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edTPA is a 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.

Aspiring teachers must prepare a portfolio of materials during their student teaching clinical experience. edTPA requires aspiring teachers to demonstrate readiness to teach through lesson plans designed to support their students' strengths and needs; engage real students in ambitious learning; analyze whether their students are learning, and adjust their instruction to become more effective. Teacher candidates submit unedited video recordings of themselves at work in a real classroom as part of a portfolio that is scored by highly trained educators.

http://www.edtpa.com/PageView.aspx?f=GEN_AboutEdTPA.html

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Alabama Technology in Motion Troy Channel

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The edTPA is intended to be used as a summative assessment given at the end of an educator preparation program for program completion or teacher licensure. This initiative - adopted by the Alabama State Department of Education - complements Alabama's PLAN 2020 goal of ensuring that every child is taught by a well-prepared, resourced, supported, and effective teacher. .

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The edTPA is intended to be used as a summative assessment given at the end of an educator preparation program for program completion or teacher licensure. This initiative - adopted by the Alabama State Department of Education - complements Alabama's PLAN 2020 goal of ensuring that every child is taught by a well-prepared, resourced, supported, and effective teacher.