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Emerging Issues with Consequential Use of the edTPA: Overall and through a Special Education Lens
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Bergstrand Othman, Lama; Robinson, Rowand; Molfenter, Nancy F. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2017
The purpose of teacher preparation programs is to ensure that teachers are adequately equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to support the various educational needs of their students. Nevertheless, a call for a uniform process through which teacher candidates can demonstrate their ability to meet their students' educational needs using…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Competencies
Buyer Beware: Lessons Learned from EdTPA Implementation in New York State
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Greenblatt, Deborah; O'Hara, Kate E. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2015
As states across the country continue their implementation of the Teacher Performance Assessment Portfolio (edTPA), a complex and high-stakes certification requirement for teacher certification, there are important lessons for educators and education advocates to learn from New York State's implementation. As Linda Darling-Hammond, developer and…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Implementation, Teacher Certification, Student Teacher Evaluation
Performance-Based Certification in Georgia. Teaching Field Criterion-Referenced Tests Development. On-the-Job Assessment Development. Schedule for Implementation of Performance-Based Certification.
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Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Planning and Development. – 1979
Performance-based teacher certification in Georgia is centered on: criterion-referenced tests, and on-the-job assessment procedures for student teachers and beginning teachers. A state-funded contract was awarded to develop teacher certification tests, resulting in a 250-item pool and 15 criterion-referenced tests for 32 teaching fields. Cutting…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
A Multifaceted Approach to Teacher Evaluation.
Lysiak, Fae; Perez, Anna – 1985
This paper presents the three year process used in developing a teacher evaluation model for the Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District. Based on Dr. Richard Manatt's School Improvement Model for Teacher Performance Evaluation, the purposes of the model were to improve teaching skills and to enable valid and reliable judgements concerning…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation