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I felt that the sequence of submission went well for me this semester. The sequence was helpful to keep on task.

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I felt that the sequence of submission went well for me this semester. The sequence was helpful to keep on task.

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I feel that the time line for the submission of each section was easy to follow and stick to 

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I feel that the time line for the submission of each section was easy to follow and stick to 

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Do NOT wait until the last minute for anything!
Take advantage of the due dates that are provided.

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I felt that planning out my time for completing each section went well.

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One struggle I recognized for edTPA was keeping on top of everything else while stressing about edTPA

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Quadruple check your spelling before uploading anything to TK20 (Experience ;) )

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Quadruple check your spelling before uploading anything to TK20 (Experience ;) )

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pace yourself, don't procrastinate. make sure you understand tk20, and SAVE each time you upload documents 

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pace yourself, don't procrastinate. make sure you understand tk20, and SAVE each time you upload documents 

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Don't procrastinate! Start planning as soon as you can, so you can videotape and have plenty of time to write the commentaries.

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Start immediately. Have detailed notes of observations and assessment data. 

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Start immediately. Have detailed notes of observations and assessment data. 

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My positive relationship and rapport with my students fully shone through in my planning, videos & assessments in order to make sure that my kids were able to make personal connections and respond positively to the instruction!

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Planning a multimodal instruction that was interdisciplinary

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Following the schedule and giving myself enough time to get it all done.

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I felt the biggest struggle was the commentaries. There were many questions that were asking the same thing, so trying to word it without repeating myself was difficult.

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Planning helped me direct my instruction. 

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Planning helped me direct my instruction. 

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After you finish go through and score yourself and be harsh about it. Score yourself on a higher scale.

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It isn't as stressful or intense as instructors make you think it is

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It isn't as stressful or intense as instructors make you think it is

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Meet with your mentor before the semester starts - pick a week to implement and stick to it.

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Planning out my time went very well. Having the timeline provided really helped me manage my time.

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Planning differentiated assignments and not procrastinating

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Having a positive relationship between myself and my mentor

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Using the graphic organizer to make sure I had everything I needed for my videos was very helpful during the Planning Commentary. 

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Using the graphic organizer to make sure I had everything I needed for my videos was very helpful during the Planning Commentary. 

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having the schedule of submissions before final sumbission

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One of my mentors and I had an awesome relationship.

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Finding motivation to finish at the very end/Clicking submit

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Making sure I had work samples for all of my children/focus children from each lesson. Use a checklist to make sure you have collected all the work samples you need.

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Review all of the rubrics before planning your lessons to be sure you plan for everything you need!

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Even though I knew I passed, I was still incredibly sick waiting for results.

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Even though I knew I passed, I was still incredibly sick waiting for results.

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READ IT!

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The biggest struggle for me was sitting down and actually completing the commentaries. I loved implementing the lessons with my students, but reflecting on my teaching and expanding my thoughts is always hard for me. 

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The biggest struggle for me was sitting down and actually completing the commentaries. I loved implementing the lessons with my students, but reflecting on my teaching and expanding my thoughts is always hard for me. 

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recording the videos, pacing to write the commentaries

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recording the videos, pacing to write the commentaries

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Keep on top of your edTPA commentaries and stay organized while trying to balance everything else!

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Print your commentaries double spaced and read through it to edit. You’ll see things you didn’t see on the screen

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The commentaries were my biggest struggle. I felt that a lot of the questions were very repetitive... figuring out how to answer everything appropriately was tough.

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Being with the students for more than a semester definitely helped with the building of rapport and respect. I also liked the way the timeline was set up so that we were ready to submit way ahead.

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Repetitive questions on edTPA and the page limits

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Repetitive questions on edTPA and the page limits

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Look up websites that compress video size so you don't stress out

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Thinking far enough ahead for the assessment and feedback proce
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I felt that having a timeline for submitting each part went well. I had a date in my head that I knew I had to complete the assignments by and felt comfortable submitting

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I felt having the chance to be creative was fun, but I do not get to be as creative every day because it takes a lot of time to prepare for it. Putting in the time and effort to make lessons engaging makes a big difference in student engagement.

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Having a good relationship with my mentor 

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Having a good relationship with my mentor 

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Page limits and trying to balance looking at the template, powerpoint, handbook, and understanding rubric progressions all while writing the commentary.

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Begin lesson implementation ASAP to allow plenty of time for write-ups.

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Begin lesson implementation ASAP to allow plenty of time for write-ups.

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The commentaries are very detailed. Answering every part of each prompt was difficult.

