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Measuring Music Education: Music Education Assessment in Illinois
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Cangro, Richard M. – Music Educators Journal, 2014
There are many assessment initiatives and policy changes happening in Illinois concerning learning and teaching expectations that involve K-12 students, teacher candidates, and current teachers. The Illinois State Board of Education has adopted new Math and English Language Arts standards for K-12 education known as the "New Illinois State…
Descriptors: Music Education, State Standards, Teacher Evaluation, Student Evaluation
Where Practicum Meets Test Preparation: Supporting Teacher Candidates through EdTPA
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Clark-Gareca, Beth – CATESOL Journal, 2015
A strong focus on teacher performance is resurfacing in teacher-preparation programs across the US. EdTPA, a teacher-performance assessment designed to determine K-12 teacher candidates' readiness for the classroom, has become central in teacher-preparation programs in several states and promises to be implemented in more states in the coming…
Descriptors: Practicums, Test Preparation, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Buyer Beware: Lessons Learned from EdTPA Implementation in New York State
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Greenblatt, Deborah; O'Hara, Kate E. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2015
As states across the country continue their implementation of the Teacher Performance Assessment Portfolio (edTPA), a complex and high-stakes certification requirement for teacher certification, there are important lessons for educators and education advocates to learn from New York State's implementation. As Linda Darling-Hammond, developer and…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Implementation, Teacher Certification, Student Teacher Evaluation