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In their series of professional books for teachers, Young Mathematicians at Work, Catherine Twomey Fosnot and Maarten Dolk described Mathematics in the City, an innovative project where teachers helped young children construct a deep understanding of number and operation in a math-workshop environment. Now they and three colleagues from the project have developed a flexible, video-based, digital context for inquiry into the teaching and learning of mathematics that will change how professional development is conducted.

Designed for you, the workshop leader or college instructor, the Multiplication and Division Minilessons Resource Package enables your inservice or preservice teachers to not only watch but interact with video that depicts classroom teachers as they listen to, question, and interpret students' thinking; develop connections between mathematical ideas and strategies; and ultimately develop vibrant mathematical communities in their classrooms.

The Resource Package includes three valuable components:

• Two completely interactive CD-ROMs
• A Professional Development Overview Manual
• A Facilitator's Guide

In Multiplication and Division Minilessons, clips of teachers conducting effective minilessons in real classrooms show you how these short, focused sessions can build big mathematical thinking in young learners.