This was a great webinar organised by WALS. Such an important and relevant topic too. If you have not watched the presentations, please do so and watch out also for the recording of the Webinar Q&A. Thank you WALS!
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Congratulations on your ordination to the priesthood Fr Alex Chow, my schoolmate, fellow altar server and youth group member.
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#CatholicChurch
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Agree with the researchers from the Uni of Groningen the pivotal role of facilitators. If the facilitator were to focus on student thinking in the post lesson discussion, would this shift teacher talk from superficial to a deeper level of talk? #WALS2021
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A very interesting presentation @Melissoto. What I like about this is how you made this virtual lesson study to focus on student thinking using Nearpod as the technological tool. As you pointed out this led to rich discussions on children's mathematical thinking. #WALS2021
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First time I've heard of the Jishobiki model. One finding is that the JB model motivated British children who have problems of first language acquisition to learn vocabulary. #WALS2021
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Harriet and Jannie from Hong Kong shared how the 5-week PD programme worked. Fascinating to listen to Harriet explaining how they obtained the critical features of the object of learning and applying pattern of variation. It's a very thorough study. I recommend this. #WALS2021
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Interesting Q&A. Principals in Kazakhstan attend up to 9 months of lesson study training. Principals in Malaysia may not fully understand what LS is. In Japan, principals support middle level teachers. Sustaining PLCs requires systemic efforts. #WALS2021
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Researchers from Universiti Brunei Darussalam reported the existence of a cultural script that hinders the development of teachers' PCK. #WALS2021
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An interesting slide. In her keynote, Prof Yuhu Bu talked about the role of the 'backbone teachers'. I see this as distributed leadership that can enhance sustainability of LS in schools. #WALS2021
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In her role as a symposium commentator, Prof Christine Lee raised the point that it is perhaps time to change the label 'knowledgeable other' to final commentator or critical friend. #WALS2021
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In her keynote #WALS2021 Prof Ko Po Yuk said doing a learning study is a marathon. She highlighted the important role of building trust between Uni and the teachers they work with. She said Lesson and Learning Study has potential to complement each other.
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Teaching calculus maximum and minimum. The presenter from Brazil said "we can see the different ways students think, to solve and to find the answer to the problem". This is undoubtedly the power of LS - to see how learners understand the object. #WALS2021.
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What struck me about this presentation from Sweden is the participation of 20 teachers in a research project consisting of literature studies for 6 months. They had previously completed 4 LS. I like how the seminars are structured for prof learning. #WALS2021.
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Listening to Michael Buhagiar, there are more similarities than differences between Malta and Brunei. We are also a small country that aims to make LS sustainable as an approach to develop teacher professional learning. A lot of excellent points in this presentation. #WALS2021.
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Davrajoo from Malaysia said 'two teachers demoralised', a part of them 'reluctant in contributing time for LS sessions after school'. Real issues and challenges. How do fellow LS practitioners deal with these issues? #WALS2021
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A group of Singaporean teachers presented how they taught solving word problems more effectively. They started with a task students are familiar with followed by an unfamiliar task before checking for their mastery. I like the structure of the lesson. #WALS2021
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This presentation from Nina Helgevold looks at how teachers changed their research questions into questions that explores learners understanding. A more powerful way to teach the object in my view! #WALS2021
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Yes experienced this too during the online learning study here. I think it was during the 5th meeting. We asked participants to turn on their cameras and we felt participants got more involved. It also helped that we gave them a template to report. Thanks @mairead_mh!
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This is a great symposium #WALS2021. Roland Knoblauch highlights the important role of innovative teachers to sustain LS. These teachers experience as limiting if there is 'lack of support by school leaders' and suffer the risk of staying isolated or withdraw.
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An interesting symposium #WALS2021. What if the LS is one cycle due to time and organisational constraints? Does it matter?
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Listened to this #WALS2021 presentation by Stef Edwards. Very relevant for my context here in Brunei as we make an effort to scale up lesson study. The leader's role is crucial to sustain LS. A principal informed me he plans to make LS a feature in his school's 2022 work plan.
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A second paper focusing on how a group of Accounting teachers used the learning study approach to help students discern the critical aspects of teaching depreciation and disposal of non-current assets. #WALS2021
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Look forward to network with fellow paper presenters during #WALS2021.
In this paper I explore what is learnt and the challenges faced by a facilitator (my colleague) who led lesson study for the first time.
In this paper I explore what is learnt and the challenges faced by a facilitator (my colleague) who led lesson study for the first time.
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Preparing and rehearsing presentation for #WALS2021. It says for single papers a max number of 6 slides in 10 minutes. How do you put everything in 6 slides? Any advice most appreciated. @WALessonStudy
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A learning study in action. Commerce teachers listen carefully to their students’ understanding of the object. They interview the students using the questions in Dudley (2014) handbook. They record observations and compare with teacher’s predictions. Lots of data for analysis.
