edTPA study plan

Deconstruct every assessment rubric row into a checklist of required evidence and observable criteria.

Distinguish formative from summative evidence expectations and match each to the correct rubric row.

Draft a data-collection plan specifying which student work samples to retain and how to anonymize them.

Schedule assessment administration windows across the eight-week timeline.

Design a pre-assessment and post-assessment aligned to the segment's central focus.

Align each assessment item to a specific objective and rubric criterion in a traceability table.

Write scoring criteria students will use during the segment.

Pilot the criteria against two sample responses and revise ambiguous descriptors.

Sequence three to five lessons that build toward the central focus and support the assessment blueprint.

Write measurable objectives for each lesson using observable verbs.

Identify academic language demands including vocabulary, syntax, and discourse for each lesson.

Map planned supports to specific student needs drawn from context data.

Select and justify instructional strategies that elicit student reasoning and discourse.

Script key instructional moves and questioning sequences for at least two lessons.

Draft the planning commentary citing specific plan evidence for each prompt.

Cross-check plan evidence against rubric rows and flag every gap.

Record or arrange observation of two lessons and log timestamped evidence of student engagement.

Code the evidence log against each instruction rubric row.

Identify moments of student-to-student discourse and describe the teacher moves that produced them.

Write reflective notes on one instructional revision you would make.

Analyze three focus students' work samples against the scoring criteria.

Quantify patterns in student performance and describe plausible causes.

Connect analyzed evidence to specific next-step instructional decisions.

Draft the assessment commentary sections covering analysis and feedback.

Draft the remaining instruction and assessment commentary sections with embedded evidence citations.

Revise all commentary for alignment between planned, enacted, and assessed learning.

Check academic language discussion across all three commentaries for consistency.

Trim commentary to prompt limits without losing evidence.

Self-score every rubric row and list evidence for each assigned score.

Revise sections scoring below target and re-verify artifact completeness.

Format and compile all artifacts according to submission requirements.

Conduct a final read-aloud check for clarity and prompt compliance.