Module:

High-Quality Mathematics Instruction: What Teachers Should Know

Assessment

Answer the questions below. If you have difficulty, go back and review the Perspectives and Resources pages in this module.

1. Name and describe the components of high-quality mathematics instruction.
2. Describe the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Be sure to include their purpose as well as their strengths.
3. View the video clip below and identify the evidence-based teaching strategy being implemented. Additionally, identify any effective classroom practices being used. Describe how each helps to build conceptual understanding of the topic being taught.
   
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4. Of the effective classroom practices discussed in this module, select two.
1. Describe their importance for teaching mathematics.
2. Discuss how you plan to use those practices in your own classroom.