Transforming Mathematics Instruction

Koeno GRAVEMEIJER, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.- Chapter 9: Opportunities to develop algebraic thinking in elementary grades throughout the school year in the context of mathematics curriculum changes: Hélia OLIVEIRA, University of Lisbon, Portugal; Célia MESTRE, University of Lisbon, Portugal.- Chapter 10: Transformation of Japanese elementary mathematics textbooks: 1958-2012: Tad WATANABE, Kennesaw State University, USA.- Chapter 11: Changes in instructional tasks and their influence on classroom discourse in reformed mathematics classrooms of Chinese primary schools: Yu-Jing NI, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; Xiaoqing LI, Shen Zhen University, China; Dehui ZHOU, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong SAR; Qiong LI, Beijing Normal University, China.- Chapter 12: Improving classroom instruction in mathematics through exemplary lesson development: A Chinese approach: Rongjin HUANG, Middle Tennessee State University, USA; Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, USA.- Part III: Transforming Mathematics Instruction with Different Approaches in Teacher Education.- Preface: Peter SULLIVAN.- Chapter 13: Facilitating video-based professional development: Planning and orchestrating productive discussions: Hilda BORKO, Stanford University, USA, Jennifer JACOBS, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, Nanette SEAGO, WestEd, USU, Charmaine MANGRAM, Stanford University, USA.- Chapter 14: Professional development for secondary school mathematics teachers using student work: Some challenges and promising possibilities: Edward A. SILVER, University of Michigan, USA, Heejoo SUH, Michigan State University, USA.- Chapter 15: Cases as a vehicle for developing knowledge needed for teaching: Margaret S. SMITH, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Justin BOYLE, University of New Mexico, USA, Fran ARBAUGH, Pennsylvania State University, USA, Gabriel STYLIANIDES, University ofOxford, UK.- Chapter 16: The process of instructional change: Insights from the problem-solving cycle: Jennifer JACOBS, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, Karen KOELLNER, City University of New York, USA, Tyrone JOHN, City University of New York, USA, Carolyn KING, City University of New York, USA.- Chapter 17: How classroom instruction was improved in a Teaching Research Group: A case study from Shanghai: Yudong YANG, Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, China.- Chapter 18: Pursuing mathematics classroom instruction excellence through teaching contests: Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, USA, Jun LI, East China Normal University, China.- Part IV: Advances in Theory and Methods for Assessing and Studying Mathematics Classroom Instruction.- Preface to Part IV: Norma PRESMEG.- Chapter 19: DNR-based instruction in mathematics: Determinants of a DNR expert's teaching: Guershon HAREL, University of California, San Diego, USA, Evan FULLER, Montclair State University, USA, Osvaldo SOTO, Patrick Henry High School, USA.- Chapter 20: Unifying complexity in mathematics teaching-learning development: A theory-practice dialectic: Barbara JAWORSKI, Loughborough University, UK.- Chapter 21: The interplay of factors involved in shaping students' opportunities to learn mathematics: Ruhama EVEN, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.- Chapter 22: Methodological considerations in the analysis of classroom interaction in community college trigonometry: Vilma MESA, University of Michigan, USA, Elaine LANDE, University of Michigan, USA.- Chapter 23: Assessing instructional quality in mathematics classrooms through collections of students' work: Melissa D. BOSTON, Duquesne University, USA.- Chapter 24: Example-generation and example-based reasoning as indicators and catalysts of mathematical and pedagogical understandings: Orit ZASLAVSKY, New York University, USA, Iris ZODIK, Technion - IsraelInstitute of Technology, Israel.- Part V: Commentary.- Chapter 25: Transforming Research to Transform Mathematics Instruction: Deborah Loewenberg BALL, University of Michigan, USA, Mark HOOVER, University of Michigan, USA.