Mapping the Way from Teacher Preparation to EdTPA® Completion : A Guide for Secondary Education Candidates / Jason C. Fitzgerald and Michelle L. Schpakow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzgerald, Jason C., author.

Schpakow, Michelle L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portfolios in education--United States.

Portfolios in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2021]

Summary:

As nationwide calls for educational rigor and accountability continue across the U.S., many states have made the edTPA®, a teacher performance assessment, a requirement for teacher certification. The edTPA® is a subject-specific performance assessment that requires aspiring teachers to plan, implement, assess, and reflect upon a learning segment, while demonstrating pedagogical skills related to their disciplines. While it is designed to promote teaching excellence, the edTPA® can drive already-stressed teacher candidates to their breaking point, as it places them in an unfamiliar classroom and asks them to quickly display their knowledge and savvy. This book is here to help teacher candidates not only survive the challenge of the edTPA®, but also thrive. It maps out precisely what steps aspiring secondary education teachers should take to ensure successful completion of the edTPA®. Demystifying the language used in the assessment, it uniquely connects edTPA® requirements with what teacher candidates learn within their teacher preparation programs, showing them how the assessment relates to what they are already doing in their classrooms. The strategies in this book draw on both academic research and practical experience to guide student teachers as they plan for their edTPA® portfolios and for their teaching careers beyond.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Beyond Compliance

2. Planning for Instruction

3. Planning for Assessment

4. Planning to Support Students

5. Understanding and Using Academic Language

6. Fostering a Challenging Learning Environment

7. Using Assessment Data

8. New Frontiers in Teacher Performance Assessments

Appendix A

Appendix B

References

Index

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781978822016

1978822014

OCLC:

1259592669