The National Center for Educational Development (NCED) at Qatar University College of Education (QU-CED) held the second Lesson Study Project Forum recently, to highlight the progress and accomplishments of the project during the past four years.
The event was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and sponsored by Marubeni Corporation. It is part of the ongoing collaboration between CED and Tokyo Gakugei University.
Attendees included QU chief strategy and development officer Dr Darwish al-Emadi, CED dean Dr Ahmed al-Emadi, ambassador of Japan Seiichi Otsuka, NCED director Dr Abdullah M Abu-Tineh, researcher at Tokyo Gakugei University and IMPULS project manager Dr Akihiko Takahashi, and representatives of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Marubeni, as well as school teachers and CED faculty.
The event’s presentation focused on emphasising the process of the ‘Lesson Study’ project in the classroom. Ruba al-Said, second grade teacher at Al Markhiya Primary School, and Hana al-Ashwal, CED professional development specialist, displayed a model lesson and practices involving classroom students. Following the lesson, Anbara al-Abdullah facilitated a panel discussion on the lesson progress and students involvement led by Dr Takahashi.
Dr al-Emadi said, “Through hosting the second Lesson Study Project Forum, CED demonstrates its commitment to make a positive impact on the performance of educators in Qatar through various professional development opportunities and research projects designed to inspire teachers to reach their greatest potential as highly competent educators.”
Otsuka extended his thanks and appreciation to all parties involved in implementing the project and the continuous support from QU, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, as well as Marubeni for their efforts. Otsuka referred in his speech to how difficult is learning mathematics in the traditional ways, as he remembers, yet visiting several schools and watching the ‘Lesson Study’ project in practice, he was able to recognise the impact of the project on student involvement in the learning process.