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| Preface | |
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| Organization of the Book | |
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| Organization of the Content Chapters | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Why and How to Differentiate Math Instruction | |
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| The Challenge in Math Classrooms | |
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| The Particular Challenge in Grades 6-12 | |
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| What It Means to Meet Student Needs | |
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| Assessing Students' Needs | |
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| Principles and Approaches to Differentiating Instruction | |
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| Two Core Strategies for Differentiating Mathematics Instruction: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks | |
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| Creating a Math Talk Community | |
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| Algebra | |
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| Topics | |
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| The Big Ideas for Algebra | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Summing Up | |
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| Number and Operations | |
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| The Big Ideas for Number and Operations | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Summing Up | |
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| Geometry | |
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| Topics | |
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| The Big Ideas for Geometry | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Summing Up | |
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| Measurement | |
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| The Big Ideas for Measurement | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Summing Up | |
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| Data Analysis and Probability | |
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| Topics | |
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| The Big Ideas for Data Analysis and Probability | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Open Questions for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8 | |
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| Parallel Tasks for Grades 9-12 | |
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| Summing Up | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The Need for Manageable Strategies | |
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| Developing Open Questions and Parallel Tasks | |
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| The Benefits of These Strategies | |
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| Appendix: Worksheet for Open Questions and Parallel Tasks | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| Index of Subjects and Cited Authors | |
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| Index of Big Ideas | |
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| About the Authors | |