1. Getting Ready for the 2012 Field Trials Teacher Performance Assessment TPA 101:

2.  Cards on table for questions  Will be answered at end of session  Answers will be sent to participants

3. Background of the Teacher Performance Assessment

4. What is it? National Perspective Development of 6 Program Areas Future areas currently being developed

5. To match PERCA timelines To influence the policy environment To take the lead in this national project For continuous program improvement

6. What has Minnesota already done to prepare for Field Trials?

7. MN TPAC Steering Committee TPAC State Coordinator Sally Baas Bush Foundation Support of $200,000 12 Score Trainers giving workshops throughout the state BOT support AACTE support - Ning

8. What has St. Cloud State University done to prepare for Field Trials?

9. Representation on MN Steering Committee TPA Liaison to TPAC committee TPA assigned as a MN “common metric” for TPI TPI monetary support 5 SCSU faculty attended Ohio Score Training 3 credit buyout to be TPA Liaison TPA sections piloted in CFS department SOE, Teacher Ed Council & University workshops

10.  All programs required to participate for spring student teaching  Data not required yet for PERCA  Live: 2012-2013  Back mapping done this spring

11. Next Step Opportunities

12. 30 minute prerequisite webinar covering Bias 1.5 hour webinar covering TPA overview 2.5 hour webinar for each of the 6 content areas I. to gain a deeper understanding of the TPA II. to become a calibrated scorer Scoring workshops will be held in May

13. Walk through of the TPA

14. 5 Main sections (green handout) Rolling out the TPA in a program What this could look like in a department

15. Content areas regroup to discuss the 5 TPA sections to identify what is already being done in your program