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This product accompanies:
Van de Walle, Karp & Bay-Williams,  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 7/E
Van de Walle, Karp & Bay Williams,  Texas Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, 7/E

• The most coverage of the 2000 NCTM Principles and Standards on the market. This text provides a textual discussion (Ch. 1), the actual Content and Teaching standards (App. A, B), and references throughout the text, denoted by an NCTM marginal icon.

• The numerous activities found in every content chapter are problem-based tasks that engage students in doing mathematics. The activities help make this book a resource as well as a textbook.
• Widely admired pedagogy includes “Big Ideas,” which provide clear and succinct exploration of the most critical concepts in mathematics; “Literature Connections” that offer strategies for teaching math through specific children's literature; and “Assessment Notes” that show how assessment is an integral part of instruction.

• Stronger coverage of middle school mathematics topics than any K-8 text currently available.

• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE– “Technology Notes” in every chapter provide a focused discussion of how computer software can help (or hinder!) mathematics teaching; See also Ch. 8, “Technology and School Mathematics.”

• No chapter was left untouched!

• Chapters 5 and 7 include planning for a diverse classroom and a completely new section addressing planning in a classroom where there are English language learners.

•  Two, new, full lesson-plans demonstrate implementation of the lesson-plan model.

•  Assessment notes are shorter, more focused and can be found throughout the content chapters (rather than just at the end of each chapter).

• Technology notes are streamlined with the addition of an icon, rather than a full heading, to make them more integral to the text.

• New Annotated Web Resources!

• Geometry content has been expanded and reorganized to reflect the four substrands of geometry found in the NCTM Principles and Standards.

Section I

Teaching Mathematics:

Foundations and
Perspectives 

chapter 1

Teaching Mathematics in the Era of the NCTM Standards 

chapter 2

Exploring What It Means to Do Mathematics 

chapter 3

Developing Understanding in Mathematics 

chapter 4

Teaching Through Problem Solving 

chapter 5

Planning in the Problem-Based Classroom 

chapter 6

Building Assessment into Instruction 

chapter 7

Teaching Mathematics Equitably to All Children 

chapter 8

Technology and School Mathematics 

Section II

Development of

Mathematical Concepts

and Procedures 

chapter 9

Developing Early Number Concepts
and Number Sense 

chapter 10

Developing Meanings for the Operations 

chapter 11

Helping Children Master the Basic Facts 

chapter 12

Whole-Number Place-Value Development 

chapter 13

Strategies for Whole-Number Computation 

chapter 14

Computational Estimation with Whole Numbers 

chapter 15

Algebraic Thinking: Generalizations, Patterns, and Functions 

chapter 16

Developing Fraction Concepts 

chapter 17

Computation with Fractions 

chapter 18

Decimal and Percent Concepts and Decimal Computation 

chapter 19

Proportional Reasoning 

chapter 20

Developing Measurement Concepts 

chapter 21

Geometric Thinking and Geometric Concepts 

chapter 22

Concepts of Data Analysis 

chapter 23

Exploring Concepts of Probability 

chapter 24

Developing Concepts of Exponents,
Integers, and Real Numbers 

appendix A

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics: Content Standards and Grade Level Expectations 

appendix B

Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics: Teaching Standards 

appendix C

Guide to Blackline Masters 

References 

Mathematics Methods (Elementary)  [CORE TEXTS]   (Curriculum & Instruction)

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  California Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics (with MyEducationLab), 7/E
  Van de Walle, Karp & Bay Williams
  ©2010 | Allyn & Bacon | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 600 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136103685 | ISBN-13: 9780136103684
  Suggested retail price: $152.13  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $114.10  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  This leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM Standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available.

   

  This special California edition of the seventh edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally includes a correlation guide to California’s state standards. In this section preceding Chapter 1, the California Standards for the Teaching Profession are correlated to primary headings of chapters one through seven of the textbook. The Part II content area chapters of the book contain numerous activities. These activities in chapters 8 through 23 have been correlated to the Mathematics Content Standards for California Public Schools. Novice teachers will find this guide helpful when planning for standards-based mathematics instruction to support student learning.

   

  The California Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics:  Teaching Developmentally provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. This text reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist–or student-centered–mathematics instruction. It is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 23 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach.  Practical and concise, it offers readers a strong theoretical perspective of how children learn mathematics and then shows them the best way to teach it. 

   

  The text is organized into two sections.  The first section introduces trends in mathematics education and the process of doing mathematics.  It then develops the core ideas of learning, teaching, planning, and assessment.  Additional perspectives on mathematics for special children and the role of technology are also discussed.  Chapters 3 and 4 are the most critical as they describe the constructivist view of learning and how it is applied as well as what it means to teach through problem solving. 

