Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) August 25, 2014

edTPA Tasks & Cycle of Effective Teaching

What is the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)? Planning (For instruction and assessment) Instruction Assessment Commentaries Academic language Student Voice 3-5 days of instruction

Planning Task Describing context Selecting lesson objectives Planning a unit for 3-5 days of instruction (lessons, assessment, materials) Alignment of objectives, instruction, and assessment Daily reflection for 3-5 days of instruction Planning commentary

What is the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)? Planning (For instruction and assessment) Instruction Assessment Commentaries Academic language Student Voice 3-5 days of instruction

Instruction Task Select 1-3 unedited video clips totaling no more than 15 minutes of instruction demonstrating: Instruction focused on targeted learning objectives Presentations and/or interactions with students that deepen student understanding Interactions among students that show teacher candidate facilitating deeper student understanding Instruction commentary 2-4 pages describing and reflecting on teaching strategies demonstrated in the clip(s)

What is the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)? Planning (For instruction and assessment) Instruction Assessment Commentaries Academic language Student Voice 3-5 days of instruction

Assessment Task Select an assessment from the learning segment & provide evaluation criteria Analyze student work & identify patterns in understanding across the class Ask students to reflect on their own performance Document written/oral feedback Determine next steps in teaching 3 student work samples, 2 for in-depth analysis Assessment commentary

What is the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)? Planning (For instruction and assessment) Instruction Assessment Commentaries Academic language Student Voice 3-5 days of instruction

Commentaries Written responses to prompts from all three tasks Descriptions of artifacts and rationales behind decisions Analysis of learning about teaching and student learning Analysis of students’ learning about their own learning (student voice)

What is the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA)? Planning (For instruction and assessment) Instruction Assessment Commentaries Academic language Student Voice 3-5 days of instruction

Academic Language Attends to oral & written language Specialized vocabulary of the discipline (e.g. lab report) Typical classroom language demands (e.g. discussing ideas) Vocabulary of processes and concepts (in the discipline) Identifying the language demands in relation to students’ current academic language proficiency Demonstrating how the candidates planning, instruction, and assessment support academic language development Must be shown in Planning task, as well as in either instruction or assessment task

What is the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA)? Planning (For instruction and assessment) Instruction Assessment Commentaries Academic language Student Voice 3-5 days of instruction

Student Voice Planning for and engaging students in opportunities to articulate the learning targets, monitor their own progress, and identify support needed to achieve the learning target

Additional Information A minimum score of 35 is required for Washington State certification Aligned with the Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project, or TPEP Results used by UWB School of Educational Studies for self-assessment and feedback

Looking at Examples Read Commentary prompts and answers 1a – 1d, if time 5a-5d. What do you notice that is taught and why? What seems important to address in planning Then look at Robric 1. What evidence do you see at a level 3? What evidence do you see above a 3? If you have time, repeat for Prompt 5

Selection of Content Read the content/lesson requirements for your discipline. Brainstorm with your group possible content choices. Record ideas.

Details Logistics Questions and concerns Permission to videotape Timing Writing time (up to 1 ½ days) Support at UW Bothell (faculty, clinical faculty, coursework, seminars) Questions and concerns