In their Young Mathematicians at Work series, 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 operations in a math workshop environment. Now they and two 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 participant or preservice teacher, the Fostering Children's Mathematical Development CD-ROM enables you 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.

Fostering Children's Mathematical Development focuses on short video clips from classroom situations, providing opportunities to observe, analyze, and discuss critical moments in children's development, and then to build a landscape of the ideas, strategies, and models of multiplication, and division development.

System Requirements
Windows/PC
Pentium II Processor
266Mhz (or higher)
Windows 98 (or higher)
64 MB RAM (more recommended)
SVGA Color Display (or better)
4X CD-ROM Drive (or faster)
Sound Card
16-bit Flash™ Player and Acrobat Reader®
Quicktime 6.0 (or higher)

MacIntosh
PowerPC Processor
G3/233Mhz (or higher)
System 9.2 (or higher)
64 MB RAM (more recommended)
SVGA Color Display (or better)
4X CD-ROM Drive (or faster)
Sound Card
16-bit Flash™ Player and Acrobat Reader®
Quicktime 6.0 (or higher)