Cal State East Bay is using the California Teacher Assessment (CalTPA) to meet the state requirement for a program-embedded teaching performance assessment. You will see these 4 CalTPA tasks in specific classes in the Multiple and Single Subject programs this year. More information on the CalTPA is available on the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) website: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/TPA.html

Cal State East Bay Information

• CalTPA Candidate Information Sheet explains what to do at CSUEB
• TPA TaskStream Step-by-Step shows how to work with TaskStream to complete TPAs.
  Read how Single Subject students should fill-in their Content Area box

California Candidate Handbook

The California Candidate Handbook provides an overview of the CalTPA process, an explanation of the four performamce tasks, and guidance about the choices & decisions you will need to make as you complete each performance tasks in your classes

• CalTPA Candidate Handbook, September 2009, pdf (168p)

CalTPA Tasks

These are the Word document versions of the TPA tasks from the California Teacher Commission for reference and practice. Please use the Online Forms versions inside TaskStream for the actual work submissions at CSUEB. (Student Benchmarks: sample student TPA work submissions are posted in Blackboard, under the CEAS Tab)

1. Subject-Specific Pedagogy Task - Due Date: November 6th 2009

Multiple Subject Single Subject - English Single Subject - Mathematics Single Subject - Science: Foundational Level General Science Single Subject - Social Science

Single Subject - Art Single Subject - Biological Sciences Single Subject - Chemistry Single Subject - Geosciences Single Subject - Languages Other Than English Single Subject - Music Single Subject - Physical Education Single Subject - Physics

2. Designing Instruction Task - Due Date: January 20th 2010 · (October 23rd - winter teams)
   
   
3. Assessing Learning Task - Due Date: March 1st, 2010
   
   
4. Culminating Teaching Experience Task - Due date: May 10th, 2010 · (November 13th - winter teams)
   • Student Training Session
     • Video Recording of this seminar is posted in Blackboard, under the CEAS Tab
   • CalTPA Candidate Information Sheet Task 4
   • Parent Information:   In English ·  En Español
   • Parent Authorization:   In English ·  En Español
   • Student Authorization:   In English ·  En Español
   • Principal Authorization:   In English
   • Video Equipment: Policies · Checklist · Procedures · Procedures(text-only)
     
     (updated 9/23/2009)