Teacher Performance Assessment ed TPA Presented by Karen

Teacher Performance Assessment ed. TPA™ Presented by: • Karen Daly, Professional Development School Coordinator, District 21/ISU • Pat Mc. Andrews, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources • Cathy Kostecki, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources & Instruction

ed. TPA Defined Components Scoring and Timelines Impact on Cooperating Teachers Pilot Program Resources Agenda

What is ed. TPA?

� Organized by the Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium (TPAC), a national partnership � � � Stanford University’s Center for Assessment, Literacy, & Equity (SCALE) American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Pearson

DEVELOPING A NATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARD � An assessment of teacher candidates’ ability to demonstrate proficiency with respect to the core of effective beginning teaching CEBT � Inherently, then, intends to define the core of effective beginning teaching

What is ed. TPA? r e h c a e t ? w b e o n j a e aligned national standards h t Isto state and r o f y �Designed a byd. Stanford University re �Pre-service teacher candidate assessment �Multiple-measure assessment system faculty/staff, teachers, teacher educators �Measures complex knowledge and skills necessary for successful teaching �Classroom-based assessment focused on student learning

5 Components of Teaching Practice

Connect …. Danielson Domains for Professional Teaching & ed. TPA Components of Teaching

5 Components of Teaching Practice Domain 1 Domain 3 Domain 2 Domain 3

timelines � 2013 -14 Each Institution must begin phase- in of ed. TPA � 2015 -16 All programs must require ed. TPA within student teaching � 2015 -16 ed. TPA required for Professional Educator License (PEL)

ISU Implementation Timeline Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 September 1, 2015 • Various pilots across education programs • National field test • Add pilots tests throughout education programs • Field test through Pearson • “shall begin using the TPA with at least some of its students” • ISU ed. TPA - assess competency in student teaching • “shall begin using the TPA with at least some of its students” • ISU TPAcks to assess competency in student teaching • TPA becomes consequential. Required for program completion. (Public Act 097 -0607)

Impact of assessment …on Student Teaching Programs …on Cooperating Teachers …on P-12 Partners

What’s in it for Teacher Ed? � Rich feedback regarding program effectiveness � Meaningful and consistent data used to improve programs and improve program curriculum � Independent, objective affirmation regarding the quality of university programs � Breaking the habit of “giving them the benefit of the doubt”

Shifting the definition of effective teaching Successfully delivering the curriculum Having a positive imapct on Teaching “We got through the material” “How have I affected student learning? ”

School/District Partnerships Cooperating Teachers Video Taping of Classrooms What about the p-12 Partners?

What about school/district partners? � Provides a sharper focus on teacher effectiveness as having a positive impact on student learning � Candidates, as prospective hires, are practicing to address more directly what administrators value � Minimal to no new impact on classrooms and the work of cooperating teachers in terms of student teaching � Potentially a very positive impact in terms of generating rich discussion of teacher effectiveness

…and the Cooperating Teachers? �Instructional video taping PD �Practical modeling of best practices Purposeful planning Academic vocabulary Student engagement �Flexible scheduling for assessment completion �Minimal support for reflective writing/revising

Benefits for Cooperating Teachers? �Reflective Practice �Co-Teaching Model(s) �Inclusionary Practices �Student Interventions �Professional Development

What About Video Taping? � Candidates are responsible for collecting permissions and ensuring confidentiality � ISU: Working with TPAC, ISU Legal Counsel, and ISBE for some more formal measure of consequence regarding inappropriate use � ISU Legal Counsel insists to see documentation assuring FERPA compliance � “I do understand that violating any of the above conditions may result in disciplinary action up to and including a recommendation to suspend certification. ”

Questions for future consideration. . . � Do the benefits of working with student teachers outweigh the legal risks of ed. TPA? � How can our districts and CTs maximize the learning potential of supporting a teacher candidate through ed. TPA? � Will Districts/Cooperating Teachers view working with student teachers as a threat to student growth under PERA?

Lessons we have learned �Navigating video permissions �Adequate support for student teachers �Professional Development for Cooperating Teachers �Responsibility…

Resources �www. isbe. net/licensure/html/higher- education. htm �www. edtpa. aacte. org