edTPA Guidelines and Support

On this page, education preparation program (EPP) faculty and staff will find information about assessment policies, features in the ePortfolio system, and how to access scoring data. Learn more about edTPA.

Faculty Guidelines and Policies

• Guidelines for participation in edTPA

Faculty Resources

• Learn about using the Pearson ePortfolio system

edTPA TX EPP Webinar Request Form

• Webinars for EPPs to provide support for edTPA teacher candidates

Technical Assistance

• Troubleshooting and customer support

edTPA Reporting

• Results reporting for EPPs

Frequently Asked Questions

• Answers to frequently asked questions

Additional Resources

Alternative Arrangements

Requesting Alternative Arrangements

Educator preparation programs may find instructions for requesting alternative arrangements

• Due to a diagnosed disability
• Prohibition of video recording due to teaching placement or other reason

Alternative Arrangement: Virtual Learning Environment

Additionally, educator preparation programs may find information for candidates completing edTPA in a virtual learning environment at Requirements and Considerations for Candidates Completing edTPA in a Virtual Learning Environment.

Become an edTPA Scorer

Opportunities are available for faculty to join the edTPA scoring team. Become an edTPA Scorer .

Candidate Resources

Review the Making Good Choices support guides, which provide considerations for candidates as they plan their learning segment, prepare to video record their teaching, and assess their students.

SCALE strongly encourages faculty and program coordinators to ensure that all candidates have access to these key resources as they prepare for edTPA. However, please note that Making Good Choices is proprietary (© 2016 SCALE), and candidates, faculty, program leaders, and other program participants are advised against improper use of this resource beyond intended support for registered edTPA users.

Faculty Administrators of the Pearson ePortfolio System

Please read Using the Manage Institution Users Tool , which explains the faculty invitation and management process for faculty administrators, for those institutions that are using the faculty-feedback feature of the Pearson ePortfolio system.

You must be signed in to your account to access the Manage Institution Users Tool.

Handbooks

Faculty support materials, including assessment materials and a Resource Library, are available at http://edtpa.org .