Now I see that the lesson can be adapted. It doesnt have to be perfect. But you need to capture your reflections and how it is situated in your context. Other teachers can then learn from your takeaways from conducting the lesson.

-Esheen

Now I think that we should think about the big picture and consider long-term goals for our pupils' learning and development in planning our research lessons. We should think about our pupils' holistic growth rather than what they should be learning for the specific lesson or the subject for the semester/year.

Now I know that the lesson conducted for the lesson study itself is actually something that we will be reflecting on so it is definitely not a ‘perfect’ piece of work to begin with. Hence, it is possible for the teacher conducting the lesson to move away from the ‘script’ a little bit while conducting it in order to improve according to the pupils’ needs at that point of time.

Now, I know that lesson study does not involve writing original lessons.

If good practices and lessons are available, we can refine or adapt them to our pupils' needs.

This way, we can also use Lesson Study to promote a collaborative school culture.

However, lesson study is in fact involving collaborative planning, teaching, observation, and reflection, where we can leverage one’s knowledge to design and refine our strategies to come up with a lesson that not only meets the diverse needs of our pupils, but also encourages us as a TEAM, to adopt a growth mindset that can unpack and enhance our teaching pedagogy and teaching practices.

Now I think lesson study helps to refine and improve the instructions in an existing lesson to make it even better through observation and critical feedback from your level teachers.

Now I think understand that the script need not be followed rigidly. While the script is developed with the understanding that the content, wording, and presentation of a lesson can affect student learning, departures from it would also show insights for improving a lesson.

1) write a perfect lesson for 1 teacher to conduct, with the others observing the lesson and analysing how effective it was

2) make changes to the lesson plan before conducting it with the rest of the classes

3) refine the lesson plan for future use by other teachers

I also thought that the teachers would need to strictly follow the 'script' planned without making changes to it.

After the MLU, I know that the planned lesson can be adapted according to the students' needs as I carry it out. Through the MLU, I am reminded that teacher reflections are essential in refining the lesson plan after it has been conducted.

-Adeline Low

Now, I know that it does not mean that the lesson plan must be original, i.e. it could be adapted or modified from available lesson plans out there.

I also now know that it is a collaborative effort by a group of teachers. While one team member conducts, he/she must focus on how to teach (not following a script), remain open to feedback from the other team members, and be reflective.

The rest of the team members should provide constructive feedback in a supportive manner on how the lesson was effective or how it can be improved.

By being receptive to supportive feedback, Lesson Study will be a more effective tool to promote a collaborative school culture.

Now, I know that the lesson is planned as a team, and that critical feedback is an important part of lesson study. The lesson chosen should be intentional based on the long-term goals.

Now, I think that lesson study is a collaborative effort and gather information on how students learn in a classroom setting. It is about how to teach and not what to teach.

Now I think that lesson study is a collaborative effort between all teachers and allows us to collect data on student learning and how we can improve our future lessons to maximise the students' learning.

Now, I learnt that teachers can use the existing lesson plan to refine and adapt where is deemed suitable for our class. It is also important for us to bear in mind the true purpose of Lesson Study is to understand how the student's think and learn and how we as a teacher can value-add to their learning.