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"edTPA Making Good Choices" & "EWU's TPA Guidelines"

“edTPA: Making Good Choices” and “EWU’s TPA Guidelines” are both valuable reads for a becoming educator. Reading through the “Making Good Choices” article informed me in the areas of the edTPA that I wasn’t sure of. For instance, the section describing the video recording process that is involved with the edTPA was helpful. It clarified many points for me such as the video permission slips. Learning about these components now helps me prepare for my future student teaching quarter. Also, getting an in-depth view of the edTPA, based on sections of the edTPA, was extremely valuable. Understanding the purpose behind that information, the information required on an edTPA, gave me a new perspective on the requirement. Now I understand the importance of having an edTPA and the philosophy behind the information needed.
Furthermore, the assessment task sections of the “Making Good Choices” article was very beneficial. It answered many questions of mine such as whether or not we can use informative assessments to gauge where student knowledge is. Their detail when discussing the analysis of student learning was important. Now I understand that simply requiring students to answers questions won’t be enough. It is the educator’s job to create critical-thinking questions in order to truly understand the students understanding of a lesson.

Additionally, reading “EWU’s TPA Guidelines” helped me understand the requirements that are expected out of me for the university. They ask open-ended questions that sparked the thinking process for the information I provide here. Being able to quickly look up a question that helps me fill out a section
of the edTPA is important. It eliminates a lot of time trying to decipher questions and will be for sure a reference for me in the future.  Providing both an in-depth view, such as the article, and an overall view, such as the EWU guidelines, helped me extremely.

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