2011 Tenth Annual Lesson Study Conference
Bringing the Common Core Standards to Life
Thursday – Saturday, May 12 – 14, 2011
Newberry Math and Science Academy,
700 W. Willow, Chicago, IL
CPDUs will be available
The Common Core State Standards promise to bring focus and coherence to K-12 mathematics and English/Language Arts, but they are just marks on a page until teachers bring them to life in their classroom lessons. Come join educators from around the country to see how lesson study can be used to develop a common understanding of what the CCSS really mean in practice. There will be four live research lessons, one for high school mathematics, two for elementary mathematics, and one for 8th grade language arts, held concurrently with the high school math lesson.
Sponsors
- Chicago Lesson Study Group
- Lesson Study Alliance
- Global Education Resources
- Newberry Math and Science Academy
- Chicago Teachers Union
Featured Presentations
- The Common Core State Standards for Math: Great Hopes and Deep Fears
Steven Leinwand, Principal Research Analyst at American Institutes for Research, Washington D.C. - Not Just a New List of Titles: The “life” in the Common Core State Standards
Phil Daro, Chair, Mathematics College and Career Readiness Standards Work Group; Writing Team, Mathematics K-12 Common Core Standards Committee; Senior Fellow, America's Choice - What Teachers Need to Effectively Implement the Common Core State Standards
Akihiko Takahashi, Department of Teacher Education, DePaul University, Illinois - Incorporating the Common Core into your Lesson Study Work
Tad Watanabe, Department of Mathematics, Kennesaw State University, Georgia - Conducting Lesson Study Efficiently
Makoto Yoshida, Director of the Center for Lesson Study, William Paterson University, New Jersey - Why and How the Chicago Teachers Union Promotes Lesson Study
Carol Caref, Chicago Teachers Union - Research Lessons: There will be 2 sets of concurrent research lessons—one pair on Thursday, one on Friday.
Facilitators
- Akihiko Takahashi, Department of Teacher Education, DePaul University, Illinois
- Tad Watanabe, Department of Mathematics, Kennesaw State University, Georgia
- Makoto Yoshida, Director of the Center for Lesson Study, William Paterson University, New Jersey
- Toshiakira Fujii, Tokyo Gakugei University
- Thomas McDougal, Lesson Study Alliance
Registration
Registration is now closed. Please contact Thomas McDougal () if you want to be on the waiting list.
Tentative Agenda
Thursday, May 12, 2011
8:30am - 9:00 am |
Registration for Novice Lesson Study Practitioners |
8:30am - 9:00am |
Breakfast |
9:00am - 9:15am |
Pre-conference for novice Lesson Study practitioners |
9:15am - 10:05am |
Lesson Study: Introduction |
10:05am - 10:15am |
Break |
10:15am - 11:00am |
Why and How the Chicago Teachers Union Promotes Lesson Study |
11:00am - 12:20pm |
Lunch on your own (see restaurant list) |
12:00pm - 12:20pm |
Registration for Experienced Lesson Study Practitioners |
12:20pm - 12:30pm |
Welcome and Overview of the Lesson Study Conference |
12:30pm - 1:20pm |
Keynote: |
1:20pm - 1:35pm |
How to observe a research lesson |
1:50pm - 2:00pm |
Research lesson briefings by the planning teams |
2:00pm - 2:50 pm |
Concurrent research lessons: |
2:50pm - 3:20pm |
Post-Lesson Discussion—small groups |
3:20pm - 4:00pm |
Post-Lesson Discussion—panel discussion |
4:00pm - 4:15pm |
Reflection |
Friday, May 13, 2011
8:30am - 9:00am |
Breakfast |
9:00am - 10:05am |
Keynote: |
10:05am - 10:15am |
Break |
10:15am - 11:15am |
Keynote: |
11:15am - 12:40pm |
Lunch on your own |
12:45pm - 1:00pm |
Brief introduction to the research lessons |
1:00pm - 1:50pm |
Concurrent research lessons: |
2:00pm - 3:15pm |
Post-Lesson Discussion: |
3:15pm - 4:00pm |
Closing for the Day: What We Can Learn from our Research Lessons. |
Saturday, May 14, 2011
8:30am - 9:00am |
Breakfast |
9:00am - 10:00am |
Keynote: |
10:05am - 10:50am |
Keynote: |
11:00am - 11:50am |
Panel Discussion: |
12:00pm - 12:30 pm |
Reflection and Closing |
Accommodations
The Willows Hotel is the designated hotel during the conference, refer to “Chicago Lesson Study Conference Group.” The rate is $139 - $169 per night for a single room, and reservations should be made by April 18, 2011. The Willows Hotel will provide complimentary shuttle service to and from the Hotel and Newberry Math and Science Academy for the conference meetings. The hotel amenities include complimentary continental breakfast, free wireless Internet access, luxury robes, 24-hour coffee and tea service, and access to Bally’s Total Fitness. The hotel also has parking facilities for $22 a day with 24 hour in and out privileges.
To make reservations, participants should directly contact:
The Willows Hotel
555 West Surf St.
Chicago, IL 60657
Direct Line: 773.528.8400
* Please specify that you are calling from the Chicago Lessons Study Group in May.
For hotel overflow inquiries, please contact Jennifer Manguino directly at 773.404.3499. We have three hotels in the same neighborhood and we will provide complimentary shuttle service at all three properties.
What is Lesson Study?
Lesson study is the primary engine of educational improvement in Japan, shaping classroom practice and informing national policy. When a new national curriculum is released, lesson study helps teachers understand it and enables them to bring the new standards to life in their own lessons.
In lesson study, teachers work together to:
- formulate long-term goals for student learning and development;
- plan, conduct, and observe a ‘research lesson’ designed to bring these long-term goals to life as well as to teach a particular academic content;
- carefully observe student learning, engagement, and behavior during the lesson; and
- discuss and revise the lesson and the approach to instruction based on these observations.
The research lesson is taught with students, and participants observe as the lesson unfolds in the actual teaching-learning context. Discussion following the lesson is developed around the student-learning data collected during the observation. Through the process, teachers are given opportunities to reflect on their teaching and student learning.
Lesson study has become increasingly visible in state, national, and international conferences, open houses, high-profile policy reports, and special journal issues in recent years in the United States.
Chicago Lesson Study Group
The Chicago Lesson Study Group was launched in November of 2002 with several volunteer teachers in Chicago area. Since its inception, this informal study group has met regularly to discuss issues in mathematics teaching and learning and to develop research lesson plans. As part of the lesson study cycle, the group hosts this annual lesson study conference with public research lessons.
