FORMAT OF THE COURSE

• A cycle of explanation, illustration, and direction to help participants implement the key elements of lesson study
• Approximately four hours of professional development time with hands-on models that you work through as you engage in lesson study.  These four hours are broken down as:
• Approximately two hours of the online course that encompasses a variety of activities, some online and some face-to-face
• Approximately two hours of on-your-own lesson study implementation

Session 1 - Introduction
Session 2 - Key Elements of Lesson Study & the Research Theme
Session 3 - Defining the Mathematics Goal
Session 4 - Developing the Concept Map
Session 5 - Choosing the Mathematics Context
Session 6 - Choosing Your Lesson Context
Session 7 - The Research Lesson, Phase I: Through the Lens of the Students
Session 8 - The Research Lesson, Phase II: Through the Teacher's Role
Session 9 - Observing the Research Lesson
Session 10 - Reflecting and Debriefing the Lesson