Adapting Lesson Study for Developmental Mathematics Instruction

Purpose: As more community colleges improve their curricula for development education, postsecondary instructors increasingly need professional development. This project aims to refine Lesson Study—a collaborative-learning model for teacher professional development that has evidence of improving math instruction in K–12 settings—for use among developmental mathematics faculty at community colleges. Such faculty are often part-time or adjuncts and may lack access to pre-service training or campus resources and support, making flexible, responsive professional development models, such as Lesson Study, desirable.