Meeting Notes from November 22, 2013 Curriclum Revision Meeting

meeting notesThe curriculm revision meeting held on November 22nd focused on evaluating and discussing the freshman year course syllabi, content, assessments and learning outcomes. The primary objective was to discuss and outline what we want the freshmen students to be able to know and do by the time they complete their first year of courses.

The outline of the notes taken at the November meeting are available here, and are also linked to the meeting date in the Calendar section of this blog.  Any comments, additions or corrections are welcome.  We will be continuing the discussion at our next meeting on December 13th.

Education Week Article on EdTPA

On Monday, December 2, 2013, Education Week published an article on edTPA.

The article looks at the perspective of new teachers who completed the edTPA before becoming certified; the different state requirements, views and levels of a passing score; and differing perspectives on the use, value and any impact the administering and passing of the edTPA will have on student learning in classrooms.

It is important to keep in mind that NJDOE has mandated educator preparation programs (EPPs) use an evaluation tool but have not, at this time, mandated the use of a specific tool such as the edTPA.

The article is available here.