1. Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) Partner School Visits Winter, 2014

2. edTPA Tasks & Cycle of Effective Teaching

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

4. 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

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

6. Instruction Task Select 1-3 unedited video clips totaling no more than 15 minutes of instruction demonstrating: o Instruction focused on targeted learning objectives o Presentations and/or interactions with students that deepen student understanding o 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)

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

8. 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

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

10. Commentaries Across all three tasks

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

12. 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

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

14. 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 Comes from all tasks NOT a part of overall score; nonconsequential

15. Consequences for candidates Certification depends on a total score of 35 or above (out of a possible 75) Will be evaluated in FIVE areas: o Planning o Instruction o Assessment o Reflection o Academic language o Not included: Student voice (3 rubrics; 16-18)