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. 
 - Washington, DC :  National Academy Press,  �2000. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 255 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Middle Grades: Setting the Stage  Mathematics in the Middle: Building a Firm Foundation of Understanding for the Future /  Middle School Learner: Contexts, Concepts, and the Teaching Connection /  Content and Learning Issues in the Middle Grades  Reflections on Middle School Mathematics /  Mathematics Content and Learning Issues in the Middle Grades /  Summary of Small Group Discussion on Content and Learning Issues in Middle Grades Mathematics  Teaching Issues in the Middle Grades  Using Video of Classroom Practice as a Tool to Study and Improve Teaching /  Panel Reactions to the "Cindy Video"  Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Middle Grades: Student Perspectives /  Panel Response to Foreman Student Video  Summary of Small Group Discussion on Teaching Issues in the Middle Grades  Organizational Issues in the Middle Grades  Organization and Structure of Schools at the Middle Grades: A Principal's Perspective /  Organization and Structure of Schools at the Middle Grades: The Role of Development, Subject Matter, and Teacher Professional Development /  Improving Achievement in the Middle Grades in Mathematics and Related Areas: Lessons from the Project on High Performance Learning Communities /  Panel Discussion on the Organization of Schools at the Middle Grades  Reflections on the Convocation /  Action Conference on the Nature and Teaching of Algebra in the Middle Grades  Action Conference on Research in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in the Middle Grades  Action Conference on the Professional Development of Teachers of Mathematics in the Middle Grades  Convocation and Action Conference Agendas  Biographical Information on Convocation and Action Conference Speakers  Convocation and Action Conference Participant Lists  Marcy's Dots  Background Paper for the Convocation: What Is 8th Grade Mathematics: A Look from NAEP /  Glenda Lappan  Thomas Dickinson  Nancy Doda  Kathleen Hart  Nanette M. Seago  Linda Foreman  Adapted from the Transcript of Remarks by Stephen O. Gibson  Mary Kay Stein  Robert D. Felner et al.  Adapted from the transcript of remarks by Edward Silver  John Dossey  21 --  23 --  32 --  39 --  41 --  50 --  58 --  61 --  63 --  76 --  79 --  90 --  92 --  95 --  97 --  101 --  111 --  125 --  131 --  143 --  160 --  168 --  1.  179 --  2.  189 --  3.  215 --  4.  239 --  6.  247. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585221421 9780585221427 9780309516051 0309516056 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99050765  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States--Congresses.<br/>Education.<br/>Teaching methods & materials / mathematics.<br/>MATHEMATICS--Research.<br/>Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic book.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Conference papers and proceedings.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA13  / .M156 2000eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510/.72