And if the student is quickly clicking through the problems to get to that reward, they may not gain much understanding of the
intended mathematical goal.
The objective is to understand student thinking so that teaching can be adapted to improve student achievement of
mathematical goals related to the standards.
This process included articulating
the mathematical goals of the lesson, discussing how to introduce the lesson, and articulating questions teachers might pose to students during the lesson.
The role of the teacher leader is to ensure that the discussion focuses on the lesson and whether
the mathematical goals were achieved and what evidence did the observers see that would help them answer that question.