On lesson study with VCU and colleagues:

“Oh this was really meaningful to do that. Seeing people doing the things that are good for kids and, you know, it’s beautiful. It makes…you push harder to do what's right? I just wanted to say thank you. It was helpful to work with you guys on the lesson. It made me think more about how I was gonna do it and how I was going to try to involve...just throughout the entire year, making sure that I’m giving kids a chance to share their voice, so I appreciate it.”

- Phylis Wilson, 7th grade RPS science teacher

On lesson study with VCU and colleagues:

“This lesson study has been so great for my practice.  It makes me think constantly about and plan to include opportunities for discourse and students' voices to be heard.  I will continue to use the strategies that I have learned.  I also have enjoyed the opportunity to network with science teachers from various districts and to learn from their practice.  You all have been amazing.” 

On teachers as co-researchers with VCU research team:

“The main factor that I was saying that could contribute to feeling in power would be the way VCU makes us feel respected. Like you know, that we’re, okay, our practice is necessary and the fact that we are actually contributing to something that's going to be published and going to be there in order to help someone else in this process. You know that is the epitome of feeling appreciated.”

- Tracyee Hogans-Foster, RPS Science Specialist