In this conceptual article, we present a theoretical framework designed to illustrate the many
contexts and factors that interact and shape the work of mentor teachers. Drawing on the …

Beginning in May 2014, all education program graduates in New York State (NYS) must
pass new and/or revised certification exams in order to become certified to teach in NYS …

The teacher certification process can be overwhelming for early-career educators.
Negotiating teacher identity, completing fieldwork hours, and navigating institutional …

This dissertation examines the edTPA—a new performance-based, subject-specific,
assessment and support system—and its associated policies/implementation across states …

Abstract The educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) has been adopted by
many state legislatures and teacher preparation programs (TPP). These states require …

Preparing high-quality teachers is supposed to be the responsibility of state Departments of
Education and university teacher education programs, yet the mandated Teacher …

The purpose of this mixed-methods research study was to examine the relationships
between edTPA and teacher preparedness, perceptions, and performance and to determine …

Given the call by Krashen (2012) and others advocating for shorter, easier to digest research
papers, we provide a shorter than usual summary of the World Language edTPA via …

The authors demonstrate how the edTPA—a new teacher certification tool—and its
dependence on videotaping and ePortfolio assessment exemplify unintended …

The edTPA is a nationally normed, subject-specific, high-stakes assessment designed to
quantify teacher candidates' readiness to teach. As an ordinal metric of teacher candidates …