California Teaching Performance Assessment (CA TPA).pptVIP

California Teaching Performance Assessment (CA TPA) Multiple and Single Subject Teaching Programs California State University, Los Angeles What is the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA)? California mandated standardized teacher candidate performance assessment Used to provide formative feedback to candidates as they progress through the program as well as a summative measure of documented teaching performance. Embedded in the Blocks of the program A passing TPA score is required to recommend a candidate for a Preliminary Credential What Does the TPA Assess? The TPA measures the Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs) The TPEs describe what California teachers need to know and be able to do before begin recommended for a Preliminary Credential Example of the TPEs Engaging and Supporting Students in learning TPE 4: Making Content Accessible TPE 5: Student Engagement TPE 6: Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Methods TPE 7: Teaching English Learners Overview of the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) The TPA consists of four tasks that are sequenced and increase in complexity. Subject-Specific Pedagogy (SSP) Designing Instruction (DI) Assessing Learning (AL) Culminating Teaching Experience (CTE) Overview of the Teaching Performance Assessment The four tasks are embedded within the credential program and sequenced accordingly: TPA in the Multiple Subject Program: Course Alignment TPA in the Single Subject Program:Course Alignment Completing the TPA Students complete the TPA in Task Stream After completing a task, students print the Candidate Statement of Authenticity and the Certificate of Completion. Students submit both documents to the course instructor during the seventh week of the quarter. Task Overviews The following slides provide brief overviews of the four tasks. More complete information is available from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing at /educator-prep/TPA-files/CandidateHandbook.pdf 1. Subject-Specific Pedagog