| | | Acknowledgments | | |
| | | Introduction | | |
| Pt. I | | Challenges of Supporting Teaching for Understanding | | 1 |
| 1 | | How Can Schools Support Teaching for Understanding in Mathematics and Science? by Charles W. Anderson | | 3 |
| 2 | | A Dynamic Model of Organizational Support by Adam Gamoran and Charles W. Anderson | | 22 |
| 3 | | Six Cases of Change by Design by Tona Williams | | 38 |
| Pt. II | | Responding to the Challenges | | 63 |
| 4 | | Access to Resources by Adam Gamoran | | 65 |
| 5 | | Responding to Diversity by Pamela Anne Quiroz and Walter G. Secada | | 87 |
| 6 | | Leadership for Change by Adam Gamoran and Charles W. Anderson and Scott Ashmann | | 105 |
| 7 | | Seeking Community by Charles W. Anderson and Scott Ashmann and Walter G. Secada and Tona Williams | | 127 |
| Pt. III | | Supporting Teaching for Understanding over the Long Term | | 149 |
| 8 | | District Policy and Teaching for Understanding by Pamela Anne Quiroz and Walter G. Secada | | 151 |
| 9 | | Sustaining Teaching for Understanding in Mathematics and Science by Adam Gamoran and Charles W. Anderson and Tona Williams | | 173 |
| | | App.: Methodology | | 189 |
| | | References | | 199 |
| | | About the Authors | | 205 |
| | | Index | | 207 |