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Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Grades 9-12 is a new publication from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and offers a coherent set of professional learning experiences designed to foster teachers' understanding of the Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices and their ability to apply those practices in their own classrooms.  This course for high school mathematics teachers is designed to scaffold teachers' exploration of the Effective Teaching Practices using practice-based materials, including additional tasks, instructional episodes, and student work to extend the range of mathematical contend and instructional practices to bring the Effective Teaching Practices to life.  Teachers who aspire to ambitious teaching will be able to provide each and every one of their students with more opportunities to experience mathematics as meaningful challenging, and worthwhile as they implement these teaching practies in their own classrooms.