The mathematics teachers at Danvers (Mass.) High School are participating in a Japenese model of professional development known as Lesson Study. Supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education, the teachers are using one full release day per month to pursue this professional development project. Under the guidance of EDC’s Jane Gorman, the group followed a cycle of lesson planning, observation, revision, and recording of a lesson for Algebra 1 students. They also did mathematics and discussed related topics: special issues related to teaching particular students, analysis of published lessons, and selection of appropriate texts. The group is now continuing with the Lesson Study Communities in Secondary Mathematics project.
Director: Jane Gorman
Duration: 2002–2004
Funder: Danvers (Massachusetts) Public Schools