1. Balancing Field Experiences and Course Work
Dr. Shannon Harmon
edTPA Annual Conference
Fall 2017

2. Overview and Session Goals
Overview of Residency 1
Examine Samples
Think-Pair-Share with Focus Questions
Questions, Summary, Wrap Up
Session Goals
1. To examine our Residency program- field experiences and course work during the same semester.
2. To identify ways to better balance field experiences and course work while meeting state and national standards.
3. To discuss how our Residency program properly prepares candidates for student teaching as well as state and national standards, including edTPA. .

3. Residency I
ELED 4410
ELED 4340
READ 4130
ELED4350

4. What is Residency 1? Field experience Course work Host school site
Approx. 8 sites with candidates each
Course work
ELED 4350: Theory to Practice
ELED 4340: Managing Learning Environment
ELED 4410: Effective Instruction
READ 4130: Corrective Reading

5. Residency 1 Work in field 2 full days a week
Attend and actively participate in courses each week
Attend and actively participate in various seminars throughout the semester
1 semester in Senior year prior to Student Teaching (R2)
(approx 13 weeks)

6. Residency 1 Lead teach 6 lessons: plan and implement (4350)
Attend 3 grade level meetings (4340)
Attend an IEP meeting (4340)
Complete learning reflection logs (4350)
Video and reflect on lead teach lessons (4350)
Work with an at-risk reader (4130)
Plan and Implement a lesson segment (4410)

7. Your Turn
Review the samples at your tables.
What are you noticing?

8. In what ways do these tasks align or not with edTPA?
Focus Questions
In what ways do these tasks align or not with edTPA?
In what ways do these tasks align or not with CAEP?

9. R1 and edTPA
What we have found…Everything in R1 prepares candidates for edTPA!
Our data shows candidates scoring well after these experiences but still struggle with academic language.
Any suggestions for improvement on these tasks?

10. R1 and CAEP
What we hope…CAEP alignment is strong and will be recognized by reviewers.
We intend to use the lesson segment and lesson plans as part of our CAEP data.

11. Questions?
Please me with any thoughts and ways we can improve our work.
Thank you!