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A performance assessment for teacher candidates

+Overview

Why edTPA for Wisconsin?Where does edTPA come from?What does edTPA look like?What does edTPA mean for our schools and classrooms?

What does edTPA mean for us?

+edTPAWas created by Stanford University with input

from teachers and teacher educators

Supports candidate learning and preparation, program growth and renewal

Is a measure of readiness to teach

Is based on NBPT Standards

Informs program completion and licensure decisions

Is supported by AACTE

+Wisconsin DPI

Introduction to edTPA

State Superintendent Tony Evers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD4KuGIHwo4

+edTPA

Is grounded in demonstrating practices and focuses on student learning

Aligns with INTASC Standards

Aligns with the Framework for Teaching

Prepares candidates for expectations of Educator Effectiveness

Complementary to the PDP process

+Architecture of the edTPA

+Task #1: Planning for Instruction &

AssessmentArtifacts include: Context for

Learning, Lesson Plans, Instructional Materials, Assessments, Commentary Planning for Learning Planning to Support Varied Student

Learning Needs Using Knowledge of Students to Inform

Teaching & Learning Identifying & Supporting Language

Demands Planning Assessments to Monitor &

Support Student Learning

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging

Students in Learning

Artifacts Include: Video Clip(s), Commentary Learning Environments Engaging Students in Learning Deepening Student Learning Subject-Specific Pedagogy Analyzing Teaching Effectiveness

+ Task #3: Assessing Student Learning

Artifacts include: Student Work Samples, Evidence of Feedback, Evaluation Criteria Commentary Analysis of Student Learning Providing Feedback to Guide Further Learning

Student Use of Feedback Analyzing Students’ Language Use and Literacy

Using Assessment to Inform instruction

+Mechanics

Chalk & Wire will be the platform used at UWSP to store, edit, complete, and submit your edTPA Portfolio

Evaluation, scoring, and delivery of results to candidates and programs is conducted by Pearson

+Timeline

Spring 2014-2015All UWSP teacher candidates pilot edTPA

with Local Evaluation, pilot sample to Pearson

2015-2016All teacher candidates statewide complete

edTPA and submit to Pearson Wisconsin standard setting year

2016-2017Passing score required for teaching

certification and licensure

+Resources for Assistance

with edTPA

UWSP School of Education-edTPA http://www.uwsp.edu/education/Pages/edtpa.aspx

Wisconsin Department of Public Instructionhttp://tepdl.dpi.wi.gov/epp/edtpa

Chalk & Wire www.chalkandwire.com/uwsp

+Campus Contacts for Support

with edTPA

Cathleen OldsedTPA Coordinator, UWSPcolds@uwsp.edu

Leslie McClainProfessor, School of Education, UWSP

lmcclain@uwsp.edu

+Task #1: Planning for

Instruction & Assessment

Artifacts include: Context for Learning, Lesson Plans, Instructional Materials, Assessments, Commentary

Let’s begin with the Professional Ed Program Lesson Plan Framework (see handout)

+UWSP

Professional Education ProgramLesson Plan Framework

Please use this framework to design your plans for effective instruction. The embedded shaded guidelines and questions will help you consider aspects to address as you prepare your plan. Be sure to keep in mind the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model as you write your plan. Remember this learning model guides the learner through teacher modeling and demonstration, shared teacher/learner demonstration, learner guided practice, and learner independent practice.

+First: General Information

+Then: Contextual InformationType of school 

List any special features of your school or classroom setting

Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher expectations that might affect your planning or delivery of instruction

+Contextual Information cont…

Also address the following points related to learners:

The students in the class

Explain required or needed supports, accommodations or modifications for your learners that will affect your instruction in this learning segment.

Include the variety of learners in your classroom

+Next: The Lesson

Central Focus

Essential Questions

Connections with Academic of Common Core Standards

Objectives

Consider assessments (formative)

Academic Language

Prior Knowledge

+Lesson Procedure

Note: Be sure to work with the guiding questions in the Lesson Plan Framework which will help in describing your procedures

+Lesson Plan Commentary

This section will describe your rationale for your lesson – what you are thinking about and basing your decisions on.

Feel free to integrate background and theoretical foundations you have learned from your course of study – including your Foundations and Methods courses.

Work with the guiding questions on the Lesson Plan Framework to help you develop your commentary.

+ Now… Let’s take a look

In groups of two or three take some time now to look through your edTPA Handbook section for Task 1.

“Task 1: Planning for Literacy Instruction and Assessment”

Notice the guidelines for writing the plan and for writing the commentary.

