Conference Wednesday 30 th April

Welcome Please help yourself to some refreshment On post its on the 2 flipcharts 1. Write something positive about your Lesson Study experience you don’t want to leave today without sharing 2. Write any questions you don’t want to leave today without an answer to

Agenda 9.30 Welcome 9.45 Impact Evaluation - S Hellman, D Godfrey (Institute of Education) Break Post Lesson Study sharing experiences 1.00 Lunch 1.45 Star Lesson Training 3.45 Close of Conference

Aims of this session To reflect upon and recap the key principles of Lesson Study To explore the role of questioning in Lesson Study To practice questioning strategies and share experiences of first Lesson Study Cycle To identify ways to maximise the impact of Lesson Study Cycle 2

Key Principles - Warm up and recap Discuss in your groups - which is the inaccurate statement? How can you change it to make it accurate? Put the statements in order most important to least. A) Lesson Study focuses on gathering data about student learning B) Lesson Study is supportive and challenging process to secure impact on learning C) Lesson Study is observation without criteria D) Lesson Study is focussed on the teacher E) Lesson Study encourages teachers to take risks

Developing Lesson Study Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Challenge Impact

Impact upon key students “Teacher” Model“Student” Model IDENTIFICATION of an area of pedagogy or general development of lesson planning IDENTIFICATION of focus students EXAMPLES: AfL Teaching parts of speech Teaching map skills EXAMPLES: Students not making progress Students below BM Vulnerable students (SEND/PP) Potentially More-Able PRE LESSON STUDY DISCUSSION Produce a draft lesson plan PRE LESSON STUDY DISCUSSION Produce a draft lesson plan AND Anticipate likely response to planned activities by focus students IN RESEARCH LESSON Observers to focus on activities and impact on learners IN RESEARCH LESSON Observers to focus on one or all of focus students

Student model – making observations Targeted focus on learning Discussing desired response Focus on impact

Developing Lesson Study Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Challenge Impact Questioning

Questioning for challenge and development In your groups look at the different question types. a) Discuss how they can be used in lesson study b) Choose the 3 or 4 that you think will deliver the most challenge and impact c) Come up with your own example of each type of question for use within a Lesson Study discussion

Sharing experiences from Lesson Study - Trios Share learning from cycle 1 and ideas to maximise impact of cycle 2 3 roles in rotation: 1.) Questioner/facilitator – use types of questions to draw out learning and secure commitment to impact in cycle 2 (Link to coaching) 2.) Answerer – reflect and share experiences through responses to questions 3.) Observer/scribe – Capture Good questions Elements of experience worth sharing Concrete ideas and commitments to improve the process in cycle 2

Lunch