These slides are for preservice teacher candidates at the UT-Chattanooga School of Education who are preparing to complete EdTPA portfolio requirements, namely the instruction and video tasks.

2. edTPA Instructional Tasks
Task 1: Planning for Instruction & Assessment
Task 2: Instruction
Task 3: Assessing Student Learning
Task 4: Assessing Math Instruction (ELE)*

3. Task 2: Instruction
Rubric 6: Promoting a Positive Learning Environment
Rubric 7: Engaging Students in Learning
Rubric 8: Deepening Student Learning
Rubric 9: Subject Specific Pedagogy
Rubric 10: Analyzing Teaching Effectiveness
Rubric 15: Language Use* (Task 3)

4. Confidentiality Considerations
 Obtain consent forms from every student.
 Use blurring or strategic seating if needed.
 Try to avoid identifiable school information.
 No posting to social media.
 No sharing video with friends & family.

5. Selecting Quality Video for edTPA
 Shows your students engaged with:
 the academic content,
 with each other, and
 with you
 Clear Picture and Sound
 Minimum of 4 students; must show your face
 No credits, music, fading in/out, subtitles

6. Quality Video for edTPA Continued
 edTPA requires you to plan and teach 3-5
lessons for your learning segment.
 Record all your lessons so that you have ample
footage to evaluate.
 When recording, don’t use pause or stop.
 Wide-angle shots are OK; if you use close-ups,
continue to record.
 It is not necessary to move the camera.

7. Quality Video for edTPA Continued
 20 total minutes of unedited video; 2 clips
 Clip only the from the beginning or end of
your footage.
 Do not combine your 2 clips into one.
 Provide a transcript, if needed.
 Put a sign on the classroom door.
 Orient students to having a camera in the
classroom.

8. Before Using Your Phone or Tablet
 Free up all the memory on your device.
 Do you know how to download on your device?
 Select Low Quality Compression - OK
 Make a backup copy of your raw footage
before you begin editing.

9. Recording Video for edTPA

10. Responding to Commentary Prompts
 Video clips are the primary sources of
evidence used in scoring Task 2.
 Written commentary must match your video.
 Use time stamps (4:35)
 Evidence:
 Verbs: Describe, Explain, Justify

11. UTC Video Resources
• Library Studio Staff for editing
• SOE Camera Equipment Kits
• Library Equipment Checkout [3-day]
– Phone/Tablet Tripods
– Camcorders
– Zoom Audio Recorder

12. Print Resources
• edTPA Elemementary Education Assessment
Handbook (September 2017)
• edTPA Making Good Choices (2017-2018)
• UTC edTPA Parental Consent Form

13. Kendra Duncan
edTPA Coordinator
kendra-duncan01@utc.edu
(423)425-2252