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Supporting Candidates In High Needs Settings, Janet Lorch
Supporting Candidates In High Needs Settings, Janet Lorch
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This presentation is based on two years of data from an Urban Teacher Residency of Masters of Arts in Teaching for Elementary Education. Teacher candidates are placed in residencies in Chicago Public Schools.
Curricular Reflections In The Usa: Teaching Teachers The Edtpa, Todd A. Price Dr.
Curricular Reflections In The Usa: Teaching Teachers The Edtpa, Todd A. Price Dr.
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The Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) is an evaluation tool currently used across several states. The supposition is that teacher candidate performance can be measured. The express purpose of this instrument is to determine whether teacher candidates are ready to enter the classroom. Creators of the edTPA believe that this evaluation tool and the standards-based movement of which the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) play a part is more “rigorous” then other measures and will raise the bar for teachers entering the profession. Proponents …