Answer: Not yet! When you press “Transfer to Pearson,” you are moving your files over to the Pearson system. However, that’s not the same as submitting your portfolio for scoring. You will need to: Log in to edtpa.com. Review your files in the Pearson system. Press the red “Submit” button to finish the edTPA submission… Continue reading →
Answer: Your evaluation criteria are your guidelines for assessing student work. This could be a rubric, a checklist, or a scoring guide. Remember, when you have specific evaluation criteria, it’s easier to give specific feedback to students! As noted on page 30 of Making Good Choices, you should make sure that your evaluation criteria align… Continue reading →
Answer: edTPA does not require a specific lesson plan template, so you should use the template that your program normally requires you to use. For general education content areas: As noted on page 12 of Making Good Choices, your lesson plan needs to include the relevant standards, learning objectives, assessments (formal and informal), materials list,… Continue reading →
Answer: You likely pressed “submit” in Tk20. To open your portfolio back up for editing, follow these steps: Select Portfolios from the left navigation menu. Select the checkbox next to your edTPA portfolio name. Select the “recall” button. The status should now read “Open for editing.”
Answer: Your evidence of feedback will depend on what work samples you uploaded for Task 3, Part A. You can upload a PDF or Word document with written feedback, or you can upload a video or audio file with oral feedback. In some cases, you won’t need to upload any additional files for evidence of… Continue reading →
Answer: When you record your learning segment, you should try to avoid including any information that would indicate your school or state. However, there may be identifying information that you cannot avoid, like a state flag or a school name on a uniform. In these cases, you do not need to use video editing software… Continue reading →
Answer: If you would like to include PowerPoint slides, you will need to save your presentation as a PDF. (.pptx is not an accepted file type for edTPA.) Go to File → Print to PDF, then select how many slides you would like to appear on each page. You can find more details here on… Continue reading →
