EDTPA Deeper Reflection
You are going to write the EDTPA Deeper Reflection again please follow the instructions
Reflect on your abilities as a teacher using this lesson and its implementation as your assessment data. For each rubric (edTPA rubrics 7, 8 and 10) Give some specific examples from the lesson plan and its implementation to support your reflection.
Answer the following three questions for each rubric analysis:
What does this placement along the assessment continuum say about what your strengths and weaknesses are at this time?
What does it say about where you want to be and need to be headed as a teacher given these teacher assessment criteria?
Use readings to support your response.
Rubric 7: Engaging Students
You probe students thinking and/or facilitate students in probing each other’s thinking so that they can display their depth of understanding of the content you are teaching.
Sample sentence starters:
Strategies that I used to elicit student expression of their understanding of the learning target
This is evidenced by
Feature instruction where there is student-teacher interaction and/or student-student interaction and where students have opportunities to engage in learning tasks that help them learn what you have planned.
Rubric 8: Deepening Student Learning
How do I show that I am deepening student understanding?
This is evidenced by
Highlight how your prompt, listen to, and respond to students in such a way that you are supporting them to develop and build on their new learning.
Rubric 10: Analyzing Teaching Effectiveness
What is important to consider as I propose changes to the learning segment?
This is evidenced by
Be specific about any changes you would make if you were able to teach the lesson(s) again. You will also need to cite evidence that explains why you think these changes will work.
Short Response format:
Writing Tip: Restate questions asked. Answer (main idea). Cite evidence from readings.
What does this placement along the assessment continuum say about what your strengths and weaknesses are at this time?
What does it say about where you want to be and need to be headed as a teacher given these teacher assessment criteria? Use readings to support your response.
