APEC HRD Project Lesson Study for Implementing Curriculum: Developing Innovative Assessment Problem Innovation of Mathematics Teaching and Learning through Lesson Study - Connection between Assessment and Subject Matter - Fourth APEC-Tsukuba International Conference Feb ,2010

We want to enhance the Educational Improvement in each economy 13 economies 16 economies

Background and Aims Priority area of the third APEC Education Ministerial Meeting “Stimulating Learning in Mathematics and Science”. Supporting Challenges of Each Economies through Lesson Study

Procedure of the Project Each economy started to share the ideas on movement of Lesson Study Feb, Each economy shared the results of Lesson Study Nob 2010 Thailand as a host Japan as a host 1 Each economy challenged to develop Teaching Approaches via. Lesson Study by involving school teachers Each Economy Encourage to use developed TA for MC and videos for LS Movement by Teachers in each economy Each Economy

APEC Project Framework: APEC Fund and Self Fund APEC grant ($90,000), Thailand ($50,000), Japan ($90,000), USA ($15,000), and other expenses by each economy Project Meeting On the name of APEC Each Economy On the name of Self Funds Specialists Group of Teachers Products: Textbook Videos Knowledge Bank Wiki from Chalk and Talk Approach to Child Centered Approach

How many are there the unit squares? Counting:One, Two, Three,…. ↓ Adding: ↓ Multiplying: 3 x 9 Mathematical Thinking enabling us looking at the world differently. By D. Tall

If there is not Lesson Study? If we introduce Lesson Study? A U.S. teacher said, “Before Lesson Study, we had talked about multiple intelligences, constructivism and so on, but never talked about the contents of teaching. In the Lesson Study project, we began to talk about the subject matter, why we teach it, how we teach it and what students learn from the lesson” by Catherine Lewis

Pedagogical Content Knowledge

How can we develop students’ centered leaning? Lesson Study For Developing Classroom Communication Pedagogical Knowledge Content Knowledge Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge Research LessonPlanReflection

Developing Students through Problem Solving Approach Improvement of Math. Thinking and Achievements of Academic Subjects Before 2 nd Year

Why? Because Teachers changed! Teachers enable to manage class and discussion!

How? Sharing the Standard Approach by Check List