edTPA

"The Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) has partnered with the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) and Pearson to create and deliver a reliable and valid performance assessment system for enhancing the quality of teachers in the United States. SCALE developed a pre-service teacher assessment system that is nationally available for states and teacher preparation programs to use in program improvement, licensure, and accreditation." (Source: Scale website)

Austin Peay's College of Education has incorporated the edTPA preparation program throughout the education curriculum to prepare students to excel in the edTPA assessment and the classroom. To understand the various stages of the edTPA, visit the linked "Task" pages:

Task 1: Planning Instruction and Assessment

Task 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning

Task 3: Assessing Student Learning

Dr. Lisa Barron,  Coordinator of Clinical Teaching in the Office of Clinical Teaching, helped author a guide for students titled "Making Good Decisions: A Support Guide for the Teacher Performance Assessment" that leads teacher candidates through the edTPA process with professional guidance (Making_Good_Choices_Revised_2013.pdf).

Meet APSU Grad ('12) Kelsey Kemmer, now a first-grade teacher: