Sharon Dotger – författare

This insightful volume offers an overview of the fundamentals of lesson student practice in US teacher education as well as examples from math and science teacher educators using lesson study in their local contexts.The number of teacher educators using lesson study with preservice teachers is small but growing. This book is aimed at teacher educators who may want to try lesson study in university contexts without the challenge of translating the practice from the K-12 context on their own. In this volume, lesson study is broadly overviewed, attention is given to its constituent steps, and examples of lesson study in preservice contexts are shared. Given the broad array of teacher education program designs, numerous contingencies guide teacher educators in their implementation of lesson study, given their contextual affordances and limitations. The lesson study descriptions and cases in this book will support teacher educators and scholars across subject specialities and geographic lines, as they seek instructional frameworks to advance their pedagogical goals.

This insightful volume offers an overview of the fundamentals of lesson student practice in US teacher education as well as examples from math and science teacher educators using lesson study in their local contexts.The number of teacher educators using lesson study with preservice teachers is small but growing. This book is aimed at teacher educators who may want to try lesson study in university contexts without the challenge of translating the practice from the K-12 context on their own. In this volume, lesson study is broadly overviewed, attention is given to its constituent steps, and examples of lesson study in preservice contexts are shared. Given the broad array of teacher education program designs, numerous contingencies guide teacher educators in their implementation of lesson study, given their contextual affordances and limitations. The lesson study descriptions and cases in this book will support teacher educators and scholars across subject specialities and geographic lines, as they seek instructional frameworks to advance their pedagogical goals.

This is a book for any teacher and teacher educators looking for tools and collaborative teaching methods that can provide an effective method of collaborative sensemaking with students. Bansho is a traditional Japanese board writing practice that has spread beyond Japan, and boardwork is now widespread throughout the world.Within this volume, readers will grow their understanding of what bansho and boardwork is and they can use it effectively in their teaching. Examples included are from multiple countries, grade levels, and subject areas. It explores how bansho intersects with modern technology, including interactive whiteboards, its potential for broader adoption across educational systems globally, and the development of teacher education programs designed to integrate bansho into pedagogical training. The contributors present case studies and practical examples to shed light on how teachers innovate with bansho in their classrooms and adapt bansho to cater to the local needs of students and educational contexts. The contributors also include practical examples, takeaways and guidance on using bansho in the classroom. Throughout the book, readers are encouraged to sketch boards for their own lessons as they read and to look forward to bringing those ideas to life with their students.In-service teachers undertaking professional development, as well as pre-service teachers, will find this book helpful for their effective practice.

This is a book for any teacher and teacher educators looking for tools and collaborative teaching methods that can provide an effective method of collaborative sensemaking with students. Bansho is a traditional Japanese board writing practice that has spread beyond Japan, and boardwork is now widespread throughout the world.Within this volume, readers will grow their understanding of what bansho and boardwork is and they can use it effectively in their teaching. Examples included are from multiple countries, grade levels, and subject areas. It explores how bansho intersects with modern technology, including interactive whiteboards, its potential for broader adoption across educational systems globally, and the development of teacher education programs designed to integrate bansho into pedagogical training. The contributors present case studies and practical examples to shed light on how teachers innovate with bansho in their classrooms and adapt bansho to cater to the local needs of students and educational contexts. The contributors also include practical examples, takeaways and guidance on using bansho in the classroom. Throughout the book, readers are encouraged to sketch boards for their own lessons as they read and to look forward to bringing those ideas to life with their students.In-service teachers undertaking professional development, as well as pre-service teachers, will find this book helpful for their effective practice.

The purpose of the work/life balance series is to highlight particular challenges that higher education faculty face as they participate in the demands of the academy and try to prevent those demands from invading their personal lives. On The High Wire looks at a specific subset of university faculty, education faculty with school-aged children, and the specific professional/personal balance these faculty need to find. The title On the High Wire suggests the precarious nature of the “walk” for education faculty who are parents of school-aged children. We know that our identities are central to how we experience the world and how the world reacts to us. This reality is clearly visible in this book. These multiple identities and roles come into conflict at multiple points and in different ways. This book explores these identities and roles through autoethnographic accounts written by varied education faculty in order to make these tensions visible for the field to address.