What do the measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode) tell you about the data? Teach your students how to answer that question and encourage them to look beyond calculations and individual data points. Explain how the measures are related to the whole set and see the data as an aggregate; help students perform higher-order statistical thinking.

Develop strategies for teaching students how to represent and manipulate linear equations. Examine the rationale behind the symbol manipulation that maintains an equality or corresponding inequality. Use symbolic and graphic techniques to solve equations.

Discover a fresh approach to teaching linear functions through the use of real-world problems that generate varied approaches and solutions. Learn how multiple representations and solutions strengthen students' understanding of functions, equations, and problem solving.

Discover techniques to successfully guide your students through the critical transition from elementary mathematics and computing to the more complex, proportional thinking of algebra. Adapt problems from your curriculum to different learning styles using graphing, multimedia technology, and other strategies.

Move beyond tried-and-true quadratic equation teaching techniques and look at the big picture: what the results reveal, how to interpret them within the context of a problem, and how to find related information. Manipulate the three symbolic forms of a quadratic function in order to inspect and predict shape, orientation, and location, and connect graphic and symbolic representations.