edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide provides all the information to PASS edTPA®.

 

edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide is one the most helpful resources to obtaining a passing score on the Pearson edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist. With the goal of ensuring a passing score on the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolio, the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist book is geared toward explaining everything in a clear, concise, and easy manner to prevent confusion and misunderstanding.

 

Instead of having to surf many Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® websites, look for edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist tips and tricks that may or may not work, or look for old examples that may or may not be passing edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolios, our edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide is a comprehensive edTPA® resource that will provide all the helpful information needed to develop a passing edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolio. Our edTPA® experts conducted extensive research on the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Exam to make sure every aspect of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolio is covered. The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide provides all the information needed to succeed where no additional edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist resources are needed.

 

What is included in the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide?

 

Overview of edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist

 

The edTPA® book explains an overview of the requirements associated with edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist and the purpose of completing the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist. The guide explains what the edTPA® graders are looking for as they evaluate the edTPA Educational Technology Specialist portfolio.

 

Explanation of how to use the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Preparation Book

 

The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist includes many requirements and documents, so this book explains how to use the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist book to make completing the Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® easier. Pearson's edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist handbook can be difficult to understand and use as there is no explanation for using the official edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist handbook. Our edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist book explains the best way to use the information presented.

 

Explanation of edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Planning for Instruction and Assessment

 

In the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide, the authors explain the purpose of the Planning for Instruction and Assessment section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist. The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide explains information about what is included in the context for learning, lesson plans, instructional materials, assessments, and planning commentary for the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist. For each section, the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist book contains tips and strategies on obtaining a high score.

 

Explanation of edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Instruction and Engaging Students

 

Video recording can be a daunting task as everyone wants to have good edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist video(s) without having to redo the video(s). The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist book explains the video requirements; this helps ensure that the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist video(s) will be scored without getting a conditional code. Moreover, the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist prep guide goes into ways to instruct and video record to maximize points, such as explaining how to provide constructive feedback, foster engagement, and ensure a positive learning environment.

 

Explanation of edTPA® Assessing Students’ Learning

 

Task 3 of the Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® is one area that most individuals struggle in completing. Subsequently, many individuals get low scores on this task of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist. The Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® preparation guide explains the purpose and requirement of Assessing Students’ Learning. This section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide goes into explaining requirements and best practices for:

 

• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Work Samples
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Evidence of Feedback
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Assessment Commentary
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Evaluation Criteria

 

This section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide dives deep into selecting the best assessment to maximize points along with explaining how to provide feedback for the Educational Technology Specialist edTPA®.

 

Developing edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Lesson Plans

 

One of the first key documents that are developed as a part of the Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® is developing the Educational Technology Specialist learning segment via lesson plans. The lesson plans have to be developed to where key requirements of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist are included; this will make completing subsequent documents of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist easier. This edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide section dives deep into central focus, objectives, and standards. The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist prep guide explains how to develop a Educational Technology Specialist central focus aligned to the requirements, along with explaining how to write objectives that are not vague. The section also explains how to select Educational Technology Specialist educational standards aligned to the central focus and objectives. edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist lesson plans have to include activities that allow the students to engage in academic languages, such as vocabulary, discourse, and syntax, so the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide explains how to incorporate academic language into learning activities. A template outline is included for how to structure the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist lesson plans.

 

Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® Lesson Plan Examples

 

The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide is the ONLY guide to provide examples of Educational Technology Specialist learning segments with central focus, objectives, standards, academic language function, formal assessments, and informal assessments. These edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist learning segments will help individuals develop their lessons plans for the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist.

 

edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist - Learning Theories

 

One of the requirements throughout the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist commentaries is to discuss and incorporate learning theories. In the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist planning commentary, research and/or theory is required when justifying the use of learning tasks and materials. In edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist instruction commentary, research and/or theory is required when explaining the reasons for any recommended changes in instruction. In edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist assessment commentary, research and/or theory is required in explaining the next steps of instruction. The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide explains common learning theories in detail to where you can read and incorporate them into your commentaries. The following learning theories are included in the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide:

 

• Elliot Aronson – Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Technique
• David Ausubel – Theory of Advance Organizers
• John Dewey – Research Related to Progressive Education
• Robert Sternberg – Triarchic Theory of Intelligences
• Jerome Bruner – Scaffolding and Spiral Curriculum
• Benjamin Bloom – Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Howard Gardner – Multiple Intelligences
• Theory Kishore – Visual Learning Theory
• Jean Piaget – Theory of Cognitive Development
• Allan Paivio – Dual Coding Theory
• Robert Marzano – Model of Teaching Effectiveness
• Albert Bandura – Observational Learning
• Spencer Kagan – Structural Approach to Cooperative Learning
• Abraham Maslow – Hierarchy of Needs
• Lev Vygotsky – Zone of Proximal Development

 

edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Academic Language and Academic Function

 

When developing edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist instruction, the idea of academic language and academic function is not taken into account by most individuals, so fulfilling this requirement of the Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® can be challenging. This section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide explains language function, language demand, vocabulary, discourse, and syntax, and language supports. In addition, examples are included related to the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist to help individuals see how academic language and academic function are incorporated into Educational Technology Specialist lesson plans.

