Did you take the EdTPA?

[Jalapeñomel]

I'm curious how many of us has to take this. NY just started requiring it two years ago, and this is the last year for the safety net exam.

[wildfloweragain]

No, I'm an old. But I did grade them for a short time. I just couldn't stomach Pearson so I resigned.

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[mmp]

I can't imagine being a new teacher starting out....all the hoops they have to jump through. No thanks.

You prepare for this while you student teach? Oy.

[imimahoney]

Nope, never heard of it. I teach in Massachusetts. What is it?

[Deleted]

Never heard of it here in Michigan either.

[The Foozzler]

I am in CT and I've never heard of it either.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 3, 2017 11:26:18 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

Nope, never heard of it. I teach in Massachusetts. What is it?

It's this massive (bullshit) certification exam you have to complete. You give in a lesson plan, film your classroom, annotate the film, and the write up answers to particular prompts about your classroom. It hours upon hours of tedious work.

Per the EdTPA website: "The 16 states either with policies in place or considering such policies are Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin."

edtpa.aacte.org/state-policy

[imimahoney]

So above your already certification? Yeah, no thanks. I'm already certified, I'm not doing anymore stupid bs.

[grover]

imimahoney, in my state it is for teachers in college pursuing their first teaching certificate.

I did not have to do this. My clinical student last year did have to. The one the year prior did not have to.

[imimahoney]

But I still don't get it. In Mass we take 3 different MTEL exams for certification plus an SEI course to fulfill a new requirement. And then I recert every 5 yrs with graduate course work.

So I would then need to complete this other course for my state licensure? Such BS.

[Monica Geller]

Aug 4, 2017 20:08:12 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 3, 2017 11:26:18 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

Nope, never heard of it. I teach in Massachusetts. What is it?

It's this massive (bullshit) certification exam you have to complete. You give in a lesson plan, film your classroom, annotate the film, and the write up answers to particular prompts about your classroom. It hours upon hours of tedious work.

Per the EdTPA website: "The 16 states either with policies in place or considering such policies are Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin."

edtpa.aacte.org/state-policy

This sounds like Ohio's Resident Educator program. This is one of Kasich and the Rs grand plans. The 1st 4 years as a teacher you have to complete a "residency" and each year you complete various tasks. Your 3rd year you do a huge assessment which involves an online submission of a video lesson, annotations, reflections, etc. if you don't pass, you have one more year to try again or risk losing your license. It's a huge source of stress and anxiety for new teachers.

All that said, I didn't have to. I've been teaching for 13 years and am considered HQT so I only have to complete my annual OTES evaluation which is it's own level of BS.

ETA: I also have to have graduate credits to renew my license every 5 years. I forgot that part.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 4, 2017 21:15:07 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

But I still don't get it. In Mass we take 3 different MTEL exams for certification plus an SEI course to fulfill a new requirement. And then I recert every 5 yrs with graduate course work.

So I would then need to complete this other course for my state licensure? Such BS.

Yes, we had to take all the licensing exams in addition to this. We don't have to do recertification, but maybe that's because we have a PD requirement to fulfill and all teachers must have a Master's to teach.

[RoxMonster]

I did not have to, but they started it in IL about 3 or 4 years ago. My student teacher last semester was stressed out about it. I'm glad I didn't have to do it.

[hazel]

I had to take it (graduated this year). I think the most frustrating aspect is that it really distracted from the student teaching experience. I felt like I couldn't focus on anything else until I had it nearly finished. Next year the passing score in my state raises by three points. I don't know why that is necessary because it is stressful enough.