PD

=How could we use Lesson Study for Technology PD?=

Following these steps of Lesson Study, any content class could be using technology.



===Before the professional development day, maybe at a staff meeting, give a presentation on what lesson study is and how it can be applied in our school. Make sure that the teachers understand the time and commitment Lesson Study takes. Ask teachers in the school to volunteer to be a part of a lesson study groups. This is an important step because without the buy in of all the teachers involved, this PD model will not work. Once the group has been established, the group would then follow the steps listed below.===


 * 1) ===Choose a learning goal to study - this could be a research based question or a skill that needs to be developed. It should be broad enough to be valuable to the group.===
 * 2) ===Develop - use the first lesson plan outline on this wiki and have teachers create these in their groups.===
 * 3) ===Teach - one member from each group delivers the lesson to a predetermined class.===
 * 4) ===Observe - during the lesson the other members of the group observe the students in the lesson and write down every utterance that is said during the class. This is important for the analyzing that will be done later. Remember, the students are the focus, not the teacher.===
 * 5) ===Analyze - the lesson, teacher reflections, and observations of the students are then analyzed. The group tries to understand what the children were thinking and how this information can improve future instruction.===
 * 6) ===Revise - the lesson is revised according to step five determinations.===
 * 7) ===Teach - the lesson is taught again to a different group of students and the process starts all over again.===

===Of course all of the steps shown above would be done in one or even two sessions. Lesson study is a very complex process and teachers may meet once a week for a couple of hours for a few months, hashing out the intricacies of a particular lesson. This is not only to create a better lesson, but to learn how our students are learning and how instruction needs to be tailored to their needs.===