Beginning Special Education Teachers: Career Ready! Dr. Yvonne Hefner

Introduction/Overview After this presentation you will be able to: Describe the teacher preparation process at Georgia Gwinnett College Summarize the new evaluation process (edTPA) for beginning special education teachers Compare your district’s current hiring criteria for beginning special education teachers with the new edTPA process and create an action plan for future hiring decisions

What Do Successful Teachers Do? Turn to your elbow partner on your right and answer this question. Be prepared to summarize your discussion. edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE3

Successful teachers... Engage students in active learning Create intellectually ambitious tasks Use a variety of teaching strategies Assess student learning – Continuously – Adapt teaching to student needs Create effective scaffolds and supports Provide clear standards, constant feedback, and opportunities for revising work Develop and effectively manage a collaborative classroom in which all students have membership 4edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

Georgia Gwinnett College 5edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

GGC Teacher Education Program Partnership with Gwinnett County Public Schools Emphasis on extensive field experience working with expert teachers Students acquire and demonstrate content and pedagogical knowledge as well as the dispositions of an effective beginning teacher

7 The Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) is a student centered multiple measure assessment of teaching. It is designed to be educative and predictive of effective teaching and student learning. The Cocktail Party Definition What is edTPA? Teacher Performance Assessment edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

Developing a national performance standard 8edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

edTPA: Summary of the Tasks 1.Planning for Instruction and Assessment 2. Instructing and Engaging the Focus Learner(s) 3. Assessing Learning

Copyright © 2012 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. edTPA handbooks are authored by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity (SCALE) with editorial and design assistance from Pearson. 10edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

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Evidence of Teaching Practice: Artifacts & Commentaries 12 Task 1: PlanningTask 1: PlanningTask 2: InstructionTask 2: InstructionTask 3: AssessmentTask 3: Assessment Instructional and social context Instructional and social context Lesson plans Lesson plans Instructional materials, student assignments Instructional materials, student assignments Planning Commentary Planning Commentary Video Clips Video Clips Instruction Commentary Instruction Commentary Analysis of whole class assessment Analysis of whole class assessment Analysis of learning and feedback to two focus learners Analysis of learning and feedback to two focus learners Assessment Commentary Assessment Commentary Analysis of Teaching EffectivenessAnalysis of Teaching Effectiveness Academic Language DevelopmentAcademic Language Development edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

edTPA for Teacher Candidates ① Gauge strengths & weaknesses ② Reflect on craft of teaching & impact on student learning ③ Synthesize & make connections between research/ideas and your practice ④ Technology skills ⑤ Prepare job interviews & teacher evaluation 13edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

Evaluation Criteria & Rubrics Components of Teaching Practice 15 Rubrics ①Planning ②Instruction ③Assessment ④Analyzing Teaching ⑤Academic Language Copyright © 2012 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. edTPA handbooks are authored by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity (SCALE) with editorial and design assistance from Pearson. 14edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

Deep Dive into Rubric Design Copyright © 2012 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. edTPA handbooks are authored by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity (SCALE) with editorial and design assistance from Pearson. 15edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

Deep Dive into Rubric progression  Expanding repertoire of skills & strategies  Deepening of rationale and reflection Not ReadyEarly NoviceHighly Accomplished Beginner 15 Teacher Focus Student Focus Whole Class Individuals/ Flex. Groups Intentional & Well Executed Fragmented or Indiscriminate 16edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

How Will edTPA Affect You? Pair and Share Turn to your elbow partner to your right and discuss how edTPA may affect you and your district. Be prepared to share your discussion. 17edTPA Copyright 2013 SCALE

Beginning Special Education Teachers: Career Ready Describe the teacher preparation process at Georgia Gwinnett College. Summarize the new evaluation process (edTPA) for beginning special education teachers.

Action Plan For Hiring Use your graphic organizer to list your current hiring practices for beginning special education teachers in the left column and any additional actions or changes you want to make to your hiring practices in the right column. Use this as an action plan for possibly changing your hiring practices.

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