edTPA, formerly the Teacher Performance Assessment, was designed by teachers and teacher educators to support candidate learning and provide data that support preparation program growth and renewal. Aligned with Common Core State Standards and InTASC Standards, edTPA assesses teaching behaviors that focus on student learning.

Requirements

• choose a learning segment of 3-5 lessons in one class
• collect artifacts (lesson plans, instructional materials, teaching videos, assessments, and sample student work)
• write commentaries in response to prompts in the subject-specific edTPA handbook
• submit their artifacts and commentaries for professional scoring

Timing

Students will complete the edTPA during their student teaching semester.

The edTPA process identifies and collects subject-specific evidence of effective teaching from a learning segment of 3-5 lessons from a unit of instruction for one class of students. Teacher candidates submit authentic artifacts from their lessons, and submit commentaries that provide a rationale to support their instructional practices based on learning strengths and needs of students.

Resources

The Education & Youth Studies department will guide you through the process.  In addition, there are the following resources:

• www.edtpa.com
• edTPA Submission and Reporting Dates
• Teacher Candidate edTPA Confidentiality Assurance Form – Complete and provide to your EPP prior to student teaching.
• Templates for letters to send home to parents during your student teaching experience:
  • Teacher Candidate Letter Home template - English version
  • Teacher Candidate Letter Home template - Spanish version
  • Teacher Candidate Letter Home template - Hmong version
  • Teacher Candidate Letter Home template - Somali version
  • Teacher Candidate Letter Home template - Albanian version