edTPA Check-off List: Name of Candidate:
_____________________ DUE: Wednesday of Week 14 @ 5:00 p.m.
Candidate Instructions: Use this checklist to make sure all edTPA documents, artifacts, videos, and files are properly saved and submitted to tk20 by Wednesday, Week 14 at 5:00 p.m.
Task 1: Planning for Instruction and Assessment
Part
Name of File
Number
of Files
Response
Length
Additional Information
Completed &
Appropriate
Part A: Context for
Learning Information
(template provided)
PE_Context_For_Learning
1
No more than 4
pages, including
prompts
Use Arial 11 point type.
Single space with1 inch margins on all
sides.
Part B: Lesson Plans
for Learning
Segment
PE_Lesson_Plans
1
No more than 4
pages per
lesson plan
Submit 3 to 5 lesson plans in 1 file
Within the 1 file, label each lesson plan
(Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, etc.).
All rationale or explanation for plans should
be written in the Planning Commentary and
removed from lesson plans
Part C: Instructional
Materials
PE_Lesson_Instructional_Materials
1
No more than 5
pages of KEY
instructional
materials per
lesson plan
Submit materials in one 1 file.
Within the file, label materials by
corresponding lesson (Lesson 1 Instructional
Materials, Lesson 2 Instructional Materials,
etc.).
Order materials as they are used in the
learning segment.
Part D: Assessments
PE_Lesson_Assessment
1
N/A
Submit assessments in 1 file.
Within the file, label assessments by
corresponding lesson (Lesson 1
Assessments, Lesson 2 Assessments, etc.).
Order assessments as they are used in the
learning segment.
Part E: Planning
Commentary
(template provided)
PE_Planning_Commentary
1
No more than 9
pages, including
prompts
Use Arial 11 point type.
Single space with1 inch margins on all
sides.
Respond to prompts before teaching the
learning segment.
Task 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning
Part
Number
of Files
Response
Length
Additional Information
Completed
&
Appropriate
Part A: Video Clip(s)
1 to 2
video
clips
The file
size of
each
video clip
should be
between
200 and
300 MB
(500 MB
limit)
No more than
20 minutes
total running
time
Before you record your video, obtain permission from
the parents/guardians of your students and from adults
who appear on the video.
Refer to Task 2, “What Do I Need to Do?” for video clip
content and requirements.
Refer to Suggested Timeline edTPA binder for more
information.
When naming each clip file, include the number of
the lesson shown in the video clip.
IMPORTANT:
Select 3 focus students that represent the range of
psychomotor competencies within the class. At least
one of the students should be a low achieving
student with respect to psychomotor skills (NEW
2015).
When recording, capture footage of the 3 focus
students. Video clips of the 3 focus students within
the context of the whole class will be used in the
assessment task 3.
Videotape teaching needs to include:
-3 focus students
-Include both the instruction and the students
implementing the instruction
-Include active monitoring of student learning
-Showing how you manage at least one transition to,
within, or from a learning task.
-Showing demonstration of the promotion of a positive
learning environment (physically and emotionally
safe).
-Show how you engaged learners in explicitly designed
tasks in 2 or more domains.
-Show video that includes the use of cues, prompts,
demonstrations, to develop skill, knowledge and affective
dispositions.
Task 2 continued
on next page
Part B: Instruction
Commentary
(template provided)
1
No more than
6 pages of
commentary,
including
prompts
If needed, no
more than 2
pages of
supporting
documentation
Use Arial 11-point type
Single space with 1" margins on all sides.
IMPORTANT:
Insert documentation at the end of the commentary file if
:
using are not clearly visible in the video
video clip
number, lesson number, and explanatory text (e.g., “Clip
1, lesson 2, text from a whiteboard that is not visible in
the video,” “Clip 2, lesson 4, transcription of a student
response that is inaudible”).
Task 3: Assessing Student Learning
Part
Name of File
# of Files
Response
Length
Additional Information
Part A: 3
Students Work
Samples
3 video clips:
Where the # represents the
student who created the
work sample.
