A facilitators guide to delivering professional development based on the book Building Powerful Numeracy for Middle and High School Students by Pamela Weber Harris. Detailed lesson plans include presenter helps, such as discussion questions, sample dialogs, and detailed models. The beginning of each chapter has a handy "at a glance" section that displays the major big ideas, models, strategies, materials needed, and preparation for presenters

The city of Beijing has been the capital of China for over 800 years and shows many aspects of China's imperial past. Beijing offers many of the nation's most significant sites including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven.

Brighton is an attractive seaside city in East Sussex on the south coast of England. The city is conveniently located less than 50 miles south of London and is popular with new media professionals who commute from Brighton to the capital. Brighton is sometimes called "London-by-the-Sea." This is a student city with two universities, the University of Sussex (in Falmer) and the University of Brighton and is also regarded as the gay capital of Britain, which adds to the Bohemian atmosphere of the city.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is often showcased in magazines like National Geographic and Travel and Leisure. One of the world's best and most accessible coral reefs, the Great Barrier Reef is also the only natural structure on earth that is visible from outer space. Located off the coast of Queensland, it has 2,900 individual coral reefs and over 900 islands covering 2,600 sq. km, making it the planet's largest UNESCO World Heritage site. Cairns is located close to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest. It is the gateway to...

Located in the shadow of Table Mountain, Cape Town is the second largest South African city and is over 350 years old. This is Africa's most southern city and is close to both the vineyards of the Cape Winelands and to the Cape of Good Hope.

Burgundy is famous for its impressive wines and cuisine as well as for the rich architecture of its buildings, castles, and churches. The region also offers areas of natural beauty with many lakes and forests with good fishing, walking and horseback riding. Wine is the best-known product from the Burgundy region. The gentle landscapes near to the river Loire are close to hillsides covered with vineyards. From north to south, the best wines grow at Chablis, Coteaux de l'Auxerrois, Cote-de-Nuits, Cote-de-Beaune, Hautes-Cotes, Cotes Chalonnaise et Maconnais, and Pouilly-sur-Loire. Overview -...