Kelly Vaughn, PhD Assistant Professor School of Education & Leadership Notre Dame de Namur University Background and Overview of Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT)

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 CCTC: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, PACT is one of the new mandated student teaching requirements by the CCTC

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 SB 2042 SB 1209, effective 7/1/08 Require student teachers to pass a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA)

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 CalTPA: Created by CCTC Create Own: Some teaching ed programs create their own, report to CCTC PACT: Created by Stanford, now used by most CSUs and private schools (like NDNU).

ESA: Selected assignment part of the required coursework. Focus on knowledge of community context, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, student learning, and legal obligations. TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Teaching Event: Consists of 5 tasks to show competency in planning, assessing, and teaching a whole class. Adaptations for two focus students: English Learners, and students with special needs.

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 To do: Provide relevant information about your instructional context and students. Task 1: Context for Learning To submit:  Context Form  Context Commentary

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 To do: Choose 3-5 hour learning segment; Write lesson plans; Write commentary about plans; Record daily reflections. Task 2: Planning Instruction & Assessment To submit:  Lesson Plans for Learning Segment  Instructional Materials  Planning Commentary

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 To do: Review plans and prepare videotape; Videotape; Choose small clip from videotape; Analyze and write commentary on small clip. Task 3: Instructing Students & Supporting Learning To submit:  Video Clip(s)  Video Label Form  Instruction Commentary

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 To do: Select 1 student assessment and analyze it; Choose 3 student work samples representative of class; Write commentary. Task 4: Assessing Student Learning To submit:  Student Work Samples  Evaluative Criteria or Rubric  Assessment Commentary

TPA CalTPA Create Own PACT ESA Teaching Event Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 To do: Provide your daily reflections; Write overall commentary on what you learned from teaching this segment. Task 5: Reflecting on Teaching & Learning To submit:  Daily Reflections  Reflective Commentary

Final Comments Your Teaching Event incorporates Teaching Performance Expectations (TPE). Did you know there are 13 TPEs? Check them out at files/TPEs-Full-Version.pdf files/TPEs-Full-Version.pdf

If you have further questions... Feel free to contact either one of us: Stephanie Demaree (PACT Coordinator, with focus on Mult Subj) Kelly Vaughn (PACT Implementation, with focus on Single Subj)