The Differentiated Math Classroom: A Guide for Teachers, K-8

• Setting up a classroom to maximize opportunities for differentiation and establish community
• Getting to know students strengths and needs through high-quality assessments
• Devising anchor activities that help students work independently with meaningful math content while you free up time for individual instruction
• Creating tiered lessons that scaffold content and provide the flexibility to challenge some students and offer assistance to others.

Miki (Mabelle) Murray is the coauthor or author of the popular Heinemann titles The Differentiated Math Classroom (2007) and Teaching Mathematics Vocabulary in Context (2004). In a thirty-five year career in mathematics education, she taught for more than twenty-five years, including time at Maine's Center for Teaching and Learning, and was a professional development provider for another ten. Although now retired from the classroom, she continues to help teachers and students learn, love, and become literate in mathematics. She is a Heinemann Professional Development provider.

Jenny Jorgensen is coauthor of The Differentiated Math Classroom (2007). She has worked with students and teachers in grades K - 12 as well as with undergraduate and graduate students in the area of mathematics education. Understanding how students make sense of and learn mathematics intrigues her. When she's not teaching, presenting, or providing staff development, Jenny may be found flying her small, single-engine plane or sailing with her husband. She is a Heinemann Professional Development provider.