   

  Section II serves as the application of the core ideas in Section I.  Chapters on every major area of content in the K-8 mathematics curriculum are included.  Numerous problem-based activities to engage students are interwoven with a discussion of the mathematical content and how children develop their understanding of that content.   The appendices at the end of the book provide additional information on the Principles and Standards of the NCTM, the Professional Standards, and Guides for Blackline Masters and suggestions for use of construction materials. 

   

  Both a comprehensive textbook and a reference as students begin their teaching careers; Van de Walle’s book will help teachers and students alike to find the excitement that happens when mathematics makes sense.

• 
  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 7/E
  Van de Walle, Karp & Bay-Williams
  ©2010 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 576 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205573525 | ISBN-13: 9780205573523
  Suggested retail price: $138.80  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $104.10  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  This leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM Standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available.

   

  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics:  Teaching Developmentally provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. This text reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist—or student-centered—mathematics instruction. It is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 23 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach.  Practical and concise, it offers readers a strong theoretical perspective of how children learn mathematics and then shows them the best way to teach it. 

   

  The text is organized into two sections.  The first section introduces trends in mathematics education and the process of doing mathematics.  It then develops the core ideas of learning, teaching, planning, and assessment.  Additional perspectives on mathematics for special children and the role of technology are also discussed.  Chapters 3 and 4 are the most critical as they describe the constructivist view of learning and how it is applied as well as what it means to teach through problem solving. 

   

  Section II serves as the application of the core ideas in Section I.  Chapters on every major area of content in the K-8 mathematics curriculum are included.  Numerous problem-based activities to engage students are interwoven with a discussion of the mathematical content and how children develop their understanding of that content.   The appendices at the end of the book provide additional information on the Principles and Standards of the NCTM, the Professional Standards, and Guides for Blackline Masters and suggestions for use of construction materials. 

   

  Both a comprehensive textbook and a reference as students begin their teaching careers; Van de Walle’s book will help teachers and students alike to find the excitement that happens when mathematics makes sense.

   

   

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  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (with MyEducationLab), 7/E
  Van de Walle, Karp & Bay-Williams
  ©2010 | Allyn & Bacon | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 576 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136101429 | ISBN-13: 9780136101420
  Suggested retail price: $145.47  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $109.10  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  This leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM Standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available.

   

  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics:  Teaching Developmentally provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. This text reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist–or student-centered–mathematics instruction. It is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 23 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach.  Practical and concise, it offers readers a strong theoretical perspective of how children learn mathematics and then shows them the best way to teach it. 

   

  The text is organized into two sections.  The first section introduces trends in mathematics education and the process of doing mathematics.  It then develops the core ideas of learning, teaching, planning, and assessment.  Additional perspectives on mathematics for special children and the role of technology are also discussed.  Chapters 3 and 4 are the most critical as they describe the constructivist view of learning and how it is applied as well as what it means to teach through problem solving. 

   

  Section II serves as the application of the core ideas in Section I.  Chapters on every major area of content in the K-8 mathematics curriculum are included.  Numerous problem-based activities to engage students are interwoven with a discussion of the mathematical content and how children develop their understanding of that content.   The appendices at the end of the book provide additional information on the Principles and Standards of the NCTM, the Professional Standards, and Guides for Blackline Masters and suggestions for use of construction materials. 

   

  Both a comprehensive textbook and a reference as students begin their teaching careers; Van de Walle’s book will help teachers and students alike to find the excitement that happens when mathematics makes sense.

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  Texas Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, 7/E
  Van de Walle, Karp & Bay Williams
  ©2010 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 624 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0137025084 | ISBN-13: 9780137025084
  Suggested retail price: $138.67  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $104.00  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  This leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM Standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available.

   

  This special Texas edition of the seventh edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally includes a correlation guide to Texas’ state standards. In this section, which precedes Chapter 1, the Texas Mathematics Generalists EC — 6 standards are correlated to primary headings of every chapter of the textbook. The Part II content area chapters of the book contain numerous activities. These activities in chapters 8 through 23 have been correlated to the TEKS. Novice teachers will find this guide helpful when planning for standards-based mathematics instruction to support student learning.

   

  The new Texas Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics:  Teaching Developmentally  will uniquely help pre-service and practicing teachers in the state of Texas connect the math methods and content they will use on a daily basis to the state standards they will be responsible for meeting in their first classrooms. As with previous editions of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics this new edition provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. This text aslo reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist—or student-centered—mathematics instruction. It is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 23 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach.  Practical and concise, it offers readers a strong theoretical perspective of how children learn mathematics and then shows them the best way to teach it. 

