ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EDTPA’S

TASK 4 (MATHEMATICS):

THROUGH MULTIPLE LENSES

Barbara A. BurnsDianne S. McCarthy

RUBRICS SPECIFIC TO TASK 4 How does the candidate analyze whole

class evidence to identify patterns of student learning?

How does the candidate use student work to analyze mathematical errors, confusions, and partial understandings?

How does the candidate examine the re-engagement lesson to further student learning?

MENTOR TEACHERS

Summarizing the general class performance on assessments through charts and visuals

Identifying strengths in conceptual understanding and procedural fluency for the whole class

Completing background documents including the Context for Learning and Learning Segment Overview

Aligning Common Core Learning Standards, objectives and learning targets

Including details that distinguish conceptual understanding from procedural fluency

Adding more detail and examples about the class performance and the performance of focus learners

Discovering and describing patterns across student errors. Succinctly stating the struggles related to the stated objectives.

Specifically stating the focus of the re-engagement lesson

Analyzing the re-engagement lesson based on the stated objectives

Strengths Challenges

SUPERVISORS Limited support based on the Guidelines

provided Mostly moral support Task 4 “mimics the lived experience of an

elementary teacher”

TEACHER CANDIDATES

Supported by mentor teachers and supervisors

Half of the teacher candidates found task 4 somewhat challenging and half not challenging at all (once they made sense of the task)

Mechanics of completing the task

Understanding the components and the writing prompts

Strengths Challenges

FACULTY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 4 key components to preparation for task 4

Academic language of mathematics education Analyzing and presenting data Planning and teaching (differentiating

instruction) Assessing effectiveness

NEXT STEPS Provide more support to the mentor teachers

and the supervisors Teacher candidates supporting one another Familiarity with the edTPA Samples of work to share with candidates,

mentor teachers, and supervisors Review of edTPA scores

THANK YOU Barbara A. Burns ~ Canisius College ~

burns1@canisius.edu

Dianne S. McCarthy ~ SUNY Buffalo State ~ mccartds@buffalostate.edu