Mathematics education in the middle grades : teaching to meet the needs of middle grades learners and to maintain high expectations : proceedings of a national convocation and action conferences / Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council.

Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Middle Grades: Setting the Stage 21 -- Mathematics in the Middle: Building a Firm Foundation of Understanding for the Future / Glenda Lappan 23 -- Middle School Learner: Contexts, Concepts, and the Teaching Connection / Thomas Dickinson 32 -- Content and Learning Issues in the Middle Grades 39 -- Reflections on Middle School Mathematics / Nancy Doda 41 -- Mathematics Content and Learning Issues in the Middle Grades / Kathleen Hart 50 -- Summary of Small Group Discussion on Content and Learning Issues in Middle Grades Mathematics 58 -- Teaching Issues in the Middle Grades 61 -- Using Video of Classroom Practice as a Tool to Study and Improve Teaching / Nanette M. Seago 63 -- Panel Reactions to the "Cindy Video" 76 -- Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Middle Grades: Student Perspectives / Linda Foreman 79 -- Panel Response to Foreman Student Video 90 -- Summary of Small Group Discussion on Teaching Issues in the Middle Grades 92 -- Organizational Issues in the Middle Grades 95 -- Organization and Structure of Schools at the Middle Grades: A Principal's Perspective / Adapted from the Transcript of Remarks by Stephen O. Gibson 97 -- Organization and Structure of Schools at the Middle Grades: The Role of Development, Subject Matter, and Teacher Professional Development / Mary Kay Stein 101 -- Improving Achievement in the Middle Grades in Mathematics and Related Areas: Lessons from the Project on High Performance Learning Communities / Robert D. Felner et al. 111 -- Panel Discussion on the Organization of Schools at the Middle Grades 125 -- Reflections on the Convocation / Adapted from the transcript of remarks by Edward Silver 131 -- Action Conference on the Nature and Teaching of Algebra in the Middle Grades 143 -- Action Conference on Research in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in the Middle Grades 160 -- Action Conference on the Professional Development of Teachers of Mathematics in the Middle Grades 168 -- 1. Convocation and Action Conference Agendas 179 -- 2. Biographical Information on Convocation and Action Conference Speakers 189 -- 3. Convocation and Action Conference Participant Lists 215 -- 4. Marcy's Dots 239 -- 6. Background Paper for the Convocation: What Is 8th Grade Mathematics: A Look from NAEP / John Dossey 247.

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