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February 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 5
Marge Scherer
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William H. Schmidt
Only by providing a common, rigorous curriculum to all students in all states will we garner the resources to leave no child behind.
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James W. Stigler and James Hiebert
International comparisons identify the priority: to improve the quality of teaching practice.
Catherine Lewis, Rebecca Perry and Jacqueline Hurd
Collaboratively analyzing lessons aids teachers in modifying classroom instruction.
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Iris R. Weiss and Joan D. Pasley
The Inside the Classroom study suggests that only one in five lessons challenges students intellectually.
Kathleen Conn
Problem-solving activities give the green light to students' imaginations.
Cynthia Crockett
How to help students unravel their faulty notions and incomplete understandings.
Sharon Griffin
If counting and computing are two basic skills, discovering relationships between quantities and numbers is the third.
Alfred S. Posamentier
Share with students the mystery and elegance of mathematics.
Jeremy Roschelle, William R. Penuel and Louis Abrahamson
Handheld devices that connect to a shared screen increase class participation.
Tom Loveless and John Coughlan
Why do we downplay the importance of students' computational abilities?
Barbara J. Reys, Robert E. Reys and Oscar Chávez
Some things you need to know about common practices in the publishing world.
Carol Corbett Burris, Jay P. Heubert and Henry M. Levin
Eliminating tracking in middle school can have long-term benefits.
Richard Strong, Ed Thomas, Matthew Perini and Harvey Silver
How to integrate a standards-based approach with different learning styles.
Angela B. Ginorio, Janice Fournier and Katie Frevert
Yearlong research projects spark girls' interest and encourage their pursuit of careers in science.
John H. Holloway
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