MAKING THE MOST OF EDTPA

John Scheevel

Winona State University Graduate – Spring 2015

Goals• What is the edTPA?• Strategies to succeed for each section of the edTPA• Strategies to minimize stress

What is edTPA?• http://edtpaminnesota.org/

“edTPA is a performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system used by teacher preparation programs throughout the United States to emphasize, measure and support the skills and knowledge that all teachers need from Day 1 in the classroom.”

• What does this mean?

Key Documents• Making Good Choices• Handbook• Rubrics• Task Overview• Evidence Chart• UNDERSTANDING RUBRIC LEVEL PROGRESSIONS

Getting Started• It may feel like a hoop, but… • Read everything before starting!• Then read it again!

• The sooner you do this the better off you’ll be

• Take advantage of the glossary to help with understanding what they are asking of you

• Make a checklist/calendar and get organized• This is also all covered in “Making Good Choices”

Task 1 - Planning

• Use your resources for ideas• Cooperating teacher, professors, classmates, Twitter, internet

• Build on each lesson• Teach the whole child – all 3 domains• Get to know your students and your school• Pre-assessment to determine knowledge on subject

Task 2 - Instruction• Work to establish routines/procedures and good

classroom management right away in your classes• Work to make relationships and connections with students• Teach the whole child – all 3 domains• Instructional cues – break down the skill (may be different

for different students)• Feedback

• When instructing feedback should be specific and purposeful

Task 3 - Assessment• Make sure you are aligning your assessment to your

central focus and objectives• DATA!!• Teach the whole child – all 3 domains• Strengths and needs (think PLAFP for DAPE)• Language function – take time with this

Minimizing Stress• Plan ahead!

• Talk with cooperating teacher about which unit you want to do it for• Find resources for that unit ASAP and start planning what you want

to do

• Little chunks everyday• Don’t procrastinate!

• Find your study place• Someplace free from distractions where you can work wells

Minimizing Stress (pt. 2)• Take care of health (physical, mental, emational)

• Workout/run/whatever you need• Take breaks and do something fun• Don’t lose connections with family/friends

• Keep it in perspective• You are on the way to being able to do what you love for the rest of

your life!

Other Important Notes• Make sure every student turns in their signed permission

slip!• Make sure to back everything up multiple places!• Make sure you have a good camera and microphone!• *TEACH THE WHOLE CHILD*

Q/A edTPA

Student Teaching• Get to know your students, cooperating teacher, other

teachers, and administrators• Pick everyone’s brain all the time – Why did you do that?• Take advantage of being a student

• Observe other teachers• Mock interview & administrator observation

• Get involved at the school • Athletics, fun nights,

• Always professional in everything you do• Take care of yourself

First Year Teaching – About My Position

• Faribault Middle School• 6-8 PE (6 classes that I see every other day)• DAPE (2 classes that I see every day)

• 10th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

• 1 to 1 iPads• Team teaching

First Year Teaching - Ethnicity

First Year Teaching – Home Language

First Year Teaching - ELL

First Year Teaching – Challenges / Successes

• Challenges• Student Demographics & Needs• New environment – New school, new faces, new processes• New content you may have never taught before• Administrative responsibilities – PAPERWORK

• Practice this in student teaching!!

• Working with new individuals

• Successes• Relationships with the kids! Most important thing!!!!• Technology – You’re a step ahead• Fresh perspectives on what they’re doing at your school

Q/A• Student Teaching• MTLE’s• Interviewing• First year teaching• Anything else you can think of…