Initiatives on Performing Lesson Study in Egypt-Japan Schools (EJS) – Towards Realizing New Professional Development Scheme – (65053)
Session Chair: Roland Schendel
Saturday, January 7, 2023 (09:50)
Session: Session 1
Room: 321B
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
In an unprecedented step towards developing the quality of education after decades of neglection, the government of Egypt has established Egypt-Japan Schools (EJS) under the Egypt-Japan Education Partnership (EJEP), in 2018 (Mostafa and Hambara, 2018 & Mostafa, 2021). So far, 48 schools have been established all over the country. These schools embrace the new curriculum "Education 2.0" designed by the government of Egypt that aims at developing the 21st century skills in children, while implementing the special activities, referred to as ‘Tokkatsu’, which symbolizes schools in Japan. ‘Tokkatsu’ is a holistic educational curriculum model that focuses on nurturing agency and collaboration in children in order to be effective members in their society. Teachers in EJS are faced with many challenges within the new curriculum and the ‘Tokkatsu’ concept and its application. Therefore, Lesson Study has been introduced for the first time in Egypt in EJS after its launching in 2018. The purpose of the Lesson Study is to cultivate teachers’ capacity and ability in a sustainable professional way in order to able to implement the new curriculum and the new concept of ‘Tokkatsu’. However, as an unprecedented initiative, Lesson Study is still immature and unorganized in EJS. In this presentation, I will study the current situation of Lesson Study and its effect on the continuous professional development of teachers in four EJSs with whom I am collaborating. Then, I will suggest a more systematic structure of a sustainable Lesson Study cycle based on the situation of each school.
Authors:
Yasmine Mostafa, University of Fukui, Japan
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Yasmine Mostafa is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at University of Fukui in Japan
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