EDU 6600 Reflection #3
Reflection #3 EDU 6600 Models of Collaboration Lesson Study: One model of collaboration presented by Sally Zepeda (2012) is lesson study. As mentioned in the text, lesson study is a “professional development process that Japanese teachers engage in to systematically examine their practice, with the goal of becoming more effective” (p. 225). Lesson study allows opportunities for teachers to work together to improve their pedagogical craft. All too often teachers must learn a new method of instruction or a new curricular idea or goal. However, lesson study gives teachers a chance to plan, instruct, analyze, and tweak a lesson in which they already instruct, thus deepening their instructional capacity. When implemented effectively, lesson study has a lasting impact on a teacher’s ability. According to Zepeda, some of the opportunities for growth include increased knowledge of the subject matter, increase knowledge of instruction, stronger collegial n