, Santa Cruz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUse this team-centered approach to directly enhance teaching and learning in your school!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst introduced in Japan, lesson study has gained enthusiastic advocates in US educational circles as a powerful, collaborative approach that brings teachers together as researchers into the science and craft of teaching and learning in their classrooms. Teachers work as teams to develop a lesson plan, teach and observe the lesson to collect data on student learning, and use their observations to refine their lesson. Participants build their sense of professional authority while discovering effective practices that result in improved learning outcomes for their students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \"how-to\" guide provides teachers, administrators, and team leaders with practical strategies, models, and tools. The book leads a beginning team through the phases of the lesson study cycle and provides an experienced team with new perspectives. Using examples from U.S. classrooms, this handbook: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncourages educators to generate and share knowledge \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspires a teacher-researcher stance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrates both the process and substance of lesson study \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncourages collaboration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeading Lesson Study\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for both experienced and novice lesson study teams, administrators who want to start a lesson study program, and lesson study team facilitators such as instructional coaches and professional development providers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Stepanek is a writer, editor, and researcher with Education Northwest in Portland, Oregon. She is the lead author of \u003cem\u003eLeading Lesson Study: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators \u003c\/em\u003e(2007), published by Corwin Press. Jennifer has worked with lesson study teams at a variety of sites in the Northwest to explore how teachers in the United States are adapting the Japanese model to fit their contexts and needs. Jennifer has written and edited a number of articles on lesson study and is also the co-author of \u003cem\u003eAn Invitation to Lesson Study\u003c\/em\u003e, an electronic resource designed to help facilitators and other professional development providers introduce lesson study to others. Her previous projects include serving as the editor of Northwest Teacher, a math and science journal and writing publications for the It's Just Good Teaching series--research-based monographs on mathematics and science teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelinda Leong has served as a Senior Program Advisor in the Mathematics Education Unit at Education Northwest since 2001. She has been providing leadership in designing effective professional development in mathematics learning, teaching, and assessment. Before joining Education Northwest, she worked with the New York City Board of Education in District 2 as a teacher and director for 11 years at the K-8 level. She was the founder and director of the Manhattan Academy of Technology in New York, a middle school focused on integrating technology into a three-year comprehensive and rigorous academic program. Leong holds a B.A. in education and American studies from Tufts University, an M.A. in elementary education from Hunter College at the City University of New York, an M.A. in administration and supervision from City College at the City University of New York, and a graduate certificate in middle school mathematics from Portland State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 10.99 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52513215185203,"sku":"9781412939881","price":72.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xlX06b9kMq9781412939881.webp?v=1782910359","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/leading-lesson-study-a-practical-guide-for-teachers-and-facilitators-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}