This was presented to teachers at Princess Elizabeth Primary School in Singapore.

1. Lesson Study
www.singaporelessonstudy.blogspot.com
Dr Yeap Ban Har yeapbanhar@gmail.com

2. Photo: Attached Junior High School University of Tsukuba, Japan

3. Research Lesson in an In-service Course on Problem-Solving Heuristics.
Photo: Princess Elizabeth Primary School

4. Lesson Study adapted for Micro-Teaching in Pre-service Course
Photo: National Institute of Education

5. Overview
Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan
How to Benefit from Lesson Study

6. Overview
Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan
Setting the Context
Professional
Learning
Communities

7. Setting the Context
Professional
Learning
Communities

8. …nothing matters more
than finding people with
the potential to be
great teachers.
Malcom Gladwell 2009
What The Dog Saw

9. Source: How the World's Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top
The McKinsey Report
Getting the right people to become teachers and to
develop them into effective teachers.

10. Source: BBC News 23 Nov 2004
“The country has made a conscious effort to have
highly-qualified teachers throughout the system.”
Minister of Education (Finland) 2004

11. Source: Straits Times 23 Nov 2010
“The first is improving teaching,
developing teachers professionally ….”
Secretary of State for Education (Britain) 2010

12. A good education system
depends on high-quality
Photo: Northlight School
teachers who
constantly seek to
improve their
practice, supported by
school leaders and
administrators, and
resources from
departments and
agencies within MOE.
Minister of Education (Singapore) 2009

13. Photo: Fuchun Primary School
build capacity for
We need to
teachers themselves to
take the lead in professional
upgrading.
Minister of Education Singapore 2009

14. First Big Idea in PLC
Focus on
Learning Rather
Than Teaching
Second Big Idea in PLC
Work
Collaboratively
Third Big Idea in PLC
Focus on
Results
Three Big Ideas in PLC

15. Overview
Lesson
Study
In a Nutshell Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan

16. Keys Grade School, Manila
lesson study
around the world
Junior High School Attached to University of Tsukuba, Japan
from Japan to the rest of the world

17. Public Research Lesson in Khon Kaen, Thailand

18. Public Research Lesson in Tokyo, Japan

19. Public Research Lesson in Seoul, Korea

20. Public Research Lesson in Las Vegas, USA

21. school-based
lesson study
Bina Bangsa School, Jakarta, Indonesia
PCF Kindergarten Jalan Besar, Singapore

22. Edgewood Elementary School, New York, USA
teachers studying
learning in action
lesson study
around the world
teachers discussing
learning collaboratively
Scarsdale Teachers Institute, New York, USA

23. Stages in Lesson Study
Lesson Study adapted for Micro-Teaching in Pre-service Course
Photo: National Institute of Education

24. Identify
Professional
Learning Goal
Plan Lesson
Lesson Plan
Research Lesson
Revision
Post-Lesson
Discussion

25. Tools in Lesson Study
Photo: Sembawang Secondary School, Singapore

26. Some of us know a bit about lesson study.
Some have heard the term but not much
else. Some have extensive experience with
it. The purpose of the forum is for you to
ask any questions you have about lesson
study.
There is an article on the first things about
lesson study at this website.
www.academyofsingaporeteachers.moe.gov.sg

27. • School’s Goals
• Subject’s Goals
• Ideal Students’
Outcomes
• Actual Students’
Outcomes
What Do PLCs Do? • Identify the Gaps
• Identify Professional
Learning Goal to Close
the Gaps

28. School’s Vision
Subject’s Goals
Ideal Students’ Actual Students’ Gap
Characteristics Characteristics
Professional Learning Goal

29. Professional Learning Goal
Example:
To engage pupils in the
learning of mathematics
broad but specific

30. Lesson Planning Meeting
• Select a unit
• Select a lesson or more
within the unit
• Study textbooks
• Study other resources
• Discuss how the
lesson(s) is to be
taught

31. Learning Outcome(s)
Task & Anticipated Teacher’s Notes
Key Questions Students’ Action
Responses

34. • Maintain a Group File
• Take turns to write
meeting notes
• Lesson Plan Drafts
• Individual Reflections
Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation
Notes: Summary
• Student Data related to
Professional Learning
Goal

35. Photo: Hamanogo Elementary School, Japan

36. • Maintain a Group File
• Take turns to write
meeting notes
• Lesson Plan Drafts
• Individual Reflections
Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation
Notes Summary
• Student Data related to
Professional Learning
Goal
One Thing I Learnt Today
and What Was The Source

37. • Maintain a Group File
• Take turns to write
meeting notes
• Lesson Plan Drafts
• Individual Reflections
Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation
Notes: Summary
• Student Data related to
Professional Learning
Goal
One Interesting Thing I My Interpretation of One Question I Have
Saw During the Lesson What I Saw Related to This
Observation

38. • Maintain a Group File
• Take turns to write
meeting notes
• Lesson Plan Drafts
• Individual Reflections
Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation
Notes: Summary
• Student Data related to
Professional Learning
Goal

39. Type of Student Engagement Stimulus
• Maintain a Group File
• Take turns to write
meeting notes
• Lesson Plan Drafts
• Individual Reflections
Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation
Notes: Summary
• Student Data related to
Professional Learning
Average Score Average Score Goal
of Novel of Novel
Application Application
Questions in Questions in
Common Test 1 Common Test 2

40. Type of Student Engagement Stimulus
• Maintain a Group File
• Take turns to write
meeting notes
• Lesson Plan Drafts
• Individual Reflections
Lesson Study Data • Individual Observation
Notes: Summary
• Student Data related to
Professional Learning
Average Average Goal
Score of Score of
Section C in Section C in
SA2 P5 SA2 P6

41. Critical
Success • Learning teams comprising of
Factors teachers who are sincere about
wanting to learn the complex
process of learning
• One or more team members is
able to synthesize discussion to
bring the team from data level to
information and knowledge that
can be used in everyday
teaching
• Setting and using research
theme to guide all that we do in
lesson study.
banhar.yeap@pathlight.org.sg