During EDUC 499 and my student teaching placements I was required to complete task 3 of the edtpa. Through this I was required plan and teach a learning segment to students using mathematical practices that I thought would give students the best chance of understanding the material. I was also required to give my students an assessment during my learning segment and be able to respond with feedback and take data collected from the assessment to determine my next steps of teaching for the students. The assessment I chose was an exit ticket that students were to work on at the end of the lesson and turn back into me. This more informal assessment allowed me to monitor learner progress because the students completed the exit ticket right after the lesson so it showed how well the students initially understood the lesson. This shows my professional knowledge and skills by taking the information learned by my assessment to see how I need to respond to the student understanding of the lesson. This shows that I can  reflect on my practices to help students in their learning of the content.