Reflections on an edTPA Experience: A Disappointing, Anticlimactic Conclusion
Implemented as a high-stakes Teacher Performance Assessment, in my opinion, edTPA holds great promise for evaluating novice teachers’ readiness. However, in its current stage, this pre-service assessment is better in theory than practice. I do not want this paper to evolve into a ranting diatribe ag...
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| description | Implemented as a high-stakes Teacher Performance Assessment, in my opinion, edTPA holds great promise for evaluating novice teachers’ readiness. However, in its current stage, this pre-service assessment is better in theory than practice. I do not want this paper to evolve into a ranting diatribe against edTPA, rather, I hope my insight will shed some light on how we can collectively move forward with sound strategies that best support our teachers and students in the field we all love: education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08846f6cf72c42e7a090cd448505fc702022-12-21T23:48:29ZengColumbia University LibrariesWorking Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL2576-29072576-29072015-04-01141252610.7916/D8HM5N30Reflections on an edTPA Experience: A Disappointing, Anticlimactic ConclusionAmy Proulx0Teachers College, Columbia UniversityImplemented as a high-stakes Teacher Performance Assessment, in my opinion, edTPA holds great promise for evaluating novice teachers’ readiness. However, in its current stage, this pre-service assessment is better in theory than practice. I do not want this paper to evolve into a ranting diatribe against edTPA, rather, I hope my insight will shed some light on how we can collectively move forward with sound strategies that best support our teachers and students in the field we all love: education.https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8891HNQ/downloadTeachersTeacher certificationStudent teachersEvaluation of student teachersTraining of student teachersTraining of teachersEducationApplied linguisticsTeacher certification standards |
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