Return-Path: Received: from listsv.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 VAA05287 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:53:13 -0400 (EDT) Message-id: Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:52:48 -0400 Subject: Re(2): Lesson Study in High School Math To: "Lesson Study Listserv" Cc: lessonstudy@listserv.tc.columbia.edu From: "Barbara O'Neill" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit List-Unsubscribe: Reply-To: "Lesson Study Listserv" X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 lessonstudy@listserv.tc.columbia.edu writes: >>Dear Jane and Lisa, > > I am not doing a lesson study with high school, but am >planning on using the lesson study design of professional development >as a catalyst for helping elem teachers reflect on and improve the >daily interactions with students in math. I have yet to write my >proposal for my dissertation, but this is my intent. So if anyone out >there is doing any part (math related, interactions, OR elementary) I >think we would have things to share. > I have found a book, Teaching and Learning in Japan eds. >Rohlen and LeTendre which may be helpful. Where can we buy the book? > I also am planning on >attending the AERA what conference is this > conference next spring in New Orleans, and perhaps >this could be a meeting place for those interested in implementing >Japanese lesson Study in the US. Any thoughts? Is there much work done in this area for elementary studnets in this country? > Many thanks, Barbara > >Debbie Junk >junkdeb@mail.utexas.edu > >>Dear Jane, >>I hope to begin a very small lesson study with high school science >>teachers in the fall. I would love to be in contact with you about this >>as it's my first attempt. >> >>I'd love to ask you some questions about how you introduced it to >>the teachers in your previous lesson study. For example, a lot of >>people I've talked to about lesson study respond "isn't that just >>lesson planning. we already do that." Is it worth explaining how >>lesson study is different or just accept that as a beginning and let >>them see how it is different? >> >>Also, did you ever have problems with the discussion where for >>example teachers didn't necessarily really want to think through >>and discuss the "why" for their decisions? >> >>One final thought re: your work. I know somebody who has done >>lesson study in Math for GED teachers. She is very committed to >>lesson study and had a great experience. It's not a formal >>highschool setting but still might be valuable. I will forward your >>e-mail to her. Let me know if you want to pursue that discussion. >> >>Lisa Simon >>Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>From: "Jane Gorman" >>Reply-To: "Lesson Study Listserv" >> >>Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 07:47:10 -0400 >> >>> >>>My colleagues and I at Education Development Center in Newton, >>>Massachusetts are working on a proposal that would bring >>lesson study to >>>high school mathematics teachers in the Boston area. We have >>for the past >>>year been working with one group in Watertown, Mass and have >>a two more >>>groups starting up this fall. >>> >>>At the present time, I don't know of very many high school settings >>where >>>there is lesson study work going on, but would like to be in touch >>with >>>anyone who is doing this work. If you have a high school lesson >>study >>>group going or are doing research in this area, please contact >>me. >>> >>>Thanks very much. >>> >>>Jane Gorman >>>Center for Mathematics Education >>>Education Development Center, Inc. >>>55 Chapel Street >>>Newton, MA 02458 >>> >>>617-618-2807 >>>jgorman@edc.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--- >>>You are currently subscribed to lessonstudy as: >>lsimon@ccny.cuny.edu >>>To unsubscribe send a blank email to >>leave-lessonstudy-339867X@listserv.tc.columbia.edu >>> >> >>--- >>You are currently subscribed to lessonstudy as: junkdeb@mail.utexas.edu >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to >>leave-lessonstudy-339867X@listserv.tc.columbia.edu > > >-- > >--- >You are currently subscribed to lessonstudy as: >barbara_o'neill@greenwich.k12.ct.us >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >leave-lessonstudy-339867X@listserv.tc.columbia.edu --- You are currently subscribed to lessonstudy as: jlc101@columbia.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-lessonstudy-339867X@listserv.tc.columbia.edu