Lesson Study Group at Mills College

Lesson Study Workshop Handouts

• Sample Agenda Lesson Study Workshop- Includes suggested time frame, subjects, activities and goals for a one day workshop or longer.


• Lesson Study Cycle Flow chart outlines the essential elements of the Lesson Study cycle.


• Choose A Theme Worksheet to consider long-term goals to develop an overarching theme for Lesson Study.


• Idea Map - blank Empty framework map for completion to help examine a research focus.


• Idea Map A completed example of the framework map above.


• Brief Guide A brief guide to Lesson Study taken from the book 'Lesson Study: A Handbook for Teacher-Led Improvement of Instruction'.


• Reflection Form Open-ended evaluation form for Lesson Study workshop.


• Sample Evaluation Form Detailed evaluation form for workshop.


• Triangle Worksheet This sheet highlights a mathematics problem studied by a group of Lesson Study practitioners; it will be used in some workshops.

Powerpoint Presentations

• Download a presentation given May 2005 at the Lesson Study Leaders Symposium in Olympia - How do we judge whether lesson study is working? How do we prove it?

• Download a Lesson Study Powerpoint presentation

You will need to have Powerpoint to view this file or you can download a Powerpoint viewer. (Drop the powerpoint presentation file into the viewer to activate).

More student worksheets, lesson plans, and board charts can be found under Lesson Plans.