The Standards for Mathematical Practical (SMP) provide clarity on what mathematically proficient students need to do. RACE-ing to Success is a graphic organizer that will help students make sense of problems and persevere in solving them (SMP1), construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others (SMP3), and attend to precision (SMP6). Marzano's research advocates the use of graphic organizers to help students structure their thinking, and RACE-ing to Success will help students do ju