Class dissection: 'Lesson study' aims to improve teaching | WBEZ

Class dissection: 'Lesson study' aims to improve teaching | WBEZ:

In the sunlit library at Jorge Prieto Elementary on Chicago’s’ northwest side, an experiment is underway.

A provisional classroom has been set up. A white board sits at the front of the room, and 20 eighth graders are seated at library tables. Math teacher Michael Hock is giving a lesson about the distributive property.