1. A Guide to Implementation
Lesson Study
A Guide to Implementation

2. “The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.”
Elbert Hubbard

3. Lesson Study
Evolves from Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) of teachers
Provides opportunities to create a model for high-quality instructional practices.
Improves a lesson through teacher collaboration.

4. Lesson Study
Meets Florida Professional Development System Evaluation Protocol Standards (1.2.1, 2.2.1, and 3.2.1)
Promotes a cycle of continuous improvement to achieve goals that align with individual, school and district goals for student achievement.

5. Differentiated Accountability
Requires full implementation of Lesson Study Process for schools categorized as “F”, Intervene, or part of the Lowest 5%.

6. Foci of Lesson Study
To create structured occasions for teachers to examine teaching and learning.
To improve the lesson planning process.
To refine instructional strategies and delivery.
To evaluate the results.
To evaluate student thinking.
To increase student mastery.

7. Lesson Study is… Job-embedded Ongoing Comprehensive
Real classroom instructional challenges
Teacher-directed
Student-centered
Shared best practices and strategies
Collaborative

8. Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
Consider the objectives of a particular content area, unit and/or lesson
Plan lessons that bring to life both short-term and long-term goals
Deepen subject matter knowledge

9. Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
Develop pedagogy
Share and design best practices
Participate in job-embedded learning
Explore problems that impede student learning
Understand how students think and learn

10. Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
Learn successful teaching techniques and behaviors from other teachers
Develop peer coaching skills
Participate in job-embedded learning
Explore problems that impede student learning

11. Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
Understand how students think and learn
Learn successful teaching techniques and behaviors from other teachers
Develop peer coaching skills
Improve student learning based on observations and assessments

12. Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
Think deeply about short-term and long-term goals for students
Anticipate student thinking
Collect and analyze student learning and behavior data

13. Lesson Study Allows Teachers to…
Improve instruction based on careful observation of students by understanding how students learn
Support beginning teachers

14. Lesson Study Relative to Other Initiatives
Florida’s Continuous Improvement Model (FCIM)
Lesson Study is in “Act” component as professional development
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
More effective when focus is on improving instructional delivery and increasing student achievement

15. Lesson Study Relative to Other Initiatives
PS/RtI and Data Driven Instruction
Data gathered from student observations allow teachers to redirect the instructional focus on students’ academic needs
Instructional Coaching Cycles
Develop a consistent pattern of working collaboratively with teachers

16. Lesson Study and PS/RtI
Each tier must be demonstrably effective for large numbers of students.
If the universally provided instruction is not effective for most students, then large numbers of students will unnecessarily require additional resources and support.
Lesson Study strengthens instructional knowledge and student achievement, a direct benefit to all levels of tiered continuum of service.

17. Lesson Study and Florida Professional Development System Evaluation Protocol Standards
Meets Standards 1.2.1, and 3.2.1
Specifically requirements for educator participation in collaborative learning communities for continuous improvement to achieve goals that align with individual, school, and district goals for student achievement
Associated student learning goals should be reflected in TARGET.

18. Purpose of Lesson Study
Provides districts, administrators, coaches, and teachers with content and pedagogical learning to strengthen their instructional knowledge and increase student achievement.
Assists all participants to deepen their knowledge of content, pedagogy and student thinking.

19. Purpose of Lesson Study
Presents an opportunity to:
Think carefully about goals of a particular lesson, unit, and/or subject area
Read, listen and think, as well as express and question ideas
Study and improve the best available lessons

20. Purpose of Lesson Study
Presents an opportunity to:
Deepen subject-matter knowledge
Build powerful instructional strategies and quality lessons through collaboration
Improve teaching through systematic collaborative inquiry

21. Lesson Study Cycle Phase I: Scheduling and Planning
Phase II: Teaching and Observing
Phase III: Debriefing
Phase IV: Re-Teaching and Reflecting

23. Length of Lesson Study Cycle
No defined time period
Ongoing process
Implemented throughout the year
More than one cycle can be completed
One cycle during the first semester
One cycle during the second semester

24. Lesson Study Implementation
More time is spent on planning and improving the lesson because the lesson plan is the backbone of Lesson Study.
Begin with a lesson that has already been developed:
Previous year lesson plan
Textbook manual suggested lesson
Pre-developed lessons from Internet, etc.

25. Lesson Study Funding School Improvement Grant Title I Title II
General Revenue
May be used to:
hire substitutes for teachers who may be observing the lessons
Acquire additional resources to enhance Lesson Study process

26. Essential Questions to Begin Lesson Study
Is the lesson aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS)?
What specific benchmark(s) does the lesson include?
Will the instruction result in student learning at the level of complexity required for the benchmark?

27. Essential Questions to Begin Lesson Study
How can teachers enhance the teaching and learning process to provide data-driven instruction that will increase student proficiency in all subject areas?

28. Essential Questions to Begin Lesson Study
What do we want students to learn and be able to do by the end of the unit of study and by the end of the school year?
What is the current rate of progress and level of performance of students enrolled in this course/class?

29. Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
Development and use of team-created lesson plans as a part of the process
Incorporation of reading and writing across the curriculum for all subject areas by using “Three Types of Essential Reading Activities” (pre-reading, during reading, and after reading strategies) in daily instruction

30. Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
Teacher use of rigorous questions, assignments, and assessments
Development of an understanding of Lesson Study as a collaborative process
Understanding of how Lesson Study is a way to strengthen teaching and learning in schools

31. Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
Application of Lesson Study in a variety of ways, including lesson development and testing through Lesson Study
Examination of the role of the district and the principal in implementing effective Lesson Study teams

32. Intended Outcomes of Lesson Study
Skill development in other professional learning activities related to Lesson Study
Support of fellow teachers in initiating and building Professional Learning Communities with a focus on Lesson Study