The teacher-tool relationship: Theorizing the design and use of curriculum materials

Mathematics Teachers at Work: Connecting Curriculum Materials and Classroom Instruction

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 17-36

  Brown, Matthew W ^a  

^a Inquirium LLC   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203884645     Document Type: Chapter

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