[Maths-Education] Catherine Lewis, online seminar (7 Oct) on problem-solving and lesson study in maths education

[Peter Cave]

All are welcome to an exciting online seminar organised by Geoff Wake and myself, featuring Dr Catherine Lewis, renowned researcher on mathematics teaching and learning, Lesson Study, and Japanese education. Advance registration is NOT necessary.

Presenter: Dr Catherine C. Lewis, Distinguished Research Scientist, Mills College at Northeastern (https://lessonresearch.net/).
Date and time: Wednesday 7 October, 5 pm UK time (British Summer Time).
Title: "Can Japanese educational approaches solve the achievement gap for historically underserved students in the West?"
Zoom info: https://zoom.us/j/6836372700?omn=92063966629
Meeting ID: 683 637 2700
This talk will focus on the recent book Teaching Powerful Problem Solving in Math: A Collaborative Approach Through Lesson Study<https://www.tcpress.com/products/teaching-powerful-problem-solving-in-math_9780807787588> <https://www.tcpress.com/products/teaching-powerful-problem-solving-in-math_9780807787588> (Teachers College Press), which "provides the first in-depth portrait of schoolwide lesson study, showing how U.S. teachers at several schools used it to implement powerful problem-based mathematics instruction".

Hope to see many there!

Peter
Peter Cave | Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies | School of Arts, Languages, and Cultures | University of Manchester | Samuel Alexander Building | Oxford Road | Manchester M13 9PL | United Kingdom | Tel: +44 (0)161 275 3195
www.manchester.ac.uk/research/peter.cave/<http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/peter.cave/>

Recent publications:

Peter Cave and Manabu Ishioka (2026), 'Tackling “Examination Hell” in Japan, 1920 to 1945: Children’s Well-being, Fair Competition, and the Needs of the State.' The Journal of Japanese Studies 52 (1), 161-194. https://online.ucpress.edu/jjs/article-abstract/52/1/161/217136/Tackling-Examination-Hell-in-Japan-1920-to?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Yumi Dunbar and Peter Cave (2026), 'Teaching the History of the "Fifteen Years’ War" in Japanese Junior High Schools: Teachers’ Aims, Approaches, and Strategies.' Japan Forum. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09555803.2026.2616784

Peter Cave (2026), 'History Textbooks and Political Power in Contemporary Japan: Controversial Representations, Pedagogy, and National Identity.' International Journal of Asian Studies. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-asian-studies/article/history-textbooks-and-political-power-in-contemporary-japan-controversial-representations-pedagogy-and-national-identity/B4FBDE0B9549E205298B08EC65A5354D