PE_Work_Sample_Student_ 1
PE_Work_Sample_Student _2
PE_Work_Sample_Student_3
Video clips formatted in :
flv, asf, qt, mov, mpg,
mpeg, avi, wmv, mp4,
m4v
For written evidence of
psychomotor activity
assessment or written work
samples NEW in 2015
Focus_Student1_written_Evidence
Focus_Student2_written_Evidence
Focus_Student3_written_Evidnece
3 video
clips
The file size
of each
video clip
should be
between
200 and 300
MB
(500 MB
limit)
AND
3
documents
No more
than 5
minutes of
total running
time for each
focus student
NEW in
2015
The video clips show the performances of the 3 focus
students. These clips should clearly show the relevant
aspects of each focus student’s performance recorded
during class.
The video clip(s) can show a group of students to illustrate
the 3 focus students as long as relevant aspects of each of
their performances are clearly visible.
No more than 5 minutes of video to submit for each
focus student. The focus student clips do not need to be
from the same lesson as the video clip(s) submitted for the
instruction task.
Each video should contain multiple clips documenting
your interactions with your focus student.
When naming each work sample file, include the student
number.
NEW in 2015: Submit written evidence of how you rated each
focus student on the evaluation criteria for the PM activity
assessed. Submit it in a separate file for each focus student.
You may submit 1-2 additional work samples assessing
competencies in the cognitive and/or affective domain for
each focus student. Attach it to the written evidence for the
assessment of the PM activity. If your students’ writing is
illegible, write a transcription directly ON the work sample.
(NEW in 2015)
When naming the work sample include the student number.
If there are occasional audio portions that cannot be heard,
attach a transcription of the inaudible portions to the end of the
assessment commentary.
Part B: 3
Evidence of
Feedback
It can be written
feedback, audio
feedback or
video feedback
regarding the 3
student work
samples
If included,
video evidence
of academic
For written feedback and
documented assessment data:
(doc; docx, odt, pdf)
File format for video clips
(feedback and/or language use)
flv, asf,qt, mov, mpg, mpeg, avi,
wmv, mp4, m4v
Match the evidence of feedback
to the student work sample
video by naming the file with
the corresponding work sample
number (for example,
PE_Feedback_Student_3).
PE_Feedback_Student_1
PE_Feedback_Student_2
0 to 8
The file size
of each
video clip
should be
between
200 and 300
MB
(500 MB
limit)
No page limit
for written
feedback or
evidence of
student
language use
No more than
3 minutes per
focus student
for video or
audio
feedback
No more than
5 minutes for
video
evidence of
student
IMPORTANT: Do not submit an additional file for Part B if your
feedback is shown in the video clips for Task 2 or Task 3, Part A.
Document the location of your evidence of feedback in the
Assessment Commentary.
Submit feedback samples provided to the 3 focus students
on their assessment. This can be a written or audio/video
format. When naming each feedback file, include the student
number.
If feedback is not recorded on the video clips for Task 2 or
Task 3, submit only 1 feedback file for each of the 3 focus
student—a document, video file or audio file—and indicate
the student number (Student 1 Feedback, Student 2
Feedback, or Student 3 Feedback) in the corresponding
feedback.
Include the documented assessment data for each focus
student either attached to each file of written feedback or as
a separate file with data for all three focus students
If you submit feedback as a video or audio clip and your
comments cannot be clearly heard, attach transcriptions of
your comments (no more than 2 pages) to the end of the
language
PE_Feedback_Student_3
language
use.
Assessment Commentary.
For Academic Language – If you choose to submit n
additional video clip of student language use, it should be no
more than 5 minutes with a time stamp reference for the
evidence of language use described in the Assessment
Commentary.
Part C:
Assessment
Commentary
(template
provided)
PE_Assessment_Commentary
1
No more than
10 pages of
commentary,
including
prompts
Plus no more
than 5 pages
for the chosen
assessment.
Plus no more
than 2 pages of
feedback
transcriptions
Use Arial 11-point type.
Single space with 1" margins on all sides.
IMPORTANT: Insert a copy of the chosen assessment, including
directions/prompts provided to students.
Because of the poor acoustics in gymnasiums and outdoor
settings, provide descriptions of the dialogue in any sections of the
video where it is difficult to hear relevant voices. Represent the
dialogue accurately without providing an exact transcription.
Part D:
Evaluation
Criteria
PE_Evaluation_Criteria
1 file
N/A
In the one file indicate the lesson number on the corresponding
evaluation criteria (Lesson 1 Evaluation Criteria, Lesson 2
Evaluation Criteria, Lesson 3 Evaluation Criteria)
Adapted with permission from J. Carlson, University of Minnesota Duluth (2014)