• Front Matter R1-R14

• Letter from the Program Steering Committee 1-4

• Executive Summary 5-13

• Participant Observations 14-18

• Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Middle Grades: Setting the Stage 19-38

• Content and Learning Issues in the Middle Grades 39-60

• Teaching Issues in the Middle Grades 61-94

• Organizational Issues in the Middle Grades 95-128

• Closing Remarks 129-138

• Action Conferences 139-176

• Appendix 1. Convocation and Action Conference Agendas 177-188

• Appendix 2. Biographical Information on Convocation and Action Conference Speakers 189-214

• Appendix 3. Convocation and Action Conference Participant Lists 215-238

• Appendix 4. Marcy's Dots 239-244

• Appendix 5. Discussion Session Worksheets 245-246

• Appendix 6. Background Paper for the Convocation: What is 8th Grade Mathematics: A Look from NAEP 247-252

• Appendix 7. Resources 253-256

" Appendix 2. Biographical Information on Convocation and Action Conference Speakers ." 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 . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000 .

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