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Traveling Teacher Professional Development Model

Local Interpretation and Adaptation of Lesson Study in Florida

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The Global and the Local

Part of the book series: The World Council of Comparative Education Societies ((WCCE))

Abstract

Lesson study is a process of instructional improvement in which a group of teachers collaborate to set a goal, study, observe, and discuss teaching and student learning (Lewis & Hurd, 2011). Lesson study originates in Japan and has been practiced by Japanese teachers for over a century (Fernandez & Yoshida, 2004; Makinae, 2010).

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    Motoko Akiba

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Akiba, M. (2016). Traveling Teacher Professional Development Model. In: Astiz, M.F., Akiba, M. (eds) The Global and the Local. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-654-5_5

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