One of the standards for mathematical practice in the Common Core is to "construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.” That’s a tall order for students used to sitting quietly in a ...

From searching PDFs to co-designing unitsUntil now, I have been using AI by feeding it the Course of Study and its ...

When I looked into it, I found that this culture of studying lessons while discussing everything from the interpretation of ...

The AFT currently supports lesson study groups in Rochester, N.Y., Volusia County, Fla., and Scranton, Pa. These groups emerged as a natural and powerful follow-up to training in the ER&D Thinking ...

Research consistently shows that teacher effectiveness and satisfaction with our work increases when we are able to engage in deep and meaningful collaboration. Earlier this month I wrote about one ...

Are you doing lesson study, and if so – are you doing it correctly? Two academics explain what many schools get wrong Lesson study is a professional development strategy that originated in Japan and ...

Lesson study is a common professional development practice in Japan and is slowly gaining popularity in the U.S.; there's even a lesson study app now. In San Francisco, many teachers are using the ...