   

  The text is organized into two sections.  The first section introduces trends in mathematics education and the process of doing mathematics.  It then develops the core ideas of learning, teaching, planning, and assessment.  Additional perspectives on mathematics for special children and the role of technology are also discussed.  Chapters 3 and 4 are the most critical as they describe the constructivist view of learning and how it is applied as well as what it means to teach through problem solving. 

   

  Section II serves as the application of the core ideas in Section I.  Chapters on every major area of content in the K-8 mathematics curriculum are included.  Numerous problem-based activities to engage students are interwoven with a discussion of the mathematical content and how children develop their understanding of that content.   The appendices at the end of the book provide additional information on the Principles and Standards of the NCTM, the Professional Standards, and Guides for Blackline Masters and suggestions for use of construction materials. 

   

  Both a comprehensive textbook and a reference as students begin their teaching careers; Van de Walle’s book will help teachers and students alike to find the excitement that happens when mathematics makes sense.

   

  NEW!  Revised Chapter 5 on assessment--Discusses increased testing pressure and accountability, adds more information on equitable assessments, creates more explicit links between objectives and assessment, and includes assessments for students with special needs.

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  Texas Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics (with MyEducationLab), 7/E
  Van de Walle, Karp & Bay Williams
  ©2010 | Allyn & Bacon | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 624 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136103677 | ISBN-13: 9780136103677
  Suggested retail price: $152.00  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $114.00  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  This leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM Standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available.

   

  This special Texas edition of the seventh edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally includes a correlation guide to Texas’ state standards. In this section, which precedes Chapter 1, the Texas Mathematics Generalists EC – 6 standards are correlated to primary headings of every chapter of the textbook. The Part II content area chapters of the book contain numerous activities. These activities in chapters 8 through 23 have been correlated to the TEKS. Novice teachers will find this guide helpful when planning for standards-based mathematics instruction to support student learning.

   

  The new Texas Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics:  Teaching Developmentally  will uniquely help pre-service and practicing teachers in the state of Texas connect the math methods and content they will use on a daily basis to the state standards they will be responsible for meeting in their first classrooms. As with previous editions of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics this new edition provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. This text aslo reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist–or student-centered–mathematics instruction. It is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 23 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach.  Practical and concise, it offers readers a strong theoretical perspective of how children learn mathematics and then shows them the best way to teach it. 

   

  The text is organized into two sections.  The first section introduces trends in mathematics education and the process of doing mathematics.  It then develops the core ideas of learning, teaching, planning, and assessment.  Additional perspectives on mathematics for special children and the role of technology are also discussed.  Chapters 3 and 4 are the most critical as they describe the constructivist view of learning and how it is applied as well as what it means to teach through problem solving. 

   

  Section II serves as the application of the core ideas in Section I.  Chapters on every major area of content in the K-8 mathematics curriculum are included.  Numerous problem-based activities to engage students are interwoven with a discussion of the mathematical content and how children develop their understanding of that content.   The appendices at the end of the book provide additional information on the Principles and Standards of the NCTM, the Professional Standards, and Guides for Blackline Masters and suggestions for use of construction materials. 

   

  Both a comprehensive textbook and a reference as students begin their teaching careers; Van de Walle’s book will help teachers and students alike to find the excitement that happens when mathematics makes sense.

   

  NEW!  Revised Chapter 5 on assessment--Discusses increased testing pressure and accountability, adds more information on equitable assessments, creates more explicit links between objectives and assessment, and includes assessments for students with special needs.

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A Message from the Author
Research in mathematics education has consistently found that understanding and skills are best developed when students are allowed to wrestle with new ideas, to create and defend solutions to problems, and to participate in a mathematical community of learners. This student-centered, problem-based approach to learning is a central theme of this book. Learning how best to help children believe that mathematics makes sense and that they themselves can make sense of mathematics is an exciting endeavor and a lifelong process. It requires the knowledge gained from research, the wisdom shared by professional colleagues, and the insightful ideas that come from your own daily experiences with students. I hope that this book will assist you on this fantastic journey.

Praise for Elementary and Middle School Mathematics
This is absolutely the best book on the market. No other book comes close.

I particularly like the emphasis on doing math more than one way (invented math) and the emphasis on problem solving. There is a wealth of resources and children’s books for students to use in their development of concepts.

This text is not only a valuable tool in making sense of and encouraging the use of mathematics by preservice teachers, but also for those educators already in the field.

