"Lesson Study" is a model for how teachers can effectively approach t

• "Lesson Study" involves each and all of the following:

  • small teams of teachers

  • identifying an area of student achievement for improvement

  • researching how to achieve improvement

  • designing a lesson or assignment to accomplish that improvement and a method for assessing whether such improvement occurred 

  • testing the lesson or assignment

  • assessing and revising the lesson or assignment

  • demonstrating the lesson or assignment to other teachers

  • publishing the results of their work

  • reviewing the results of other teams

  • repeating the process two to three times per year