Lesson Study Research Groups
- Lesson Study Group at Mills College. Principal Investigator: Catherine Lewis. "Her writings and videotapes, including 'Lesson Study: A Handbook of Teacher-Led Instructional Change' and 'Can You Lift 100 Kilograms?' have introduced many U.S. educators to lesson study."
- Lesson Study Research Group at Columbia: "The Lesson Study Research Group (LSRG) is housed at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is directed by Professor Clea Fernandez. The LSRG is working to contribute to a better understanding of lesson study in the United States, with funding from the National Science Foundation."
- Chicago Lesson Study Group at DePaul University: "To explore the possibilities for replicating the success of Japanese lesson study in a U.S. setting, the Chicago Lesson Study Group was launched in October of 2002, with volunteer school administrators and classroom teachers who have had university student teachers in their classrooms as a part of their field experiences under the guidance of Akihiko Takahashi."
- Research for Better Schools: "RBS is a private, nonprofit educational organization funded primarily through grants and contracts from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, Mid-Atlantic state departments of education, institutions of higher education, foundations, and school districts." The site contains a list of resources for lesson
study and a handy glossary. - Global Education Resources: "GER focuses on mathematics teaching and learning by introducing lesson study to the education community, offering English translations of the most widely used Japanese grades1-6 textbooks, providing workshops and consulting services to help organizations implement lesson study and to deepen their understanding of the scope and sequence of mathematics, and sponsoring lesson study open houses and conferences. The founder and president is Makoto Yoshida, well known lesson study researcher. "
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL). "The CASTL Higher Education Program is comprised of three components: the Carnegie Scholars program, the Campus program, and the Scholarly and Professional Societies program." See also CASTL E-Library and Carnegie Perspectives
- Visible Knowledge Project. "The Visible Knowledge Project (VKP) collects, designs, and publishes in new media environments a variety of resources to further the scholarship of teaching and learning among Project participants and the interested public."
- UW System Leadership Site on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. "The UW System Leadership Site will increase knowledge about the practice of scholarly inquiry into teaching and learning on all UW campuses, supplement campus SoTL work, support intercampus collaboration in SoTL work, and actively work to develop a core of faculty from across the system who are experts in classroom inquiry practices and principles."