Call for Manuscripts: Lesson Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Thinking ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
The Past ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Teaching Gap

In The Teaching Gap (1999), James W. Stigler and James Hiebert describe differences between mathematics instruction in Japan and the United States. They attribute some of these differences to a commonly used method of professional development in Japan called lesson study: “The lesson-study process has an unrelenting focus on student learning. All efforts to improve lessons are evaluated with respect to clearly specified learning goals, and revisions are always justified with respect to student thinking and learning” (p. 121). Over the past decade, many groups of educators in North America have implemented various forms of lesson study.

Call for Manuscripts: Lesson Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 102 (9) ◽  
pp. 705
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Thinking ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
The Past ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Teaching Gap

In The Teaching Gap (1999), James W. Stigler and James Hiebert describe differences between mathematics instruction in Japan and the United States. They attribute some of these differences to a commonly used method of professional development in Japan called lesson study: “The lesson-study process has an unrelenting focus on student learning. All efforts to improve lessons are evaluated with respect to clearly specified learning goals, and revisions are always justified with respect to student thinking and learning” (p. 121). Over the past decade, many groups of educators in North America have implemented various forms of lesson study.

Calls for Manuscripts: Lesson Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
pp. 429
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Thinking ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
The Past ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Teaching Gap

In The Teaching Gap (1999), James W. Stigler and James Hiebert describe differences between mathematics instruction in Japan and the United States. They attribute some of these differences to a commonly used method of professional development in Japan called lesson study: “The lesson-study process has an unrelenting focus on student learning. All efforts to improve lessons are evaluated with respect to clearly specified learning goals, and revisions are always justified with respect to student thinking and learning” (p. 121). Over the past decade, many groups of educators in North America have implemented various forms of lesson study.

scholarly journals Global Applications of the Japanese ‟Lesson Study” Teacher Education and Training Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Duez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Training Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Video Study ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Teaching Gap ◽  
And Training

“Lesson study” has been used for over a century in Japan (Makinae, 2010). However, only recently, in 1999 with the release of The Teaching Gap by Stigler and Hiebert, did the practice begin to spread globally (Fujii, 2013; Ebaeguin & Stephens, 2013). The Teaching Gap is a summary of the Third International Math and Science (TIMSS) video study and included an entire chapter titled “Beyond Reform: Japan’s approach to the improvement of classroom teaching.” This chapter stated that the way the United States was reforming education was not systematic and offered lesson study in eight steps as a way to improve teaching and learning (Stigler & Hiebert, 1999). From 2000-2006 the lesson study process spread across the globe to nations including Indonesia, United States, England, Philippines, Australia, Sweden, and several African Nations (Groves & Doig, 2014). This paper will describe Japan’s lesson study process and the successes and failures of global application.

Section II. Prospects for North America and Japan

1998 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Nigel Pain
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Equity Prices ◽  
The Past

Economic activity accelerated sharply in the United States at the beginning of this year. GDP rose by 1¼ per cent in the first quarter, to a level 3.8 per cent higher than a year earlier. This was the fastest quarterly growth for two years. The acceleration in growth was unexpected given that the present cyclical expansion has now lasted for over seven years. Private sector demand is still continuing to be supported by the sustained appreciation in equity prices over the past three years, and the appreciation of the dollar has helped to hold down the inflationary pressures that are being built up as the labour market begins to tighten. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3 per cent in April, the lowest rate since 1970.

scholarly journals Redescription of Arundel formation Ornithomimosaur material and a reinterpretation of Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni as an “Ostrich Dinosaur”: Biogeographic implications

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chase Doran Brownstein
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Early Cretaceous ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
East Coast ◽  
The United States ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Western North America ◽  
The Past

The fossil record of dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of eastern North America is scant, and only a few sediments to the east of the continent are fossiliferous. Among them is the Arundel Formation of the east coast of the United States, which has produced among the best dinosaur faunas known from the Early Cretaceous of eastern North America. The diverse dinosaur fauna of this formation has been thoroughly discussed previously, but few of the dinosaur species originally described from the Arundel are still regarded as valid genera. Much of the Arundel material is in need of review and redescription. Among the fossils of dinosaurs from this formation are those referred to ornithomimosaurs. Here, I redescribe ornithomimosaur remains from the Arundel Formation which may warrant the naming of a new taxon of dinosaur. These remains provide key information on the theropods of the Early Cretaceous of Eastern North America. The description of the Arundel material herein along with recent discoveries of basal ornithomimosaurs in the past 15 years has allowed for comparisons with the coelurosaur Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni, suggesting the latter animal was a basal ornithomimosaurian dinosaur rather than a “generalized” coelurosaur. Comparisons between the Arundel ornithomimosaur and similar southeast Asian ornithomimosaurian material as well as ornithomimosaur remains from western North America suggest that a lineage of ornithomimosaurs with a metatarsal condition intermediate between that of basal and derived ornithomimosaurs was present through southeast Asia into North America, in turn suggesting that such animals coexisted with genera having a more primitive metatarsal morphology as seen in N. justinhofmanni.

