The Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary, a research and development center, was established in 1988 under the direction of Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska. The center provides services to educators, policy makers, graduate students, researchers, parents, and students in support of the needs of gifted and talented individuals. Located in Williamsburg, VA, the center has established a national reputation for excellence in research, curriculum development, and service. Several major grants, including funding from the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, have provided significant support for the work of the Center.Margaret Jess McKowen Patti is a third- and fourth-grade teacher of gifted students at Zachary Elementary School in Louisiana, where she recently received the Zachary Community School District Teacher of the Year.

"Introduction Section I: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Lesson 1.1: Writing and Interpreting Numerical Expressions Lesson 1.2: Analyzing Patterns and Relationships Section II: Number and Operations in Base Ten Lesson 2.1: Placing Value Lesson 2.2: Patterns in Number of Zeros and Whole-Number Exponents Lesson 2.3: Read, Write, and Compare Decimals Lesson 2.4: Modeling Whole-Number Multiplication and Division Lesson 2.5: Modeling Decimals Through Operations Section III: Number and Operations—Fractions Lesson 3.1: Adding and Subtracting Fractions With Unlike Denominators and Word Problems Lesson 3.2: Interpreting Fraction as Division and Solving Word Problems With Division to Get Mixed Numbers Lesson 3.3: Parts of a Partition Lesson 3.4: Finding the Area Lesson 3.5: Products of Fractions and Mixed Numbers Lesson 3.6: Interpreting Division of Unit Fractions and Whole Numbers in Real-World Problems Section IV: Measurement and Data Lesson 4.1: Converting Standard Measurement Units Lesson 4.2: Representing Measurements on Line Plots Lesson 4.3: Recognizing and Measuring Volume Lesson 4.4: Finding Volume and Applying the Formula Lesson 4.5: Recognizing Volume as Additive Section V: Geometry Lesson 5.1: Graphing Coordinates to Represent Real-World Problems Lesson 5.2: Classifying Figures Answer Key About the Authors About the Center for Gifted Education Common Core State Standards Alignment "