2.
content
and/or
pedagogy.
LESSON
STUDY
CYCLE
Lesson Study
?
A
Guide
for
Implementation
in
Florida’s
Public
Schools
Lesson
study
is
a
form
of
long
‐
term
professional
development
in
which
teams
of
teachers
systematically
and
collaboratively
conduct
research
closely
tied
to
lessons,
and
then
use
what
they
learn
about
student
thinking
to
become
more
effective
instructors.
‐
Research
for
Better
Schools
(
www.rbs.org)
Within
a
school’s
multi
‐
tiered
system
of
student
supports
the
lesson
study
cycle
involves
a
group
of
teachers
collaboratively
planning
a
standards
‐
based
lesson
to
support
a
school
identified
research
theme;
implementing
the
lesson
in
a
classroom;
collecting
observation
data,
based
on
the
students’
responses
to
the
instruction;
reflecting
upon,
analyzing,
and
discussing
this
data;
and
defining
next
steps
based
upon
what
they
have
learned.
Lesson
study
empowers
teams
of
teachers
to
engage
in
data
‐
based
problem
‐
solving
to
accelerate
student
leaning.
1.
?
Form
a
lesson
study
team
which
includes
an
external
expert(s)
in
Schedule
a
common
planning
time.
3.
?
(Problem
Identification
and
Analysis)
Identify
a
common
research
theme
(sometimes
a
school
‐
wide
theme)
based
upon
student
performance
data
and
the
Teacher
Evaluation
Model
adopted
by
the
school
district.
4.
?
(Develop
a
Plan)
Collaboratively
plan
a
?
standards
‐
based
lesson
that
clearly
?
defines
the
expected
outcomes
in
terms
of
?
student
learning
and
addresses
common
?
student
misconceptions.
?
5.
?
(Implement
the
Plan)
Teach
and
observe
the
lesson
being
sure
to
record
data
pertaining
to
what
students
were
thinking
and
doing
throughout
the
lesson.
6.
?
(Evaluate
the
Effectiveness)
Reflect
upon,
analyze,
and
discuss
the
lesson
and
student
data
that
has
been
collected;
then
synthesize
your
findings.
7.
?
Define
the
next
steps
?
based
upon
what
the
team
?
has
learned.
?
8.
?
Repeat
the
process
using
a
new
or
revised
lesson
plan
with
the
same
research
theme.