edTPA is a performance assessment to help determine if new teachers are ready to enter the profession with the skills necessary to help all of their students learn. This process doesn't ask you to do anything that most have not already done in your education courses but does ask that you demonstrate what you have learned through the application of teaching strategies that promote student learning.
By focusing on the act of teaching, edTPA complements existing entry-level assessments that focus on basic skills or subject-matter knowledge. The edTPA is comparable to entry-level licensing exams that demand applications of skills in other professions, such as the medical licea class="--pdf" hrefnsing exams, the architecture exam, or the bar exam in law. Benefits for you:
Development of confidence and skills you need to be successful in diverse settings Provide a uniform and evidence-based process that can be used to confirm that you demonstrate readiness for the classroom Measures your ability to differentiate instruction for diverse learners Prepare you to be successful in the actual classroom environment Provide extra support from faculty and staff during the student teaching experience.
Making Good Choices Handbooks
edTPA Handbooks
- Agriculture
- Business Education
- Early Childhood
- Elementary Literacy
- Elementary Math (Math ONLY placement)
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Middle Childhood English LA
- Middle Childhood History SS
- Middle Childhood Mathematics
- Middle Childhood Science
- Performing Arts
- Physical Education
- Secondary English LA
- Secondary History SS
- Secondary Mathematics
- Secondary Science
- Special Education
- Visual Arts
- World Languages
edTPA Rubric Level Progressions (by content area)
- Ag
- Business Education
- Early Childhood
- Elementary Literacy
- Elementary Math (Math ONLY placement)
- FCS
- K-12 Performing Arts
- Middle Childhood English: LA
- Middle Childhood History: Social Studies
- Middle Childhood Mathematics
- Middle Childhood Science
- Physical Education
- Secondary English: Lang. Arts
- Secondary History: Social Studies
- Secondary Mathematics
- Secondary Science
- Special Education
- Visual Arts
- World Languages
Academic Language Handouts by Program
- Agriculture
- Business Education
- Elementary Literacy
- Elementary Math
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Middle Childhood English LA
- Middle Childhood History SS
- Middle Childhood Mathematics
- Middle Childhood Science
- Performing Arts
- Physical Education
- Secondary English LA
- Secondary History SS
- Secondary Mathematics
- Secondary Science
- Special Education
- Visual Arts
Thinking Organizers
- Agriculture
- Business Education
- Early Childhood
- Elementary Literacy
- Elementary Mathematics
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Middle Childhood English Language Arts
- Middle Childhood History Social Studies
- Middle Childhood Mathematics
- Middle Childhood Science
- Performing Arts K12
- Physical Education
- Secondary English Language Arts
- Secondary History/Social Studies
- Secondary Mathematics
- Secondary Science
- Special Education
- Visual Arts
- World Languages
edTPA Templates 2021-22
Agriculture
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Business Education
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Early Childhood
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Elementary Literacy
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Elementary Mathematics
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Family and Consumer Sciences
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Middle Childhood English LA
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Middle Childhood History Social Studies
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Middle Childhood Mathematics
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Middle Childhood Science
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Performing Arts K-12
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Physical Education
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Secondary English LA
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Secondary History Social Studies
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Secondary Mathematics
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Secondary Science
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Special Education
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)
Visual Arts
Task 1
- Context For Learning (Word Document)
- Planning Commentary (Word Document)
Task 2
- Instruction Commentary (Word Document)
Task 3
- Assessment Commentary (Word Document)