Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades Jo Westbrook Includes commentaries on the videos

Includes commentaries on the videos by a group of "critical friends"-educators with deep experience in mathematics and equity-and by the teachers of the classrooms in the videos

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this one-stop multimedia kit reflects the best practices in curriculum development and implementation and allows facilitators to demonstrate how the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) can dramatically enhance instruction and improve learning for diverse groups of students

Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades Jo Westbrook Includes commentaries on the videosOffering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and