Main Idea and Detail Lesson Study Cycle Report for Fifth Grade with Pre and Post Assessment Data

1. 5TH GRADE LESSON STUDY CYCLE:
MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS (RC 2.3)
Day 1 Facilitators: J. Espinosa & G. Gero
Day 2 Facilitator: J. Espinosa
January 18th -February 20th, 2013

2. Day 1: Lesson Study Cycle Planning

3. What Is Lesson Study?
Lesson study is a process Japanese teachers
engage in to continually improve the quality
of the experiences they provide for their
students.
Lesson Study
From Presentation by G. Gero, Ph D. Candidate
at Claremont Graduate University 5

4. The Steps in Lesson Study
Identifying a lesson study goal to focus on
Conducting a small number of “study lessons”
that explore this goal
Reflecting about the process (including producing
written reports)
Lesson study involves teachers coming
together to work on three main activities:
From Presentation by G. Gero, Ph D.
Candidate at Claremont Graduate
University
6

5. Lesson Study: A Cyclical Process
II. Observing
the Research
Lesson in
Action
III. Analyzing
the Research
Lesson
I. Collaboratively
Planning the
Research Lesson
V. Sharing the
Research
Lesson
IV. Revising the
Research Lesson
Research
Theme: Long-
Term Goals for
Students
From Presentation by G. Gero, Ph D.
Candidate at Claremont Graduate
University

6. 5th Grade Research Theme
For students to develop intrinsic motivation for
learning with consciousness about “quality”.

7. Fifth Grade Main Idea UbD Unit

8. Research Lesson (Observed Lesson)

9. Day 2: Lesson Study Observation,
Debrief, and Revision

10. Observing the Research Lesson

11. Discussion of Observed Research
Lesson

12. Pre and Post Assessment Results

13. Aggregate Data for Lesson Study

14. Class 1 Data for Lesson Study

15. Class 2 Data for Lesson Study

16. Class 3 Data for Lesson Study

17. Class 4 Data for Lesson Study