Lesson Study in Singapore: February 2013

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Lesson Study Immersion Program in Japan

IMPULS Lesson Study Immersion Program 2013

Project IMPULS (International Math-teacher Professionalization Using Lesson Study) at the Tokyo Gakugei University is offering an intensive Lesson Study Immersion Program in Japan in the summer of 2013 . Dates of the program are from June 23 (Sunday) to July 4 (Thursday), 2013.

Project IMPULS Lesson Study Immersion Program offers leaders of lesson study a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in authentic mathematics Lesson Study in Japan. Participants will observe several mathematics research lessons, developed through Lesson Study in elementary and secondary schools, and participate in live post-lesson discussions. All research lessons and post-lesson discussions will be simultaneously translated into English by the experts, Drs. Tad Watanabe and Makoto Yoshida. In addition, participants will have numerous opportunities to interact with teachers, students, and education professors from various regions in Japan.

Here is the tentative schedule for the Lesson Study Immersion Program 2013.

6/23	Sun.	Arrival day
6/24	Mon.	Opening Session and Workshop: Mathematics teaching and learning in Japan, and lesson study by Drs. Toshialira Fujii and Akihiko Takahashi
6/25	Tue.	Visiting a lower secondary school to observe a mathematics research lesson and a post-lesson discussion
6/26	Wed.	Visiting an elementary school to observe a mathematics research lesson and a post-lesson discussion
6/27	Thu.	Move to Yamanashi prefecture
6/28	Fri.	Visiting an elementary school to observe a mathematics research lesson and a post-lesson discussion weaknesses
6/29	Sat.	Move to Tokyo
6/30	Sun.	Free. Explore Tokyo and surrounding areas to experience everyday life in Japan.
7/1	Mon.	Free.
7/2	Tue.	Visiting a lower secondary school to observe a mathematics research lesson and a post-lesson discussion
7/3	Wed.	Visiting an elementary school to observe a mathematics research lesson and a post-lesson discussion
7/4	Thu.	Closing Session
7/5	Fri.	Departing day

Approximate Cost for participating the program

All the costs for the lectures/workshops during the program and the translation of the research lesson, post lesson discussion, and lesson plan will be provided by the Project IMPULS at no cost. The participants will be responsible for the international/domestic travel, and room and board:

● Program fee that covers the cost of hotel lodging during the program: 139,500 JPY (approximately $1600 U.S)

● Meals and domestic travel (approximately 500-1000 JPY for lunch and 1000-2000 JPY for dinner)

● International travel (approximately $2200 from the U.S.)

Application Form

Please send your application to Akihiko Takahashi at atakahas@u-gakugei.ac.jp by Sunday, February 10, 2013. Use subject line: “LSIP application”. You may write your responses within the text of the email message or attach them as a separate document (Word, RTF, or plain text format). You will be notified of acceptance or rejection by Wednesday, February 20, and will need to submit a deposit of 10,000 Yen by Friday, March 1.