scholarly journals “Repent of the Sins of Homophobia”

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-95
Author(s):  
Rachel Waltner Goossen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
North America ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Exclusionary Practices ◽  
The Past ◽  
Oral History Interviews

Across North America, Mennonites are widely regarded to be among the most conservative of Christian groups. But in recent decades, Mennonite understandings of LGBTQ+ identity have transformed faith communities, as the engagement of social media-conscious activists such as Pink Menno have contributed to evolving practices regarding sexual minorities in Mennonite churches. Recent ordinations and the growing visibility of queer ministers, chaplains, and theologians have led to recent schism in Mennonite Church USA, with traditionalists departing the denomination in record numbers. The decentralized nature of Mennonitism has contributed to more inclusive policies in the past two decades, although decentralization also allows exclusionary practices to persist in some churches and institutions. This article draws from oral history interviews with thirty Mennonite theologically trained LGBTQ+ leaders from across the United States and Canada. These narratives demonstrate how—in some sectors of the Mennonite community—queer and non-queer people are accelerating changes in historically homophobic spaces.

Ivor Noël Hume: Historical Archaeologist

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivor Noël Hume ◽  
Henry M. Miller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
North America ◽  
Historical Archaeology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Colonial Archaeology ◽  
Research Findings

Abstract Ivor Noël Hume is one of the founders of historical archaeology in North America and has long championed the integration of documentary and archaeological evidence for understanding the past. As the chief archaeologist at Colonial Williamsburg for three decades, he directed numerous excavations and literally wrote the book on colonial artifacts. Committed to sharing research findings with the public, he led the way through varied publications and films and developed the first major exhibits about colonial archaeology in the United States. His most well-known project is the exploration and exhibition of the early seventeenth-century Virginia settlement of Martin's Hundred.

Improving Teaching through Lesson Study Debriefing

2011 ◽  
Vol 104 (6) ◽  
pp. 446-451
Author(s):  
Randall E. Groth
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United States ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Study Research

The lesson study model of professional development that originated in Japan is becoming increasingly popular in the United States (Lesson Study Research Group 2009; Stigler and Hiebert 1999). At its core, lesson study is a means of bringing teachers together to carry out the process of planning a lesson, implementing and observing it, and then examining it during a debriefing session (Yoshida 2008). The debriefing component is one of the most distinctive characteristics of this type of professional development. It provides a means–discussion–for reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of the collaboratively planned lesson. As such, the debriefing component merits special attention from those currently engaged in lesson study as well as those considering using it.

The pine wood nematode: a comparison of the situation in the United States and Japan

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Wingfield ◽  
R. A. Blanchette ◽  
T. H. Nicholls ◽  
K. Robbins
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Host Range ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coniferous Forests ◽  
Pine Wood Nematode ◽  
Severe Damage ◽  
Pine Wood ◽  
The Past

The pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchusxylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle, causes a wilt of pines in Japan. Severe damage to forests in Japan have been occurring for the past 30 years. Recently, the nematode has been found on conifers throughout the United States. Little is known of the biology and etiology of the pine wood nematode in North America. At present, there appears to be little threat to native coniferous forests of the United States and Canada. This is indicated by the wide host range and extensive geographic distribution of the nematode, association of the nematode on trees severely weakened by insects and diseases, and presence of the nematode in the United States since the early part of this century. Monoculture of susceptible conifers, offsite plantings and the introduction of potentially more effective vectors could, however, result in an increased damage by the nematode.

Importing Acarine-Free Bees by Transporting Brood

1964 ◽  
Vol 96 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 154-154
Author(s):  
M. V. Smith
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Acarapis Woodi ◽  
The Past ◽  
Foreign Countries

For the past forty years there have been virtually no introductions of honeybee stock from foreign countries into Canada or the United States. This has been due to the stringent restrictions on importing honeybees which have been in force since 1922, as a safeguard against the introduction of acarine disease. The mite which is responsible for the disease, Acarapis woodi, is present in many parts of Europe, and has also been reported from Asia, Africa and South America. It has not so far been found in North America, although external mites of the same genus (A. dorsalis and A. externus) are now known to occur fairly commonly throughout Canada and the United States.

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