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    Good questions : great ways to differentiate mathematics instruction in the standards-based classroom / Marian Small ; foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson.

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    • Title:Good questions : great ways to differentiate mathematics instruction in the standards-based classroom / Marian Small ; foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson.
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    • Author/Creator:Small, Marian, author.
    • Published/Created:New York : Teachers College Press/ Teachers College/Columbia University ; Reston, VA : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, [2017]

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)
      Individualized instruction.
      Effective teaching.
    • Edition:Third edition.
    • Description:xv, 287 pages ; 26 cm
    • Summary:Now in its Third Edition -- expanded with over 100 new tasks and questions -- this bestselling resource helps experienced and novice teachers to effectively and efficiently differentiate mathematics instruction in grades K-8. Math education expert Marian Small shows teachers how to get started and become expert at using two powerful and universal strategies: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks. This volume includes key changes that will make it easier for teachers to use in all quality state standards environments, including direct links to Common Core content standards and standards for mathematical practice. Classroom examples, many new for this edition, are provided at each grade band: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Along with each example, the text describes how teachers can evoke productive conversations that meet the needs of a broad range of learners. -- Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:Subtitle varies slightly from previous edition.
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.
    • ISBN:9780807758540 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      080775854X (pbk. : alk. paper)
      9780807775851 (ebook)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Challenge in Math Classrooms
      What It Means to Meet Student Needs
      Assessing Students' Needs
      Principles and Approaches to Differentiating Instruction
      Two Core Strategies for Differentiating Mathematics Instruction: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks
      Creating a Math Talk Community
      1. Counting & Cardinality and Number & Operations in Base Ten
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Counting & Cardinality and for Number & Operations in Base Ten
      Open Questions for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Open Questions for Grades 3-5
      Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 3-5
      Summing Up
      2. Number & Operations
      Fractions
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Number & Operations
      Fractions
      Open Questions for Grades 3-5
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 3-5
      Summing Up
      3. Ratios & Proportional Relationships
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Ratios & Proportional Relationships
      Open Questions for Grades 6-8
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8
      Summing Up
      4. Number System
      Topics
      Big Ideas for The Number System
      Open Questions for Grades 6-8
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8
      Summing Up
      5. Operations & Algebraic Thinking
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Operations & Algebraic Thinking
      Open Questions for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Open Questions for Grades 3-5
      Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 3-5
      Summing Up
      6. Expressions & Equations and Functions
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Expressions & Equations and for Functions
      Open Questions for Grades 6-8
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8
      Summing Up
      7. Measurement & Data
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Measurement & Data
      Open Questions for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Open Questions for Grades 3-5
      Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 3-5
      Summing Up
      8. Geometry
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Geometry
      Open Questions for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Open Questions for Grades 3-5
      Open Questions for Grades 6-8
      Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten-Grade 2
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 3-5
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8
      Summing Up
      9. Statistics & Probability
      Topics
      Big Ideas for Statistics & Probability
      Open Questions for Grades 6-8
      Parallel Tasks for Grades 6-8
      Summing Up
      Conclusions
      Need for Manageable Strategies
      Developing Open Questions and Parallel Tasks
      Benefits of These Strategies.
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