"We're in This Together": Principals and Teachers as Partners and Learners in Lesson Study. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Valarie; Madden, Marjorie
• Is Part Of: NASSP bulletin. Volume 103:Number 1(2019:Jan.)
• Page Start: 51
• Page End: 64
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: instructional leadership -- lesson study -- adolescent literacy -- professional development; High schools -- Administration -- Periodicals; School management and organization -- United States -- Periodicals; High school principals -- United States -- Periodicals; High school principals -- Periodicals; Education, Secondary -- Periodicals; 373.12097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0192636519826717
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0192-6365

Abstract

This research proposes Lesson Study as a professional development structure that allows principals and teachers in secondary schools to meet the demands of English and disciplinary literacy standards. It is a collaborative study between a university and eight schools. The essential questions is, "How can Lesson Study broaden content knowledge and affect instructional leadership?" Data are analyzed using qualitative methods. Findings suggest the possibilities of Lesson Study in creating principal teacher partnerships to address challenges of practice in today's schools.