TPA:
An Overview
Dr. Katie Knapp
What is the edTPA?
• ...a pre-service “teacher performance
assessment” developed by educators to
determine the answer to the question:
• “Is this new teacher ready for the job?”
What is edTPA?
• The TPA includes a planned unit of 3-5
lessons designed for a specific group of
children.
★ Task One: Plan
★ Task Two: Instruct
★ Task Three: Assess
Pearson’s Overview
Advice from former
students...
• https://ksutube.kent.edu/playback.php?pl
aythis=3npq6e01m
“I learned...”
• “...that I know what I am doing! It’s
everything we have learned already just
put together into one big project.”
•-Inquiry Student, 2012-2013