My Presentations on Lesson Study

6.7.8 April Chua Chu Kang Primary School is having the research lessons for three levels.
25 March 2015 Dunman High School A workshop on Introduction to Lesson Study for teachers new to the school.
6 January 2014 Punggol Primary School A workshop on professional learning through lesson planning
4 September 2013 PCF Kindergartens A lecture for schools taking part in lesson study in kindergartens. This is a project with PCF Kindergartens.
24 July 2013 Xingnan Primary School A seminar on facilitating discussion during lesson study as well as discussing lesson videos.
28 June 2013 Nanyang Primary School A seminar on lesson study facilitation for all its learning team.
22 May 2013 Anglo Chinese Junior College A review lecture on lesson study. The physics team conducted an open lesson last year.
3 April 2013 Tampines Primary School An overview session for the teachers at the school.
27 March 2013 Evergreen Primary School embarks on a year-long lesson study on collaborative learning and technology. The professional learning teams were given an overview lecture on lesson study.
20 February 2013 Princess Elizabeth Primary School revisits the idea of lesson study
17 February 2013 APEC - Tsukuba International Conference in Tokyo Panel Discussion on factors for successful implementation of lesson study with panelists from Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Thailand and The Philippines
29 November 2012 WALS International Conference Plenary session on lesson study in early childhood settings
29 August 2012 Anglo Chinese Junior College hosted a LPC Symposium for the junior colleges, pre-university centre and schools with Integrated Programmes.
29 March 2012 Coral Secondary will be having a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
27 February 2012 First Toa Payoh Secondary had a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
17 January 2012 Kranji Secondary School and Dunman Secondary School are Ministry of Education's Partner Schools in the 21st Century Competencies implementation project. Both used lesson study as part of the process to explore using thinking routines and facilitation tools in their classrooms.
16 January 2012 Assumption English School began their lesson study journey. Throughout the first quarter of 2012, I facilitated lesson study in this school as well as in Kong Hwa School, Mayflower Primary School, First Toa Payoh Secondary School, and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
13 January 2012 Bina Bangsa School in Jakarta did a lesson study on primary five mathematics. I had the opportunity to facilitate the discussion.
11 January 2012 Presentations on lesson study were made at Tampines Junior College's Third Professional Learning Symposium and , later on the same day, at Nanyang Primary School.
28 December 2011 Presentations on lesson study were made to teachers at Fairfield Methodist Primary School and Westview Primary School.
27 December 2011 An Introduction to Lesson Study was conducted at Assumption English School.
7 February 2011 Raffles Institution adapts the lesson-study process for its teacher mentoring programme for Philosophy teachers.
19 Jan 2011 Kong Hwa School is the first of many school to participate in Marshall Cavendish Institute's Lesson Study Programme. The first session helps each LS team identify its research theme.
6 July 2010 Jurong West Secondary School organised a session on lesson study in mathematics. This is an introductory session with examples from other schools. Venue: Jurong West Secondary School
4 May 2010 S1 Cluster CoP Mathematics organised a session on lesson study in mathematics. This is an introductory session with opportunities to write research themes and see examples from other primary schools. Venue: Jingshan Primary School
28 April 2010 I presented an introduction to lesson study to teachers at the newly set up School of Science and Technology.
13 April 2010 Workshop on facilitating post-lesson discussion hosted by North Vista Primary School for the school cluster. There was opportunity for participants to observe an open lesson and participate in the post-lesson discussion.
20 February 2010 I delivered a lecture at APEC- Tsukuba University International Conference in Tokyo on the use of assessment tasks in lesson study.
24 Feb, 10, 24 & 31 March 2010 In-service course Lesson Study in Primary Mathematics: Concepts & Principles. Venue: Bukit View Primary School. The follow-up course which required teachers to go through one cycle of the lesson-study process included teams from Bukit View rimary School (two teams), Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Lakeside Primary School (two teams)
13 January 2010 & 9 February 2010 I delivered an introductory lecture on lesson study to staff of Woodlands Ring Primary School and Da Qioa Primary School. The session at Da Qiao was recorded by ETD. Hopefully, it will produce a e-version of this lecture so that other schools that wants its teachers to be introduced to lesson study can use this as a resource.
2, 9, 16 & 21 March 2009 In-service course Lesson Study in Primary Mathematics: Concepts & Principles. Venue: Maris Stella High School (Primary). The follow-up course which required teachers to go through one cycle of the lesson-study process included teams from Haig Girls' School, North Vista Primary School and Ang Mo Kio Primary School
24 November 2009 I delivered three sessions on lesson study in pre-school setting in Singapore. This is based on my work with five PCF Kindergartens and Ministry of Education.
23 November 2009. I delivered a short lecture on lesson study to a gathering of middle managers from School Cluster North 4 at Nan Chiau High School.
21 November 2009. I delivered a plenary lecture on lesson study under the title How To Empower Your Teachers to Deliver a Wolrd-Class Programme to an audience of 750 school leaders and teachers at My Pals Are Here Annual Gathering in Jakarta Indonesia.