About the Author
John A. Van de Walle is Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University. As a mathematics education consultant, he regularly works with K—8 teachers and in elementary school classrooms and has taught mathematics to children at all levels, K—8. He is also a coauthor of the Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley Mathematics K,6 series.

Jennifer M. Bay-Williams has written a Field Experience Guide to accompany the text.  Organized to cover all NCATE and NCTM standards and correlated to all chapters of the text, the Field Experience Guide is packed with field-based assignments and reproducible forms to record your experiences.  The guide also includes additional activities for students, full-size versions of the Blackline Masters in the text, and 16 extended lesson plans written by John Van de Walle. For more information or to purchase a copy, visit www.ablongman.com and search for the ISBN (0-205-49314-9.

Companion Website, 6/E
Van de Walle & Robison
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205498531 | ISBN-13: 9780205498536
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalle6e.

Companion Website, 6/E
Van de Walle & Robison
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205498531 | ISBN-13: 9780205498536
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalle6e.

Instructor's Resource Manual, 6/E
Van de Walle
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 020549854X | ISBN-13: 9780205498543
Suggested retail price: $0.00Net price: $0.00  (What's this?)     View Downloadable Files

PowerPoint Presentation, 6/E
Van de Walle
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205515029 | ISBN-13: 9780205515028
This online resource is available at no cost.     View Downloadable Files

Companion Website, 6/E
Van de Walle & Robison
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205498531 | ISBN-13: 9780205498536
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalle6e.

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Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive CD-ROM for Education, 2001 Edition
Allyn & Bacon
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ISBN-10: 0205319602 | ISBN-13: 9780205319602
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Models for Teaching Elementary Social Studies Video
Parker
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Responding to Hate at School: A Guide for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Companion Website, 6/E
Van de Walle & Robison
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205498531 | ISBN-13: 9780205498536
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalle6e.

This title is a member of the The Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Series Series, which also contains the titles below . You can also visit the Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Series Series page.

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  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 6/E
  Van de Walle
  ©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 576 pp | Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 0205483925 | ISBN-13: 9780205483921
  Suggested retail price: $138.67  Net price: $104.00  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  This leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available.

  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. John Van de Walle, one of the foremost experts on how children learn mathematics, finds that 80 percent of the students who purchase this book keep it for reference when they begin their professional teaching careers. This text reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist–or student-centered–mathematics instruction. Moreover, it is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 24 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach.

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  Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Grades 3-5
  Van de Walle & Lovin
  ©2006 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205408443 | ISBN-13: 9780205408443
  Suggested retail price: $37.99  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $25.83  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  Volume 2 of the Van de Walle Professional Mathematics Series provides practical guidance along with proven strategies for practicing teachers of grades 3-5.

   

  In addition to many of the popular topics and features from the author’s market-leading textbook, Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, this volume offers brand-new material specifically written for grades 3-5.  the expanded grade-specific coverage and unique page design allow readers to quickly and easily locate information to implement in the classroom.  Nearly 200 grade appropriate activities are included as well as a companion website: http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalletscm1e. The student-centered, problem-based approach will help students develop real understanding and confidence in mathematics, making this series indispensable for teachers!

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  Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Grades 5-8
  Van de Walle & Lovin
  ©2006 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205417973 | ISBN-13: 9780205417971
  Suggested retail price: $37.99  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $25.83  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  Volume 3 of the Van de Walle Professional Mathematics Series provides practical guidance along with proven strategies for practicing teachers of grades 5-8.

   

  In addition to many of the popular topics and features from John Van de Walle's market-leading textbook, Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, this volume also offers brand-new material specially written for the middle grades.  The expanded grade-specific coverage and unique page design allow readers to quickly and easily locate information to implement in the classroom.  Nearly 200 grade-appropriate activities are included as well as available for download on the companion website: http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalletscm1e. The student-centered, problem-based approach will help students develop real understanding and confidence in mathematics, making this series indispensable for teachers!

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  Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Grades K-3
  Van de Walle & Lovin
  ©2006 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205408435 | ISBN-13: 9780205408436
  Suggested retail price: $37.99  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $25.83  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  Volume 1 of this new series from best-selling math methods author John Van de Walle provides vital strategies for practicing teachers of grades K–3.

   

  Including popular topics and features from the author’s market-leading textbook, Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, the Van de Walle Professional Mathematics Series also offers brand-new material specially designed for in-service teachers of kindergarten through grade 3. Volume 1 is tailored specifically to the early grades, allowing teachers to quickly and easily locate information to implement in their classes.  Nearly 200 grade-appropriate activities are included and available for download online at http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalletscm1e. The student-centered approach will result in successful math students, making these books indispensable for K-3 classroom teachers!

   

   

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