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Shimizu, Yoshinori; Kang, Hyomin – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
Lesson study is a Japanese concept to improve teaching and learning mathematics through a particular form of activity in which a group of teachers works collaboratively to plan, implement, observe, and reflect on the proposed research lessons. Although lesson study is internationally acknowledged as providing key learning opportunities for…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Reflection, Lesson Plans, Foreign Countries
McConnell, Tony; Daley, Davinia; Levy, Rebecca; Waddell, Lisa; Waddington, Richard – Teaching History, 2022
A highly distinctive and structured approach to teacher development, Lesson Study emerged in Japan but has since been adopted much more widely and now sees growing interest in the UK. Tony McConnell, Davinia Daley, Rebecca Levy, Lisa Waddell and Richard Waddington describe the process by which their school first investigated and then adopted…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Grade 8, History Instruction, Teaching Methods
Yurika Ito – JALT CALL Journal, 2024
As emerging technologies rapidly evolve, language teachers in the 21st century face an increasing challenge in determining how to integrate them into their language classrooms. The existing literature emphasises that a crucial element for successful technology integration is for teachers to hold sufficient proficiency in technology and adopt…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Language Teachers, Faculty Development
Mark Antony de Boer; Dmitri Leontjev – Language Awareness, 2024
Morton's "language knowledge for content teaching" (LKCT) is a powerful tool for understanding interactions in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) classrooms, as well as CLIL teachers' knowledge base and teacher language awareness (TLA). However, often lacking in the body of research on TLA and LKCT is an explicit stance on…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Murai, Yumiko; Ikejiri, Ryohei; Yamauchi, Yuhei; Tanaka, Ai; Nakano, Seiko – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Cultivating children's creativity and imagination is fundamental to preparing them for an increasingly complex and uncertain future. Engaging in creative learning enables children to think independently and critically, work cooperatively, and take risks while actively engaged in meaningful projects. While current trends in education, such as maker…
Descriptors: Creativity, Imagination, Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education
Inprasitha, Maitree – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2022
Purpose: This research explores the "transformation" ideas of Japanese Lesson Study (LS) and Open Approach (OA) to create and sustain a Thailand LS incorporated OA (TLSOA) model to successfully adapt to the local contexts. Although LS is spreading globally, previous studies have identified several challenges to its implementation.…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Undergraduate Students
Kihara, Seiichiro; Jess, Mike; McMillan, Paul; Osedo, Kazuki; Kubo, Kenji; Nakanishi, Hiroshi – European Physical Education Review, 2021
This paper presents the view that Lesson Study has the potential to make a significant contribution to future developments in primary physical education. To set the paper in context, we explore the concerns that have long been voiced about primary physical education, particularly the nature of the professional development experiences of generalist…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Longitudinal Studies, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development
Ko, Po Yuk – Educational Action Research, 2019
"Lesson Study" and "Learning Study" are popular teacher professional development models across the world. Drawing on an extensive review of research and literature, this paper aims to identify the features of the two models to contrast and establish their similarities and differences particularly with regard to their…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Models, Teacher Collaboration, Teaching Methods
Schwarts, Gil; Karsenty, Ronnie – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2020
This paper reports on a study conducted within VIDEO-LM (Viewing, Investigating and Discussing Environments of Learning Mathematics), a video-based professional development project for secondary mathematics teachers that aims to enhance reflection on practice. The study explored VIDEO-LM sessions where Israeli teachers watched an 8th grade…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Video Technology, Teaching Methods
Schwarts, Gil; Coles, Alf; Arcavi, Abraham – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2022
With the proliferation of video-based professional development (PD) courses for mathematics teachers, understanding the role of the facilitators of these courses has become an emerging field of theoretical and empirical study. The purpose of this article is to address some of the challenges and opportunities that facilitation of discussions…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Video Technology
Sato, Kazuyoshi; Mutoh, Nancy; Kleinsasser, Robert C. – Language Teaching Research, 2022
This study examined how secondary teachers (junior and senior high school teachers) of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Japan participated in collaborative action research and engaged in their professional development over four years. In particular, little is known as to how EFL teachers challenge their beliefs and implement innovative…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Sato, Takahiro; Suzuki, Naoki; Eckert, Kevin; Ellison, Douglas W. – Journal of Dance Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate Japanese secondary physical educators' professional development experiences teaching Japanese traditional dance education at a private secondary school. This study used a descriptive-qualitative research method, using in-depth interviewing within andragogy theory. Four physical education teachers (three…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Dance Education, Folk Culture, Asian Culture
Bilash, Olenka – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2019
This paper follows 10 years of evolution of a Japanese teacher of English in a small city in Hokkaido, Japan. After participating in an intensive, one-month study abroad program, Kuni and the author began regular correspondence and annual interviews that acted as a record of Kuni's professional transformation. Following case study methodology, the…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Tsuji, Takeshi – Teaching Science, 2019
The Australian Science Teachers Association offers an innovative international professional development program for science teachers called the Science Teachers Exchange -- Japan. The program offers Australian and Japanese teachers an opportunity to travel to the corresponding country, allowing the teachers to grow in their knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Science Teachers, International Programs
Araki, Naoko – Qualitative Research Journal, 2021
Purpose: Japanese school teachers are facing challenges under the new curricula reform, and there is still a lack of preparation to guide them to a successful implementation. Dilemmas related to teaching English language in primary schools were seen among participant teachers in a program of professional learning. This study aims (1) to identify a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers