%0 Journal Article
%T Microteaching Lesson Study: Its Impact on the Development of Self-Efficacy with Teachers-in-Training in a Community-Based Outreach Program
%A Audra Cerruto
%A Rickey Moroney
%A Nducu Ngugi
%A Kirsten Watts
%A Jessica Whelan
%A Chelsea Portnoy
%A Samantha Lotito
%A Sonia Singh
%A Florence Barbour
%A Ann Bucco
%J Creative Education
%P 1153-1168
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2023.146073
%X Lesson study is a collaborative inquiry method that bridges pre-service and in-service teacher training. It encourages teachers to plan, execute, and reflect on lessons delivered to students in a supportive and collaborative environment. Microteaching during a lesson provides the layering of strategies into the lesson. Lesson study and microteaching can be combined into a microteaching lesson study (MLS) to create a cyclical process of planning, executing, reviewing, and reflecting on a lesson. MLS has been shown to be effective in teacher training programs. Teacher self-efficacy, a belief that their skills can impact student success, may be enhanced by MLS. This study examines the impact of MLS on teacher self-efficacy in a graduate education course at a private college in the suburbs of New York City. The MLS was embedded as part of an authentic course requirement that provided an enrichment program to elementary school students in a local school district via an online platform. Fifty-four graduate students completed a pre and post survey assessing their self-efficacy in engaging students in the learning process and the implementation of instructional strategies. The results showed that MLS significantly increased their teacher self-efficacy in these areas. MLS helped the graduate students prepare for authentic teaching experiences and may better prepare them for their full-time student teaching requirements.
%K Microteaching Lesson Study (MLS)
%K Teacher Self-Efficacy
%K Special Education Graduate Course
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=125564