AACTE Commits to edTPA as Performance Assessment Tool

aacte-logoIn early November 2013, AACTE the major professional association for teacher preparation, made an official commitment to use the edTPA as its official performance assessment tool for student teachers seeking certification. The sate of New Jersey has said it is ‘vendor’ neutral and will allow universities to pilot other tools, in addition to the edTPA, for performance assessments.

AACTE Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology

aacte-logoAt the October 25, 2013 Curriculum Revision meeting, Dean May presented, as part of the curriculum revision work, the opportunity for EDST to consider applying for the AACTE Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology.

Information and application information are available at the link above.  Once on the AACTE page, the award is listed and to find out more about it, you choose the ‘Find Out More About This Award Here’ link. This link is also available on the Resources page on this blog.