Successfully steer your middle school's implementation of Common Core standards for mathematics with this Quick-Start Guide. Getting a copy for every staff member will ensure everyone: Covers all the conceptual mathematical understanding students need to acquire during the middle school grades; Addresses the procedural expertise students must develop and use throughout this same grade span; Grasps the key ways in which the Common Core standards differ from most existing state standards with a greater level of detail about how the concepts, thought processes, and approaches presented at the middle school level serve as the essential bridge to more advanced study of mathematics. To jump-start your implementation, there's a lesson design template based on Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition with three sample lessons so you and your colleagues can see the implications and advantages of teaching the Common Core standards. - Publisher.