Return-Path: Received: from listsv.tc.columbia.edu (listserv.tc.columbia.edu [128.59.202.50]) by menyapa.cc.columbia.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA22156 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:29:03 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:15:31 -0600 To: "Lesson Study Listserv" From: Blake Peterson Subject: Preservice Lesson Study Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" List-Unsubscribe: Reply-To: Blake Peterson X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Hello All, I recently posted a question about using lesson study in preservice teacher education. This message is a follow up to the entire list about exactly how lesson study is being implemented in preservice teacher courses. I will briefly describe what I am doing below and would be interested in hearing what you are doing as well. In our secondary math methods, each of our students teaches two mini lessons to their peers. The topics ranged from fractions and integers in grade 7 to functions in Algebra 2. We basically teach our way through the curriculum. In the first half of the semester, the students prepare their first lesson on their own. At mid semester, I teach them about lesson study. In the second half of the semester, lesson study groups of 3 or 4 students and each group prepares 3 or 4 lessons as a group. For each lesson, they meet at least twice and a different member of the group teaches each lesson. Although this is not real "lesson study", it does get them talking to each other about mathematics and anticipating student responses. This fall we will do lesson study more similar to what the Japanese do. I will teach the class about lesson study and put them in groups of 4 part way through the semester. They will meet with a public school teacher and select a topic that the public school teacher will be teaching at the beginning of December. The lesson study groups will then prepare for two or three weeks before teaching their lesson to their peers. Based on the feedback received after this teaching session, they will revise their lesson in preparation for teaching in the public schools at the beginning of December. As one of the final papers for the class they will write about their experience. Thanks for reading. I look forward to hearing about your experiences with lesson study for preservice teachers. Blake -- Blake E. Peterson Brigham Young University Department of Mathematics Education TMCB 264 Provo, Utah 84602 (801) 378-7784 Fax: (801) 378-6058 --- You are currently subscribed to lessonstudy as: jlc101@columbia.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-lessonstudy-339867X@listserv.tc.columbia.edu