edTPA case studies
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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 all teachers need from their first day in the classroom. It was developed by Stanford University faculty and staff at the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE), with feedback from teachers, teacher educators, and national subject-matter organizations; Stanford University is the exclusive author and owner of edTPA. The edTPA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,577 words.
1The 12-Day Fraction Calendar vs. the Number-Line Gap
Okafor teaches fourth grade at a K–5 school with 24 students: 5 receive special education services in reading and math, 4 are English learners at WIDA level 3, and 2 have behavior intervention plans. The district pacing calendar allots 12 instructional days to the fraction unit, and the grade-level team gives a common unit test on day 13.
640 words, about 3 min2Backward Design Under a Common-Assessment Deadline
Vela teaches 10th grade ELA. His team has five weeks before the state argumentative-writing assessment.
663 words, about 3 min3Eight Minutes Left and Nineteen Silent Students
Brandt's eighth-grade science class of 31 is 12 minutes into a whole-class discussion about whether the city should replace a wetlands area with a parking lot. She planned for 15 minutes.
685 words, about 3 min419 of 26 During Guided Practice, 8 of 26 Alone
Reyes teaches sixth-grade math to 26 students. In a lesson on unit rates, he models two problems at the board, works three more with the class, then assigns six.
680 words, about 3 min5Fourteen Proficient Scores, Four Students Who Cannot Explain Their Control Group
Lindqvist teaches ninth-grade biology. Her 27 students completed a lab-report performance task scored on a 4-point analytic rubric covering question, design, evidence, and conclusion.
909 words, about 5 min