Challenges of Cross-Border Lesson Study for STEM Education on the APEC Project

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A lesson was designed as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Lesson Study: Energy efficiency and Cross-Border Education project. Two classes from different schools in Chile and one class from a school in the United States participated in a pilot Cross-Border Public Class in STEM. From one of the schools in Chile, a researcher taught the lesson that was transmitted to the other two schools via Skype. During the class, the researcher posted four open-ended questions, which the students were invited to answer using their computers or tablets. The disruptive innovative class demonstrated that the concept of Cross-Border Public Classes boosts student engagement and is a promising strategy for introducing a key 21^st century skill: synchronous learning involving multiple teams across the world. The experience also revealed how lesson study and public classes can be greatly extended using social networking technology. Challenges of having Cross-Border Public Classes in STEM will be discussed as well as future plans for more successful cross-border classes.