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.