Saturday, October 6, 2012: 1:15 PM-2:05 PM
Planet Hollywood: Melrose 4
NASPE/Preparing Teachers for Today’s K-12 Students and Schools (e.g., Technology, Cultural Competency/Relevance, Adapted PE, Coaching Education)
| Speakers: | Marcia J. Matanin, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH; and Julie M. Knutson, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH |
The Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) is being developed as a nationally available assessment; assessing the teacher candidate’s ability in their readiness to teach. The TPA is a discipline-specific portfolio assessment used to evaluate teaching quality. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss how the TPA was implemented during the national field test. Presenters will discuss: impact on program, impact on lesson planning, and teacher candidate strengths and weaknesses on preparing the TPA.