edTPA response

Every time the edTPA is talked about in any of our classes they make it seem like a daunting and terrifying task upcoming in our schooling. I am not the sort of person to get riled up until I get to the task itself, so I often wonder why they are making such a big deal out of it. If anything I am more worried about the NES than the edTPA simply because it is closer. Many of my colleagues are very worried about the edTPA even though we have been told it has a 90% pass rate from this university. I think a lot of the confusion comes from the ambiguity and how unclear it is. After being given these two handouts I have found that it is not as scary and daunting as every has been making it out to be. It is incredibly straight forward what they want from you and what they want you to show, with very little ambiguity to be seen. They ask and make clear everything they want you to give them to evaluate your performance as a teacher. Although I am not without my worry on some things, there are so many things that go into the paper and video for the edTPA I am worried I will not meet all of their needs. This will easily be one of the longest papers I have ever written and they ask so much I am worried I can’t hit it all. I am also worried about technical issues with the video. I want to make sure I get a good enough clips, audio, and visuals to help my evaluator best evaluate my teaching. I am not so worried about the process of doing the edTPA, but the mechanical issues that could come along with it. I have been working a long time in college to get to this point and I am excited to continue on. Like all majors I have to face some difficult task to finish my degree, but as long as I keep viewing it as another hurdle and not a major road bump I am confident I’ll make it out just fine.