Mission
Texas Lesson Study is committed to supporting student mastery, building the professionalism of teaching, and developing cultures of learning and improvement through transformative professional development processes.

Vision
Teachers across Texas will embrace Lesson Study as part of their ongoing professional growth, improving instructional practices and knowledge of content-specific pedagogy to drive significant student learning gains.

Goals of Texas Lesson Study

• Improves teacher effectiveness through self-reflective, outcome-oriented, research-based learning communities.
• Increase collective teacher efficacy and enhance the campus culture with this collaborative and transformative process.
• Reinforce instructional programs with a systematic process that fosters the internalization of effective instructional practices and a deepened understanding of subject-area content.
• Increase self-mastery and public perception of the teaching profession by providing an opportunity for educators to evaluate, customize, and give feedback on high-quality instructional materials. 

The Process 

• Texas Lesson Study is grant-funded, making it FREE to participate.
• Lesson Study is flexible: weekly collaborative sessions, PLC time, half days, whole days. The schedule can be tailored to meet campus needs.
• Lesson Study supports teachers in applying TEA, district, and campus initiatives.
• Our ESC Facilitators will work with your campus and/or district to determine campus needs and then get started with a sustainable plan. 

Alignment

Texas Lesson Study aligns with any campus, or district initiative, allowing teachers to do a deep dive into both understanding and practicing campus or district goals. Texas Lesson Study also aligns perfectly with the following: 

• T-TESS and T-PESS
• Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
• Effective Schools Framework
• Title II
• PLC Framework
• Texas Instructional Leadership
• Reading Academies
• Amplify Curriculum

Website

Check out more about Texas Lesson Study by viewing the official site.

https://texaslessonstudy.org/

1. Examine & Identify: Dive into data to determine an area of focus based on both longitudinal and vertical data. Consider a teaching focus or strategy based on campus goals. Teachers develop a research theme to pair with the academic focus to measure skills that go beyond the classroom.

2. Review & Plan: With the help of the ESC Facilitator, teachers:

• Analyze current research on misconceptions, student learning, and effective instructional techniques
• Study and implement current district and campus initiatives
• Review curriculum documents 
• Use current resources more effectively 
• Create pre- and post-assessments prior to lesson design, along with other formative assessments
• Develop a research-based, data-driven lesson

3. Teach & Observe: One teacher instructs the lesson while the other teachers collect data on student engagement and learning during the lesson. Outside observers are invited to observe the lesson and provide feedback. 

4. Reflect & Revise: Teachers and outside observers will reflect on the research lesson and discuss the data collected. The conversation is focused on instruction and improving student learning outcomes. Teachers will then decide on and implement revisions to the research lesson. Teachers may repeat Phases 3 and 4.

5. Network & Share: Teachers will share the research lesson and findings with their peers.