Assessing Student Learning Through edTPA

edTPA 

While earning my Master's in education, I have heard about the certification process known as edTPA. This process is typically completed during the student teaching experience in NYS. edTPA is an assessment tool used by NYS to evaluate the teaching of teacher candidates. Passing edTPA is a requirement to gain certification in NYS.  However, during this course, I was able to experience and familiarize myself with this process; how it works, the requirements and what to expect. Using my fieldwork experiences, I created lesson plans and delivered two which allowed me to implement the edTPA guidelines.  

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edTPA is composed of three stages: the planning stage, the teaching stage, and the evaluation stage. Each stage is further divided into tasks. 

Task 1: The Planning Stage

Task 1 requires the teacher candidate to prepare for teaching and create lesson plans. This task is composed of 5 components:

Task 1A: Context for Learning

Task 1B: Lesson Plans

Task 1C: Instructional Materials

Task 1D: Assessments

Task 1E: Planning Commentary

Task 2: The Teaching Stage: 
Task 2 requires the teacher candidate to provide a video of their teaching which should demonstrate how effectively they taught the lesson. Task 2 is composed of 2 components:

Task 2A: Video Evidence of Instruction

Task 2B: Commentary

Task 3: The Evaluation Stage: 
Task 3 requires the teacher candidate to assess student learning and reflect on teaching. Task 3 is composed of 4 components:

Task 3A: Student Samples

Task 3B: Student Feedback

Task 3C: Assessment Tools

Task 3D: Assessment Commentary

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Visit my eFolio to preview a briefly completed edTPA!

Additional Resources to check out:

10 Tips for edTPA Success
  
edTPA Spoiler Alert (video)
   
Strategies for Passing edTPA
  
Completing edTPA Parts