Proceedings of the Nctm Research Catalyst Conference September 11-13, 2003

This book documents the discussions and outcomes of the work of the following working groups made up of participants of the Research Catalyst Conference: Assessment and Student Achievement, the Changing Nature of Schooling and School Demographics, Instructional Materials and Curriculum, Local Policy and Community Context, State and National Policy, Teaching and Learning, Teacher Preparation, and Teacher Quality and Professional Development, as well as the presentations made at three plenary sessions during the conference. Also included are the NCTM's Standards Impact Research Group's research briefs, produced as background and distributed to all participants in advance of the conference. These briefs were commissioned or written by authors who also planned this conference, selected participants from a large pool of applicants, and in some instances led the working groups.Lester, Frank K. is the author of 'Proceedings of the Nctm Research Catalyst Conference September 11-13, 2003', published 2004 under ISBN 9780873535625 and ISBN 0873535626.