Return-Path: Received: from listserv.tc.columbia.edu (listserv.tc.columbia.edu [128.59.202.50]) by apakabar.cc.columbia.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id VAA05656 for ; Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:42:15 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Riptides, April 2002, *Lesson Study* To: "Lesson Study Listserv" X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.2b December 16, 1999 Message-ID: From: wang@rbs.org Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:38:49 -0400 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on notes/RBS(Release 5.0.2b |December 16, 1999) at 04/11/2002 09:46:30 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii List-Unsubscribe: Reply-To: wang@rbs.org Hi, I thought some of you might be interested in the following announcement about the latest issue of RBS' Currents, which focuses on Lesson Study. Thanks. Patsy _______________________________________________________ Patsy Wang-Iverson Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium (http://www.rbs.org/eisenhower) Research for Better Schools 444 N. Third Street Philadelphia, PA 19123-4107 vox: 215.574.9300 x264 fax: 215.574.0133 net: wang@rbs.org ---------------------------- ~~~ Riptides ~~~ http://lists.rbs.org/archives/riptides.html Monthly mathematics and science education news from the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium @ Research for Better Schools ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ APRIL 2002: Lesson Study ~> Lesson Study in Spotlight of "RBS Currents" ~> Valuable Institute for Urban Educators in PA ~> Last Chance to Catch Our IMAGES ~> Free from RBS: "Northwest Teacher" on Lesson Study ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Lesson Study in Spotlight of "RBS Currents"~~~ http://www.rbs.org/currents/0502/index.shtml Online now is the spring issue of RBS Currents, which covers the professional development method called "lesson study" and its practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. We think it deserves your attention and your valuable time. Practitioners find that lesson study effectively connects theory with classroom practice, improves teachers' focus on student thinking and learning, and builds collaborative efforts among staff rather than imposing "top-down" professional development. Sound too good to be true? Start finding out with the lead article "What is Lesson Study?," and then jump into the others highlighted below. ~ Lesson Study: It's a Matter of Time ~ http://www.rbs.org/currents/0502/matter_of_time.shtml Public School 2 in Paterson, NJ is known for pioneering lesson study in the United States. Read Principal Lynn Liptak's views on lesson study and learn about the ways in which she makes time in the school schedule to support lesson study activities. ~ Knowledgeable Others Collaborate in Lesson Study ~ http://www.rbs.org/currents/0502/knowledgeable_others.shtml Lesson study is not only about teachers collaborating with one another. It is also about increasing teachers' content knowledge in mathematics and science. By collaborating with knowledgeable others, such as mathematics educators from a nearby university, teachers get more comfortable with content knowledge and university educators keep in touch with classroom practice. ~ Lesson Study Photo Gallery ~ http://www.rbs.org/currents/0502/essay.shtml Tour this gallery and you'll see how lesson study is an active professional development model that engages teachers and administrators in collaboratively writing, observing, and discussing lessons. ~ Looking at our Blackboards ~ http://www.rbs.org/currents/0502/effective_use_of_blackboard.shtml Can an organized blackboard help to organize and focus student thinking? In Japan, lesson study discussions have examined how a carefully planned blackboard presentation can help organize student thinking and promote understanding. This article by Makoto Yoshida discusses the importance of an area often ignored: blackboard organization. ~ Lesson Study Resources ~ http://www.rbs.org/lesson_study/readings_and_resources.shtml As lesson study sparks interest in the U.S., more and more resources are becoming available to support schools that are exploring it. Visit the Lesson Study Readings and Resources page on the RBS Web site for an up-to-date listing of organizations, research articles, and multimedia products relating to lesson study. ~~~ Valuable Institute for Urban Educators in PA ~~~ http://www.pa-academy.org/gua/index.html Time is running out to apply for the impressive Governor's Academy for Urban Education, to be held at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, June 23-28. Geared toward K-8 educators, the Academy focuses on developing Teaching and Learning Improvement Plans, aligning curricula with PA standards, and working with issues facing urban schools. Successful participants will earn graduate credits, which may be applied to Act 48 recertification requirements. ~~~ Last Chance to Catch Our IMAGES ~~~ http://www.rbs.org/mathsci/states/pa/images.shtml Are you excited about mathematics education? IMAGES institutes, geared to tackling the challenges of teaching elementary geometry and measurement, are being offered in eastern, central, and western PA this summer (open to all). The extended registration deadline means that you can still sign up for this unique offering from the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium. Visit the Web page above for locations, dates, costs, and Act 48 credit information. ~~~ Free from RBS: "Northwest Teacher" on Lesson Study ~~~ http://www.rbs.org/news/20010720a.shtml Northwest Teacher's issue entitled "Lesson Study: Teachers Learning Together" provides a vivid explanation of the lesson study process and features stories on the schools and districts around the country that are implementing lesson study. Mid- Atlantic residents can request the issue for free. To request this and other free mathematics and science resources, visit the "Free Publications and Multimedia Resources" page on the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium's Web site at http://www.rbs.org/mathsci/free_pubs/. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERACT WITH ~~~Riptides~~~ FORWARD it to a friend! Archives of past issue are also available online at http://lists.rbs.org/archives/riptides.html SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: Send an e-mail to listserv@lists.rbs.org with one of the following lines only in the body of the message: subscribe riptides FirstName LastName or unsubscribe riptides CONTRIBUTE: Send comments, questions, or interesting Web sites or articles that you would like to share with other science and mathematics educators to: editor@rbs.org. Writers: Wendy Buckwalter, Jim Harper, Alison Rooney ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education @ RBS is one of ten Regional Eisenhower Consortia (see http://www.eisenhowernetwork.org) funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). The content of this product does not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Education or any agency of the U.S. government. Research For Better Schools, Inc. 444 North Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123-4107 Ph: 215-574-9300; Fax: 215-574-0133; Web: http://www.rbs.org --- Please feel free to post messages about lesson-study related announcements, events, and resources that you feel would be relevant to the lesson study community. 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