2-3 September 2009 In collaboration with SEAMEO RECSAM, Ministry of Education Singapore hosted a seminar on lesson study in primary mathematics. I gave a presentation on lesson study in primary mathematics in Singapore. I was also involved in the two research lessons that were conducted on the second day of the seminar.
13-16 July 2009 Among the various sessions I presented at National Conference on Singapore Math in Las Vegas, USA, was a session on lesson study in kindergarten and elementary school mathematics. I shared research lessons, their research themes and nuggets from the post-lesson discussions.
16 March 2009 Yu Neng Primary School. In this session, teachers were given a quick introduction to lesson study and given a chance to articulate their research themes. Subsequently, I shared tools used in lesson planning, research lesson and post-lesson discussion to facilitate teacher learning. The school has done some lesson study in the past year. This session was repeated on 23 November 2009 for Griffith Primary School which will start on lesson study in selected subjects and grade levels in 2010.
4 Feb 2009 Unity Primary School. A similar session to the one in Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School was held for the group of primary five science teachers interested to do lesson study in the school.
21 Jan 2009 Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School. The presentation was an introduction to lesson study. It aimed to put teachers in the correct mindset when doing lesson study. The school is embarking on a whole-school approach, led by the mathematics department. KCPP sent teachers for the in-service course Lesson Study in Primary Mathematics last year.
29 March 2012 Coral Secondary will be having a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
27 February 2012 First Toa Payoh Secondary had a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
17 January 2012 Kranji Secondary School and Dunman Secondary School are Ministry of Education's Partner Schools in the 21st Century Competencies implementation project. Both used lesson study as part of the process to explore using thinking routines and facilitation tools in their classrooms.
16 January 2012 Assumption English School began their lesson study journey. Throughout the first quarter of 2012, I facilitated lesson study in this school as well as in Kong Hwa School, Mayflower Primary School, First Toa Payoh Secondary School, and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
13 January 2012 Bina Bangsa School in Jakarta did a lesson study on primary five mathematics. I had the opportunity to facilitate the discussion.
29 March 2012 Coral Secondary will be having a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
27 February 2012 First Toa Payoh Secondary had a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
17 January 2012 Kranji Secondary School and Dunman Secondary School are Ministry of Education's Partner Schools in the 21st Century Competencies implementation project. Both used lesson study as part of the process to explore using thinking routines and facilitation tools in their classrooms.
16 January 2012 Assumption English School began their lesson study journey. Throughout the first quarter of 2012, I facilitated lesson study in this school as well as in Kong Hwa School, Mayflower Primary School, First Toa Payoh Secondary School, and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
13 January 2012 Bina Bangsa School in Jakarta did a lesson study on primary five mathematics. I had the opportunity to facilitate the discussion.
29 March 2012 Coral Secondary will be having a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
27 February 2012 First Toa Payoh Secondary had a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
17 January 2012 Kranji Secondary School and Dunman Secondary School are Ministry of Education's Partner Schools in the 21st Century Competencies implementation project. Both used lesson study as part of the process to explore using thinking routines and facilitation tools in their classrooms.
16 January 2012 Assumption English School began their lesson study journey. Throughout the first quarter of 2012, I facilitated lesson study in this school as well as in Kong Hwa School, Mayflower Primary School, First Toa Payoh Secondary School, and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
13 January 2012 Bina Bangsa School in Jakarta did a lesson study on primary five mathematics. I had the opportunity to facilitate the discussion.
29 March 2012 Coral Secondary will be having a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
27 February 2012 First Toa Payoh Secondary had a seminar on introduction to lesson study.
17 January 2012 Kranji Secondary School and Dunman Secondary School are Ministry of Education's Partner Schools in the 21st Century Competencies implementation project. Both used lesson study as part of the process to explore using thinking routines and facilitation tools in their classrooms.
16 January 2012 Assumption English School began their lesson study journey. Throughout the first quarter of 2012, I facilitated lesson study in this school as well as in Kong Hwa School, Mayflower Primary School, First Toa Payoh Secondary School, and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
13 January 2012 Bina Bangsa School in Jakarta did a lesson study on primary five mathematics. I had the opportunity to facilitate the discussion.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Lesson Study Overview at Princess Elizabeth Primary School

Monday, February 18, 2013

Singapore Math & Lesson Study in Florida

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Lesson Study Immersion Program in Japan

IMPULS Lesson Study Immersion Program 2013

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