1. Describe three ways in which teachers can increase students' interest in learning activities.

2. Teachers typically make five decisions when they plan for instruction. Describe these planning decisions.

3. Explain how planning in a standards-based environment differs from planning in any other circumstance.

4. Define the concept instructional alignment and explain why it is so important in teaching and learning.

5. Describe each of the essential teaching skills and explain how they increase learning.

6. Describe the characteristics of effective questioning and explain how each increases learning