WALS 2026 Online
Conference Date: 2 – 4 Nov, 2026
Registration is open now!
Theme: Connecting Lesson Study Around the World
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Connect with a community dedicated to improving teaching and learning. Whether you are new to Lesson Study or far along in your journey, you will find resources and interest groups to support your next steps.
Resources include our journal, book series, webinars, conference proceedings and an extensive set of tools and research designed to support Lesson Study.
Upcoming Events and News
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WALS 2026 Online Conference: 2 – 4 Nov, 2026
Read more: WALS 2026 Online Conference: 2 – 4 Nov, 2026WALS 2026 Conference will be held online from November 2-4, 2026. The conference theme is Connecting Lesson Study Around the World. Registration is open now!
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AI-Assisted Teacher Professional Learning: Implications for Lesson Study
Read more: AI-Assisted Teacher Professional Learning: Implications for Lesson StudyProfessor Heather Hill of Harvard University will share her recent research on AI-Assisted Professional Learning, which focuses on using AI to transcribe and summarize lessons, detect lesson characteristics, and create student participation profiles.
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Using Variation Theory to Teach Story Writing: Results from a Learning Study
Read more: Using Variation Theory to Teach Story Writing: Results from a Learning StudyDuring the webinar, Associate Professor Anja Thorsten will present findings from a Learning Study focusing on how to teach 9–10-year-old students to use descriptions in story writing in ways that evoke emotions and create suspense for the reader. The study…
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Featured Lesson Study Team
Eureka, CA Lesson Study Team
“I used to focus on if students got the right answer. Now I focus on what they’re thinking” – Teacher Jeanne Wilhelm
Where in the WALS Network is…
USA – California – Eureka
Grade 5th-6th
Mathematics – Fractions
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Lesson Study Team (Yadi De Luna)
Read more: Lesson Study Team (Yadi De Luna)Lesson Study Team Member: Yadi De Luna Where in the WALS Network is…: Americas, USA, California, Ukia. Grade Course: 2nd Lesson Study Content: Mathematics Addition QuoteStudent Noa: ” Counting collections…
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Lesson Study Team (Eureka, CA, USA)
Read more: Lesson Study Team (Eureka, CA, USA)Lesson Study Team Member: Sherry Rodgers Where in the WALS Network is…: Americas, USA, California, Redding. Grade Course: 8th Lesson Study Content: Mathematics Proportional QuoteTeacher Elana Velasquez: “I learned collaborating…