Focus on these sections first –and if time, the rubrics.

+What did you notice?

+An Example

Just to show you a sample of a lesson plan and commentary designed for an elementary lesson….

+Task #2: Instructing &

Engaging Students in Learning

Obtain permission for video recording (UW-System permission forms)

Examine your plans for the learning segment & identify tasks where you and and your students are actively engaged

Remember - video clips must include specified aspects in your edTPA Handbook

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning cont….Know your specific guidelines for clips

that are to be included (content & number)

Decide who will be included in the clip (Whole class? Targeted sample?)

Read through tips for video recording (you do not want to be distracted with the technology when you are doing your actual teaching).

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning - CommentaryExplains which lesson(s) is included

Demonstrates promoting a positive learning environment

Engages student learning

Deepens student learning during instruction

Analyzes your teaching (with reference to your clips)

+Task #2: Instructing &

Engaging Students in Learning

NOW let’s take a look at your edTPA Handbooks

In groups of two or three - read through Task 2 guidelines in your handbook and see what you notice and what is expected.

If you have time, take a look at the rubrics for Task 2.

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What did you notice?

What do you wonder about?

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning – few tipsExplains which lesson(s) is included

Identify lessons by lesson plan number

Promoting a positive learning environment Good rapport and respect High Order Thinking Skill (HOTs) vs. Low

Order Thinking (LOTS) questioning strategies Know your students’ names Low risk environment

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning – few tipsEngages student learning

Collaborative activities Making personal or cultural connection to

lesson Prior knowledge to the lesson

Deepens student learning Discussions - student-teacher/student-

student Student critique and comments allow for

evaluative thinking and understanding

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning – few tipsAnalyzes your teaching (with reference to your clips) Changes that could improve instruction Identify specific examples from the video Relevant theory and research Other supportive activities for instruction

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning – Video tipsBefore you video your classroom Collect consent forms Students without consent (Face blur) Students engaging/ discussing/ collaborating Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!

During video session Assumption – no video taping going on Capture & zoom in on important segments Project “teacher’s voice” Two is better

+Task #2: Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning – Video tipsAfter video taping

Review your video in Moviemaker (Windows) or iMovie (Mac)

Using the Trim tool No video razzmatazz Single continuous segment. Video specs

File size – 200-300Mb or less. Max 500 Mb we shall show you how to compress video

Save video in .mp4 file format – Email setting in Movie Maker(MPEG-4/H.264)

Resolution – Lower resolutions produce smaller file sizes – 320 x 240 or 640 x 480. Avoid HD!

+Task #3: Assessing Student

Learning

Determine which assessment from your learning segment you will use to evaluate your students…

Define and submit the evaluation criteria

Collect and analyze student work to identify quantitative and qualitative patterns of learning (note guidelines for submission of student work)

+Task #3: Assessing Student

Learning cont…

Select specific student work samples that represent the patterns of learning

Document feedback you have given to specific students

Provide evidence of students’ understanding and use of academic language

+Task #3: Assessing Student

Learning - Commentary

Identify your specific learning objectives and standards

Provide a chart or narrative that summarizes student learning for the whole class.

Use evidence from specific student work samples and the whole class to analyze patterns

+Task #3: Assessing Student

Learning - Commentary

Refer to specific feedback that you have given to support your explanations.

Provide evidence of students’ use of academic language

Describe next steps for instruction

+Task #3: Assessing Student

Learning

Now – let’s take a look at your edTPA Handbooks

In goups of two or three – review the guidelines for Assessing Student Learning and the Commentary.

If you have time – also examine the rubrics.

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What did you notice?

What do you wonder?

+In Conclusion and In General

edTPA has three tasks: planning, instruction and assessment

Guidelines for these tasks are designed specifically for each program area and will vary across areas

Become familiar with the guidelines for your specific handbook

+In Conclusion and In General cont.

Begin thinking about which lesson you want to write up, video record and reflect your assessments

Talk with your Cooperating Teachers about the edTPA. Let them know what you will need to do. Proceed with securing permission to video record your teaching in the classroom.

+In Conclusion and In General cont.

Talk with: your Cooperating Teacher, your Supervisor or one of us about your questions and ideas.

We cannot do this for you – however, we can give you support and guidance all along the way.

Please Note Permission Forms

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Thank you for participating in the UWSP edTPA Pilot!

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***Next Support Session:Saturday, February 21

9:00-3:00and/or

Saturday, April 119:00-3:00

Please plan to submit your edTPA materials via Chalk &

Wire.