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Recommended Resources
- To learn more about Lesson Study and its use in schools, the following resources are recommended:
- Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. (2003). Lesson study: Crafting lessons together. Northwest Teacher, 4(3), 1–21. Portland, OR: Northwest Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science. Available at http://www.nwrel.org/msec/nwteacher/.
- Stepanek, J., Appel, G., Leong, M., Turner Mangan, M., & Mitchell, M. (2007). Leading lesson study: A practical guide for teachers and facilitators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
- Wiburg, K., & Brown, S. (2007). Lesson study communities: Increasing achievement with diverse students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.