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 g750AWdU012567 for ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:10:32 -0400 (EDT) X-OpenMail-Hops: 1 Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 17:07:18 -0700 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <"LISTMANAGERSQL-462519-62420-2002.08.04-18.06.23--jan.zuber(035)b*"@MHS> Subject: Re: RE: Workshop MIME-Version: 1.0 From: jan.zuber@bsd405.com TO: "Lesson Study Listserv" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline ;Creation-Date="Sun, 4 Aug 2002 17:11:13 -0700" ;Modification-Date="Sun, 4 Aug 2002 17:07:15 -0700" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit List-Unsubscribe: Reply-To: jan.zuber@bsd405.com Dear All, In the Bellevue School District (10 minutes east of Seattle) we have been promoting lesson study for two years throughout the district. Each secondary school has up to 5 Lesson Study Leaders and every elementary up to 2 Lessons Study Leaders whose primary role is to support lesson study in their schools. Lessons Study Leaders receive a leadership stipend from the district for their work. The lesson study leaders (K-12) meet monthly for four hours on a topic selected to assist them in supporting lesson study. We spend one of the four hours focused on technology. They are provided a menu of activities to choose from but the purpose of all the activities is their support to lesson study -- e.g. use of the Internet for both teacher and student research, use of video equipment for capturing teachers' work. All our schools received digital video cameras last spring, so we spent two sessions acquainting them with the machine and iMovie, and allowed them time to write a script for the purpose of introducing lesson study to teachers new to the district and to begin shooting their films. None of the finished products will make it to the Oscars, but the LSLs began to appreciate the power of video as another resource and component of lesson study. The remaining time has focused on topics such as writing narrative objectives, assessment, and communication skills. Several times we have simply provided them time to work on their lesson studies. Many of our LSLs will be returning for their third year this fall. I plan to meet with a group of them to solicit their suggestions for the best use of our monthly meetings. However, I'd be interested in learning if any of you have used a similar format and what topics you have included on your agenda. Thank you! Jan Zuber Assistant Superintendent School Administration & Curriculum Development Bellevue School District, Bellevue, Washington Teachers can "pay themselves" for as many as 56 hours per diem for lesson study involvement at the high school level and up to 44 hours at the elementary level (part of their contractual supplementary pay). Groups of teachers who complete --- 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.