Ah… student teaching. It’s an interesting time for people entering the education profession. You’re not yet a full-blown teacher, but you’re not a student or just an intern. You’re not getting paid, but you have to be there and it’s just a transitional time in general. I guess… it’s important to realize that this time …
Organize 1. Get a huge binder (https://amzn.to/2YMfwGe) 2. Print your handbook (https://secure.aacte.org/apps/rl/resource.php?ref=edtpa) 3. Skim it, write notes, separate with tabs (https://amzn.to/31kxlty) 4. Outline checkpoints, create your own rubric and print (SAMPLE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j3zuixNmA2yFd86seQKwCKai9SJqpaVYrbx6D7XF934/edit?usp=sharing) 5. Obtain all necessary permission slips and release forms Plan 6. Know what your community has to offer. Workshops? Local resources? Boys and …
According to the official website, the edTPA is a… (and feel free to skip this entire quote) “performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system used by more than 600 teacher preparation programs in some 40 states to emphasize, measure and support the skills and knowledge that all teachers need from Day 1 in the classroom.” What …
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