Realising Learning - 9781138575158

Name: Realising Learning - 9781138575158
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Realising LearningTeachers professional development through lesson and learning study\nAuthor(s): Keith Wood, Saratha Sithamparam\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138575158, 978-1138575158\nSynopsis\nThe best professional development for teachers focuses on issues they encounter in the classroom. It is collaborative, school-based, learning-focused and supports teachers in solving problems of pedagogy in context. Through lesson study teachers are empowered to make decisions to improve pedagogy, curriculum and assessment based on evidence of the effect of design on learning. \n\nBeing explicit about the theories of learning underpinning their teaching decisions allows teachers to develop a shared vocabulary for the diagnosis of learning problems, redesign and evaluation of learning situations. Learning study introduces a new Variation Theory of Learning. It provides a framework for teachers to make critical decisi.