How does the TPA work in practice?
• Colleges, universities and district intern programs select one of the approved versions to use. To date there are 2 CTC approved versions: • CaTPA: California Teaching Performance Assessment • PACT.: Performance Assessment for California Teachers • FAST – Fresno Assessment of Student Teachers is in the approval process. • Depending on whom your university partners are, one could possibly encounter all of these versions in a school. • Student teachers and interns work with faculty, school mentors and classroom students as they complete activities for each task over the academic year. • Videos and/or observations of live teaching take place. Student work is analyzed. This is like what already takes place in student or intern teaching. Only students whose parents have given permission are seen on the tape.
