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Getting Ready for edTPATM

Jennie WhitcombUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

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Disclaimers:

This resource powerpoint slide presentation was revised for 2013-14. Some slides may not match the video associated with this resource exactly.

This resource is provided for informational and support purposes only. There is no requirement that it be used as-is or as a template by a program implementing edTPA. It can be used or modified by any participating institution or it can be used as a springboard for institutions to create their own support materials that address their contexts and needs.

Please use © SCALE 2013 on any slides containing text or images pulled directly from edTPA Handbooks.

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Menu of Webinars: Getting Ready for edTPATM Series

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Webinar Focus Audience

① Seeing the Big PictureTeacher CandidateSchool PartnersUniversity Supervisor

② Using edTPA Handbook as a Resource

Teacher CandidateUniversity Supervisor

③ Organizing for SuccessTeacher CandidateSchool PartnersUniversity Supervisor

Seeing the Big Picture

Getting Ready for edTPAPART I

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Developing a national performance standard

Pause and Ponder

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What do you want to show others about your teaching knowledge, skills and abilities?

What do you want others to know about your good teaching?

What would you collect as evidence to showcase your strengths and abilities?

Successful teachers...

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Engage students in active learning Create intellectually ambitious tasks Use a variety of teaching strategies Assess student learning

Continuously Adapt teaching to student needs

Create effective scaffolds and supports Provide clear standards, constant

feedback, and opportunities for revising work

Develop and effectively manage a collaborative classroom in which all students have membership

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The Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) is a student centered multiple measure assessment of teaching.

It is designed to be educative and predictive of effective teaching and student learning.

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The Cocktail Party Definition

What is edTPA?

Rigorous Entry into Profession

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Educative Assessment:What will I learn?

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① Gauge strengths & weaknesses

② Reflect on craft of teaching & impact on student learning

③ Synthesize & make connections between research/ideas and your practice

④ Technology skills

⑤ Prepare job interviews & teacher evaluation

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Evidence of Teaching Practice: Artifacts & Commentaries

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Task 1: PlanningTask 1: Planning Task 2: Task 2: InstructionInstruction

Task 3: Task 3: AssessmentAssessment

• Instructional and Instructional and

social contextsocial context

• Lesson plansLesson plans

• Instructional Instructional

materials, student materials, student

assignmentsassignments

• Planning Planning

CommentaryCommentary

• Video ClipsVideo Clips

• Instruction Instruction

CommentaryCommentary

• Analysis of whole Analysis of whole class assessmentclass assessment

• Analysis of learning Analysis of learning and feedback to and feedback to THREE studentsTHREE students

• Assessment Assessment CommentaryCommentary

Analysis of Teaching Effectiveness Analysis of Teaching Effectiveness

Academic Language DevelopmentAcademic Language Development

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Evaluation Criteria & Rubrics

Components of Teaching Practice

15 Rubrics

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① Planning ② Instruction ③ Assessment ④ Analyzing Teaching⑤ Academic

LanguageCopyright © 2012 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. edTPA handbooks are authored by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity (SCALE) with editorial and design assistance from Pearson.

What role does edTPA play in licensure?

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Summative assessment

Multiple measure system

Institution and/or state policy sets passing score

expectations consequences for not

passing

What do employers think about edTPA?

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Employer’s knowledge varies by district & state

Include succinct description on resume

Provide pithy examples in job interviews

Thank you!

Questions? Contact: [email protected]

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