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Menu of Webinars: Getting Ready for edTPA

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Series

Webinar Focus

① Seeing the Big Picture ② Using edTPA Handbook as a Resource ③ Organizing for Success

Audience

Teacher Candidate School Partners University Supervisor Teacher Candidate University Supervisor Teacher Candidate School Partners University Supervisor 3

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Getting Ready for edTPA PART I

Seeing the Big Picture

Developing a national performance standard

Pause and Ponder

 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? 6

Successful teachers...

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

Continuously

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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 7

What is edTPA?

The Cocktail Party Definition

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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Rigorous Entry into Profession

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Educative Assessment: What will I learn?

① ② ③ ④ ⑤ Gauge strengths & weaknesses Reflect on craft of teaching & impact on student learning Synthesize & make connections between research/ideas and your practice Technology skills Prepare job interviews & teacher evaluation 10

Copyright © 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.

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Evidence of Teaching Practice: Artifacts & Commentaries

Task 1: Planning Task 2: Instruction

• • • • Instructional and social context Lesson plans Instructional materials, student assignments Planning Commentary • • Video Clips Instruction Commentary

Analysis of Teaching Effectiveness Academic Language Development Task 3: Assessment

• • • Analysis of whole class assessment Analysis of learning and feedback to THREE students Assessment Commentary

Evaluation Criteria & Rubrics

Components of Teaching Practice 15 Rubrics

① ② ③ ④ ⑤ Planning Instruction Assessment Analyzing Teaching Academic Language Copyright © 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.

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What role does edTPA play in licensure?

   Summative assessment Multiple measure system   Institution and/or state policy sets passing score expectations consequences for not passing 14

What do employers think about edTPA?

 Employer’s knowledge varies by district & state  Include succinct description on resume  Provide pithy examples in job interviews 15

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Thank you!

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