 

Explanation of Planning Commentary for the Pearson edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Portfolio

 

The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide dives deep into each question in the planning commentary. The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide explains the purpose of each question and how to respond to each question. Moreover, strategies are provided on best practices and common mistakes individuals make in writing responses to the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist planning commentary questions. Topics covered in this section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide include:

 

• Describing the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist central focus
• Explaining the purpose of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist learning segment
• Making strong connections between Educational Technology Specialist standards and learning objectives to the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist central focus
• Explaining how edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist lessons were designed to allow students to make connections to key aspects of the central focus
• Making strong connections to personal, cultural, and community assets
• Explaining how to link prior academic knowledge and personal, cultural, and community assets to justifying learning tasks and materials
• Explaining how instructional strategies and plan supports are tailored to the needs of the whole class and individuals
• Supporting learning through language during edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist learning segment
• Explaining how Educational Technology Specialist assessments are focused on providing evidence of students’ learning related to the central focus

 

This edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist section includes tips and strategies on best practices and common mistakes to maximize scores.

 

Explanation of Instruction Commentary for the Pearson edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Portfolio

 

The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist prep guide explains in depth each question in the instruction commentary. The book explains the purpose of each question and how to respond to each question in the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist instruction commentary. Topics covered in this section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide include:

 

• Establishing a positive and challenging Educational Technology Specialist learning environment
• Engaging students in developing an understanding of Educational Technology Specialist central focus
• Making instructional connections to prior academic learning and personal, cultural, and community assets with new Educational Technology Specialist learning
• Eliciting and building on students response to promote thinking and develop understanding related to the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist central focus
• Justifying how instructional strategies and materials helped students develop learning toward the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist central focus
• Analyzing Educational Technology Specialist instruction to recommend and justify changes to learning

 

Moreover, strategies are provided on best practices and common mistakes individuals make in writing responses to the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist instruction commentary questions.

 

Explanation of Assessment Commentary for the Pearson edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Portfolio

 

The edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide explains how to answer questions in the assessment commentary. Suggestions on how to respond and best practices are included in this section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist preparation guide. Topics covered in this section of the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide include:

 

• Analyzing evidence of student learning relative to the edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist central focus
• Best ways to providing feedback to students to maximize Educational Technology Specialist learning
• Explaining ways to support focus students to understand and use feedback to further Educational Technology Specialist learning
• Analyzing students’ use of language to develop Educational Technology Specialist content understanding
• Explaining how to analyze students’ performance to design the next steps of Educational Technology Specialist instruction
• Providing suggestions on topics to cover for patterns of learning

 

Educational Technology Specialist edTPA® Full Example

 

One of the main benefits of this edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist guide is that it includes a FULL example of a passing edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolio. This edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist example is a passing score portfolio, so individuals can see how the information presented in the guide is used in developing an entire edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolio. The following are included for this edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolio:

 

• Task 1: Part A – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Context for Learning
• Task 1: Part B – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Lesson Plans for Learning Segment
• Task 1: Part C – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Instructional Materials
• Task 1: Part D – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Assessments
• Task 1: Part E – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Planning Commentary
• Task 2: Part A – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Video Clips
• Task 2: Part B – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Instruction Commentary
• Task 3: Part A – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Student Work Samples
• Task 3: Part B – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Evidence of Feedback
• Task 3: Part C – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Assessment Commentary
• Task 3: Part D – edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Evaluation Criteria

 

The scoring profile with the summary of scores for each rubric is included for this edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist portfolio. Comments and analysis of what was done well and/or need improvement are included for the following rubrics:

 

• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Task 1: Planning for Literacy Instruction and Assessment
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 1: Planning for Literacy Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 2: Planning to Support Varied Student Learning Needs
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 3: Using Knowledge of Students to Inform Teaching and Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 4: Identifying and Supporting Language Demands
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 5: Planning Assessments to Monitor and Support Student Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Task 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Literacy Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 6: Learning Environment
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 7: Engaging Students in Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 8: Deepening Student Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 9: Subject-Specific Pedagogy: Elementary Literacy
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 10: Analyzing Teaching Effectiveness
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Task 3: Assessing Students' Literacy Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 11: Analysis of Student Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 12: Providing Feedback to Guide Further Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 13: Student Understanding and Use of Feedback
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 14: Analyzing Students' Language Use and Literacy Learning
• edTPA® Educational Technology Specialist Rubric 15: Using Assessment to Inform Instruction