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#WALS2020 In a thought provoking session Sarah Seleznyoz suggested that sustainability of #lessonstudy depends on the national cultural profile, implementation paradigm and fidelity to components of LS.
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#WALS2020 An excellent presentation on a cross-cultural online lesson study by teacher educators from Spore and Finland.
One aspect the presentation focused on was the tension between content and experience.
Take a close look at Sandra's thinking in the slide below.
One aspect the presentation focused on was the tension between content and experience.
Take a close look at Sandra's thinking in the slide below.
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An apt summary from Joan Easterday after listening to their #WALS2020: "Our technology is just as rough as the kids. We are learning and sharing our very raw learning with you and hope that it will push the whole community forward as we learn to live in this digital world'.
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Lots of takeaways from this great presentation by @SuiGoei and @woutervj. Before embarking on the study, they studied the online collaboration literature. This seems important: 'create opportunities for exchange of ideas synchronously and asynchronously'.
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A great presentation from @jpmynott! What happens to learning in LS after a cycle completes? This qn got me thinking. I've been involved in LS for a long time and have worked with various teachers over the years. If I were to ask them what and how they have learned since the last
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#WALS2020 Great to see some friends from Sweden presenting this. They used variation theory to design and analyse the lessons. What varies is likely to be discerned. 'Pupils see, they do not count'.
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#WALS2020 'Safe spaces to study, take risks and to innovate in teaching and to share and report successes and failures' - Dudley.
Indeed. But our teaching culture has not achieved this yet. We are still afraid to speak up. Teachers may share their thinking with some people /1
Indeed. But our teaching culture has not achieved this yet. We are still afraid to speak up. Teachers may share their thinking with some people /1
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#WALS2020 So pertinent: What kind of competences can be developed by lesson study?
In the presentation, the participants self-assessed their competences.
That is interesting because over here other people assess teachers' competences.
Look forward to a paper on this.
In the presentation, the participants self-assessed their competences.
That is interesting because over here other people assess teachers' competences.
Look forward to a paper on this.
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#WALS2020 The virtual conference is also about connecting with other presenters.
Watched Pang Ming Fai's interesting presentation on Financial Literacy (FL) and then to email him for his research which he obliged.
Brunei is embarking on FL next year in primary schools.
Watched Pang Ming Fai's interesting presentation on Financial Literacy (FL) and then to email him for his research which he obliged.
Brunei is embarking on FL next year in primary schools.
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#WALS2020 Very good presentation here.
Laura @lauraformosa139 is the only Art teacher in her school but she is still able to conduct lesson study with the support of a facilitator and knowledgeable others.
Wonder what it is like? I’ll have to read their report in the IJLLS.
Laura @lauraformosa139 is the only Art teacher in her school but she is still able to conduct lesson study with the support of a facilitator and knowledgeable others.
Wonder what it is like? I’ll have to read their report in the IJLLS.
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#WALS2020 This is the first time I hear that you can measure lesson study efficacy using drawings from the participants. The instruction is 'Draw yourself as a science teacher at work.' 'What is the teacher doing? What are the students doing?' An interesting presentation!
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#WALS2020 Re-orienting equity of education. Great presentation n content!
Teachers stop inquiring once students give correct answers. Presenters say that 'in order to have equal learning opportunities, we have to equally inquire both students with correct and incorrect answers.'
Teachers stop inquiring once students give correct answers. Presenters say that 'in order to have equal learning opportunities, we have to equally inquire both students with correct and incorrect answers.'
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The last WALS Conference I attended was in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2013. I first met some of them during the WALS in Brunei in 2010 and again in Singapore in 2012.
Now #WALS2020 will be online and I’m hoping for some high quality presentation and discussion.
Now #WALS2020 will be online and I’m hoping for some high quality presentation and discussion.
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Honoured to represent my department in presenting a paper for this year’s virtual Teacher’s Day Conference.
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A student texted to say she has been offered the Edmund Hillary Fellowship. I taught her A-level Economics in 2007. She overcame many obstacles to receive a Government scholarship to study in Australia. She set up an enterprise and is now its CEO.
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See what happens when teachers see their work published in @CollectivED1 This work was published in Issue 11 pp120-125.
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JPP stands for Jabatan Pengurusan Pendidik (Department of Educators Management), a department under the Ministry of Education.
BDTA stands for Brunei Darussalam Teacher Academy. Its a unit under JPP.
In BDTA my role is to support teachers through quality professional development.
BDTA stands for Brunei Darussalam Teacher Academy. Its a unit under JPP.
In BDTA my role is to support teachers through quality professional development.
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Excited to facilitate a second cycle of #lessonstudy with high school Commerce teachers later. What students need to learn appear much clearer after analyzing the lesson and post test responses.
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