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.