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Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 20:17:29 -0500
From: Joanna Cannon <jlc101@columbia.edu>
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Subject: topics being discussed on the LS Discussion Forum
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Reply-To: Joanna Cannon <jlc101@columbia.edu>

Dear Lesson Study Community,

Here is a list of some of the topics that have been posted on the Lesson
Study Discussion Forum:

*how to fund lesson study
*lesson study for high schools
*the role of Japanese "coaches"  in the lesson study process
*staff motivation and integration of lesson study with other forms of
professional development
*lesson plan formats
*issues that could arise from collaborative lesson planning
*and other topics...

If you are interested in joining these conversations, or would like to
post other topics, please visit the Lesson Study Discussion Forum--

~link (with instructions) to the discussion forum at:
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/discussionforums.html

~go directly to the discussion forum at:
http://www.gse.uci.edu/Renewal/feature/lesson_study/ls-discussion.html

For the next two weeks, the following individuals will be "hosting"
(regularly logging on) the discussion forum to answer any questions you
may have about lesson-study related topics:

***BILL JACKSON, Teacher/ Math Specialist at Public School #2, Paterson,
NJ--one of the first teachers in the U.S. to implement study lessons,
and who is currently working closely with Japanese colleagues to
continue refining lesson study.

***JAN GABAY, English Teacher/Staff Developer at The Preuss School,
UCSD--developed and is leading the whole school faculty (middle and
high) through a lesson study process. (Videos of Jan can be see on the
School Renewal WebCenter feature on Lesson Study.)

***Dr. LYNN LIPTAK, Principal of Public School #2, Paterson, NJ--one of
the first principals/ administrators to implement lesson study in a U.S.
school;

***CLEA FERNANDEZ, Assistant Professor and Director of the Lesson Study
Research Group, Teachers College/ Columbia University.

We look forward to your participation!


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