Return-Path: Received: from listserv.tc.columbia.edu (listserv.tc.columbia.edu [128.59.202.50]) by apakabar.cc.columbia.edu (8.12.3/8.12.3) with SMTP id g74MABdU013821 for ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 18:10:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-id: Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 18:07:05 -0400 Subject: Re: RE: Workshop To: "Lesson Study Listserv" Cc: lessonstudy@listserv.tc.columbia.edu From: "Tom Eismeier" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit List-Unsubscribe: Reply-To: "Tom Eismeier" Dear Marjorie, With financial and technical support from the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, my elementary school started a pilot Lesson Study project last year, and, though we struggled at times, we know we have tapped into a process that could transform our district. Two of us have been very busy this summer getting our research act together so that we can make a presentation to the faculty and structure all (or most, anyway) of our staff development resources around lesson study in the coming year. To enhance my credibility a little, I'm also off the Japan for three weeks in October with an FMF group to learn more about the structure and culture that support lesson study. I have my own thoughts about lesson study and school improvement, but I'd love to hear how you are connecting lesson study with Mike Schmoker and Rick DuFour, whose work our administrative team is familiar with. Thanks. --Tom Eismeier, Principal, Pond Cove School, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Marjorie.Dewert@sas.com writes: >Eileen: I applaud your decision to highlight lesson study in your >upcoming workshop on research in education. I've been doing the same in >my work with secondary schools around the county ... plus helping folks >connect the dots between lesson study and the work of Mike Schmoker, Rich >Dufour, etc. on getting the results we want and need in P-16 public >education. > >I would be happy to share what I'm doing and what I've learned with you >and anyone else on the list that's interested. Give me a call at the >number below. Please don't be offput by the dot com after my email >address ... I work with a philanthropic, R& D group focused on K-12 >education issues. > >In the interim, if you haven't already done so, check out the superlative >"Tools for Conducting Lesson Study" at the web site of the folks who are >so generoulsy hosting this listserv. You'll find answers to several of >your questions there. > >http://www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/tools.html > >I also highly recommend that you bring the concept of lesson study to >life by showing them a video example. One that I've used that >consistently gets positive, "ah ha" responses from a variety of audiences >is "Can You Lift 100 Kilograms?" available at: > >http://www.lessonresearch.net/Videos > >I've developed a protocol for using this that seems to work well ... > >Best regards, > >Marjorie > >Marjorie Helsel DeWert, Ph.D. >Educator Learning and Support >SAS inSchool >marjorie.dewert@sas.com >919 531-8213 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eileen Engel [mailto:EEngel@ChabotSpace.org] > Sent: Thu 8/1/2002 6:25 PM > To: Lesson Study Listserv > Cc: > Subject: Workshop > > > > Next week I am teaching a workshop on research in education. I am > highlighting several programs including Lesson Study. Catherine Lewis >has > spoken at Chabot Space & Science Center where the workshop will be held, >so > some of the teachers are familiar with the work. > > I would like to have them observe a class and log in answers to >questions. > 1. Is there a specific format for an observation? > 2. Does each teacher observe for a different question? > 3. What kinds of questions? Are they specific to the lesson or general >such > as Are the students on task? > > Thanks in advance. > > Eileen Engel > > --- > 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. If you are interested in discussing in-depth questions >or > insights, please use the collaborative lesson study discussion forum to > conduct these online conversations: > http://www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/discussionforums.html. For > further instructions on using this listserv (including how to subscribe), > please visit: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/listserv.html. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- 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. If you are interested in discussing in-depth questions or insights, please use the collaborative lesson study discussion forum to conduct these online conversations: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/discussionforums.html. For further instructions on using this listserv (including how to subscribe), please visit: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/listserv.html.