Oregon Teacher Standards & Practices Commission July 24, 2013

Today’s Topics Overview of edTPA Overview of edTPA Support Design and Development Handbooks Scoring and Scorer Overview of edTPA Support Overview of edTPA in Policy

What is edTPA? Nationally available, subject-specific performance assessment Focuses on student learning and principles from research and theory Designed to be educative and predictive of effective teaching and student learning 2

Subject-specific Areas Elementary Education Literacy & Mathematics Literacy Mathematics Middle Childhood English-Language Arts History/Social Studies Science Secondary Agriculture Business Classical Languages Early Childhood Educational Technology Specialist English as an Additional Language Family & Consumer Science Health Performing Arts Physical Education Library Specialist Special Education Visual Arts World Language

Who is Involved?

edTPA Development Developed by the Profession for the

Successful Teaching Develop knowledge of subject matter, content standards and subject-specific pedagogy; Develop and apply knowledge of varied students’ needs; Consider research and theory about how students learn; and Reflect and on and analyze evidence of the effects of instruction on student learning.

edTPA Development Stanford University faculty and staff have been involved in the past 25-years in the development of performance-based assessments of teaching (including the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the InTASC portfolio, and the Performance Assessment for California Teachers) Reflects substantive advice from teachers and teacher educators Input from design and review team members comprised of university faculty, national subject matter organization representatives and K-12 teachers 7

Where Does edTPA Fit? A scalable assessment that: Provides evidence of teaching quality – readiness to teach Supports teacher preparation program renewal Informs programs & policy makers about qualities of teaching associated with student learning 8

What a Candidate Can Expect An Overview of Handbooks

3 – 5 lessons referred to as the learning segment should be reflective of what we know of effective teaching practice. 10

Evidence of Practice Artifacts Commentaries Authentic work completed by candidates and/or students Lesson plans, instructional materials and assessments, video clips and student work samples Commentaries Description of artifacts and the rationale for using them Analysis of student learning and candidate practice

Evaluation Criteria Planning Instruction Assessment Analyzing Teaching Evidence is provided across all three tasks Academic Language Evidence is provided in planning as well the instructional and/or assessment task

Who Scores? 50% University Faculty and 50% K-12 Educators Subject matter experts Have taught in that subject in the past 3 years (or taught methods or supervised student teachers in that field) Have experience mentoring or supervising beginning teachers

Scorer Training Online, asynchronous modules Live practice portfolio discussion Two-three qualifying portfolios Additional validity portfolios New training for trainers and supervisors Additional back reading and quality control 14

IHE & State Support

Usage Plan Summary Basic Information Introductory Exploratory Scaling Up Implementation Basic Information Access to handbooks and support resources Local evaluation by faculty and P-12 partners Usage credits for official scoring Supports state field testing prior to full implementation Consequential use based on state or campus policy Candidates pay fee ($300) Official scores and score reporting See pages 11-12 of board pdf 16

www.edtpa.aacte.org

edTPA Participation Map

Looking Ahead August 8 & 9 – Standard Setting Fall 2013 – Technical Report Released September 2013 – edTPA is Operational

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