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The commentaries are very detailed. Answering every part of each prompt was difficult.

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READ THE UNDERSTANDING RUBRIC PROGRESSIONS!!! The day before my edTPA was due, I went through EVERY SINGLE prompt and made sure that I was scoring at minimum proficient, but I aimed for advanced

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READ THE UNDERSTANDING RUBRIC PROGRESSIONS!!! The day before my edTPA was due, I went through EVERY SINGLE prompt and made sure that I was scoring at minimum proficient, but I aimed for advanced

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planning lessons that built on one another

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planning lessons that built on one another

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Staying level-headed throughout the whole process. And remembering that THIS TOO WILL PASS!!

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following the page limits after having the same page limits for learning tasks even though for learning segements there were less lessons

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questions will sound repetitive, ANSWER THEM IN FULL ANYWAYS.

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Have a good friend on your side.

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Having the repetitive questions on edTPA

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Submitting tasks on time due to work and personal conflicts. 

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Submitting tasks on time due to work and personal conflicts. 

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Reading all of the descriptions/rubrics ahead of time and making a list of what I needed for edTPA before planning with my mentor.

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Elaborating on questions! Even if you said it before SAY IT AGAIN.

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Get the tasks done in enough time to give yourself a day break then go back and reread to edit.

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getting together all of the different materials ready to upload.

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Make sure to over plan and make sure that EVERYTHING is multimodal or differentiated. 

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Make sure to over plan and make sure that EVERYTHING is multimodal or differentiated. 

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Figuring out new ways to say the same thing....over and over...and over......

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Figuring out new ways to say the same thing....over and over...and over......

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Aim for a level 4 or 5 for your responses to your prompts.

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Plan as closely with your mentor as possible and START EARLY! PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN!

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Allowing students to get something wrong and correct it themselves over the following days lessons.

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The rubrics were  helpful. I followed them and aimed for above a 3 so I had everything they asked for.

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The rubrics were  helpful. I followed them and aimed for above a 3 so I had everything they asked for.

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Check literally everything before the upload dates because even one small mistake will take all your points away

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BRUHHHHH the commentaries was the death of me. DO NOT  do them last minute. Meeting page limits and video clip limits. Oh and waiting for results

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BRUHHHHH the commentaries was the death of me. DO NOT  do them last minute. Meeting page limits and video clip limits. Oh and waiting for results

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Take time for Task 1. If you can answer everything and you plan well for Task 1, the other two tasks will be a breeze.

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I liked having the practice edTPA last semester. I felt very prepared and less stressed this time around. 

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I liked having the practice edTPA last semester. I felt very prepared and less stressed this time around. 

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make checklists and spread out everything you have to do for each task as well as

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Page limits. I went over on almost all of my commentaries and struggled to shorten them.

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Take your time! and Give yourself plenty of time for each task!

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Save your videos & commentaries in multiple places if possible

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I did well at going back and adding to my commentary to make sure my assessor did not misinterpret my thinking.

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The commentaries took me forever, at first I would switch between prompts in the commentary. DON'T. Just focus on one prompt at a time and make sure to do it right the first time.

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remembering to fully answer each question

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remembering to fully answer each question

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It was very clear what was expected to pass. Follow the rubric progressions and handbook!

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It was very clear what was expected to pass. Follow the rubric progressions and handbook!

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DO NOT PROCRASTINATE! Don't stress or over think too much. You will be fine if you have Dr. C lol shout out to you girl <3 Read rubrics especially for videos

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DO NOT PROCRASTINATE! Don't stress or over think too much. You will be fine if you have Dr. C lol shout out to you girl <3 Read rubrics especially for videos

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Understanding what each question wanted specifically

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Break down your time in typing each task up. For example: in task 1, do one question per night. That way you’re able to focus on one part at a time and give your full attention to write it up well !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Uploading! edTPA tells you exactly how to upload and what to upload. - Follow it!!! Then double check all your commentaries

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Do not procrastinate! Even if you work, take a few days off to focus on edTPA or you will struggle!

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Do not procrastinate! Even if you work, take a few days off to focus on edTPA or you will struggle!

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use grammarly to edit your work

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Completing EdTPA in a grade that I enjoy and with a mentor that I really get along with.

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Using the graphic organizer while watching my videos to organize my thoughts for task 2 helped me write my commentary.

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Don’t stress, you’ve already done it once for learning segments & hopefully did well. If not, then well..

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Giving yourself enough time to fully and thoughtfully complete the commentary portions of each task. They take forever and are so repetitive, but crucial for doing well on the rubrics. Read the rubric progressions and follow the technical requirements!