INTERNATIONAL DISSEMINATION – WALS
The International Lesson Study Conference Series aims to foster international dialogue on teacher education and professional development in response to the challenges of contemporary education. The event seeks to disseminate experiences and research results on lesson study and to bring together initiatives with the potential to stimulate reflection and further research on this professional development process.
The first edition of the conference series was held from December 2022 to July 2023 and consisted of 11 conferences, involving researchers from South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador), Europe (Portugal, Spain, and England), and New Zealand. Recordings are available alongside the description of each conference by clicking on “here”, according to the programme available at:
https://www.uffs.edu.br/uffs/grupo-de-estudos-e-pesquisa-em-educacao-matematica-e-tecnologias/atividades-de-formacao-e-extensao
The 2nd International Lesson Study Conference Series is organised by the Research and Study Group in Mathematics Education and Technologies – GEPEM@T, under the coordination of Adriana Richit from the Federal University of the Southern Frontier (Brazil), in partnership with researchers from the University of Turin (Italy) – Carola Manolino, the University of Barcelona (Spain) – Adriana Breda, the University of Lisbon (Portugal) – João Pedro da Ponte, and the University of Brasília (Brazil) – Regina Pina.
The conference series is addressed to school and university teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, researchers from different fields, and education specialists. It aims to present multiple lesson study experiences in mathematics education and teacher professional development, as well as to discuss theoretical, political, and cultural aspects shaping this process.
The conferences will take place fortnightly over a six-month period, from February to August 2026. All sessions will be held online via the StreamYard platform and broadcast on YouTube. Each conference will last up to 120 minutes. The access link for each conference will be published on the GEPEM@T website.
The conference series also provides a space to acknowledge the contribution of national and international researchers to the dissemination and consolidation of lesson study in Brazil. Conferences will be conducted in the language indicated by the invited speakers. The event will be held virtually and registration is free for all participants, with certification for registered participants at the end: https://forms.gle/G4yWNQChMp1qgv1E9
PROGRAMME
Conference 1 – 10 February 2026 (2:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Portugal
(Language: European Portuguese)
Linda Cardoso – Instituto Superior de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
Marisa Quaresma – University of Lisbon
João Pedro da Ponte – University of Lisbon
Moderator: Regina Pina (University of Brasília)
Conference 2 – 17 March 2026 (7:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Brazil
(Language: Brazilian Portuguese)
Dario Fiorentini – University of Campinas
Adriana Richit – Federal University of the Southern Frontier
Mauri Luís Tomkelski – SEED/RS and University of Barcelona
Moderator: Richael Caetano (State University of Western Paraná)
Conference 3 – 31 March 2026 (2:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Switzerland
(Language: English, with a summary in Portuguese)
Sara Presutti – Valais University of Teacher Education
Valérie Batteau – Lausanne University of Teacher Education / Geneva
Moderators: Carola Manolino (University of Turin) and Paula Castro (Cambridge University)
Conference 4 – 6 April 2026 (2:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Spain
(Language: Spanish, with a summary in Portuguese)
Luis José Rodríguez Muñiz – University of Oviedo
Moderator: Adriana Breda (University of Barcelona)
Conference 5 – 28 April 2026 (2:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Panama
(Language: Spanish, with a summary in Portuguese)
Luisa Morales-Maure – University of Panama
Moderator: Adriana Breda (University of Barcelona)
Conference 6 – 5 May 2026 (7:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Brazil
(Language: Brazilian Portuguese)
Aluska Macedo – Federal University of Campina Grande
Regina Pina – University of Brasília
Renata Camacho Bezerra – State University of Western Paraná
Moderator: Janaína Mendes (SED-DF)
Conference 7 – 26 May 2026 (7:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Brazil
(Language: Brazilian Portuguese)
Ana Letícia Losano – University of Sorocaba
Roberta Menduni – State University of Southwest Bahia
Rosa Monteiro Paulo – São Paulo State University
Moderator: Marta Cesar Pozzobon (Federal University of Pelotas)
Conference 8 – 9 June 2026 (2:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Mexico
(Language: Spanish, with a summary in Portuguese)
Jesús Salinas Herrera – National Autonomous University of Mexico
Moderator: Adriana Breda (University of Barcelona)
Conference 9 – 30 June 2026 (2:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Italy
(Language: Italian, with a summary in Portuguese)
Alessandro Ramploud – University of Bergamo
Carola Manolino – University of Turin
Silvia Funghi – University of Genoa
Moderator: Thuysa de Souza (University of Lisbon)
Conference 10 – 21 July 2026 (2:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Ecuador
(Language: Spanish, with a summary in Portuguese)
Eulalia Calle – University of Cuenca
Víctor Sumba Arévalo – National University of Education
Moderator: Ana Letícia Losano (University of Sorocaba)
Conference 11 – 11 August 2026 (7:00 p.m. Brasília time)
Lesson Study in Brazil
(Language: Brazilian Portuguese)
Neila Agranionih – Federal University of Paraná
Priscila Martins – Cruzeiro do Sul University
Gilberto Melo – Federal University of Acre
Moderator: Rosa Monteiro Paulo (São Paulo State University)