Lesson Study for College Teachers: An Online Guide
 

Lesson Study Research Tools

Lesson Study Templates

Submit Final Report. How to submit your final lesson study with KEEP Toolkit.
Submit Midyear Review. Information for groups half-way through the lesson study process.

Lesson Study Questions

Lesson Study Questions. One page list of core questions teams use to guide their lesson study. [web] [pdf] [Word] [Notebook Worksheets]

Short Articles on
Doing Lesson Study

Gathering Evidence of Student Learning. Short article about how to observe student learning during research lessons.
The Lesson Study for College Teachers Online Guide. The guide features descriptions of essential steps, answers to common questions, video clips of college teachers doing lesson study, and more.
The Lesson Study Bulletin. Updates for participants in the project.

Informed Consent Forms

Informed Consent for Students Template. Teams use this form for informed consent with students.
Informed Consent for Instructors. Instructors sign this form to give informed consent when they participate in the Lesson Study Project.

Sample Documents from the Lesson Study Process

Sample Research Lesson Plan. Examples of a research lesson plan and predictions about student learning (in psychology). See also the Research Lesson Plan Template. [Word ] [RTF]
Sample Observation Guidelines. Examples of guidelines teams use to observe research lessons (psychology). See also the Observation Guidelines Template. [Word ] [RTF]
The Gallery offers glimpses into works in progress, including project log entries for each step of the lesson study process.

Presenting & Publishing Lesson Study Work

Teaching Improvement Profile Template. Instructors can use this template (see sample) to write an individual summary of their lesson study work for their portfolio or dossier. Click here for a Microsoft Word Version.
PowerPoint Slides. Instructors who give presentations about lesson study are free to use these slides. (Coming Soon)
Publication outlets for the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Selected Bibliography A list of select articles, books and presentations.
Lesson Study Research Groups Lesson Study Group at Mills College. Access to videotapes of Japanese lesson study and research articles.
Lesson Study Research Group at Teachers College, Columbia University. Access to the Lesson Study Listserv, tools for conducting lesson study, work samples, readings and links to lesson study projects in the US.
About the Lesson Study Project

LSP Flyer. One page description of the LSP (from 2005).
Lesson Study at a Glance. 1-page overview.
Lesson Study Bulletin. Information and updates for instructors doing lesson study.

 

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