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Teacher Performance Assessment TPA 101:. Getting Ready for the 2012 Field Trials. Cards on table for questions Will be answered at end of session Answers will be sent to participants. Questions and Answers. Background of the Teacher Performance Assessment. What is it?
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Teacher Performance Assessment TPA 101: Getting Ready for the 2012 Field Trials
Cards on table for questions Will be answered at end of session Answers will be sent to participants Questions and Answers
Background of the Teacher Performance Assessment
What is it? • National Perspective • Development of 6 Program Areas • Future areas currently being developed
To match PERCA timelines • To influence the policy environment • To take the lead in this national project • For continuous program improvement Fast Track State
What has Minnesota already done to prepare for Field Trials?
MN TPAC Steering Committee • TPAC State Coordinator Sally Baas • Bush Foundation Support of $200,000 • 12 Score Trainers giving workshops throughout the state • BOT support • AACTE support - Ning
What has St. Cloud State University done to prepare for Field Trials?
Representation on MN Steering Committee • TPA Liaison to TPAC committee • TPA assigned as a MN “common metric” for • TPI • TPI monetary support • 5 SCSU faculty attended Ohio Score Training • 3 credit buyout to be TPA Liaison • TPA sections piloted in CFS department • SOE, Teacher Ed Council & University • workshops
All programs required to participate for spring student teaching Data not required yet for PERCA Live: 2012-2013 Back mapping done this spring Spring Field Trials
30 minute prerequisite webinar covering Bias • 1.5 hour webinar covering TPA overview • 2.5 hour webinar for each of the 6 content areas • I. to gain a deeper understanding of the TPA • II. to become a calibrated scorer • Scoring workshops will be held in May
5 Main sections (green handout) • Rolling out the TPA in a program • What this could look like in a department
Content areas regroup to discuss the 5 TPA sections to identify what is already being done in your program Unpacking the TPA