Video Information for the edTPA Video Information for the edTPA (Adapted from CliffNotes Guide to the edTPA Assessment, 2016) Permission Forms The first step is to investigate the policy regarding video recording in your school district. Most school districts require signed permission forms from parents/guardians of students who will appear in the video. It can take a while to get back signed permission forms, so it's a good idea to hand them out at the start of your clinical internship. If adults appear in your video (co-teachers, cooperating teacher, aides) it's a good idea to get permission forms from them, too. There is a sample permission form on the edTPA website that you can download and use:.
EdTPA® Questions and Answers What is edTPA®? Developed for educators by educators, edTPA® is a performance-based, subject specific. Collect artifacts (lesson plans, instructional materials, teaching videos, assessments, and sample student work). This upload is a sample of my student teaching instruction for the edTPA Teaching Certification. EdTPA Certification - Task 2 Video Lesson. Choosing The Perfect Time To Record the Video.
If some parents don't want their children to appear in the video, you can position the camera so that those students are outside the field of vision. Alternatively, you can blur out the faces of these students if they are accidentally caught on video. You should advise the school administrators that you'll be video recording on specific days. Also check that a fire drill or some other school event is not disrupting the schedule on the days you plan to video. On the days you video record, it is helpful to post a sign on the door of your classroom ('Video Recording in Progress') to prevent awkward interruptions. HINT: On the secondary level, at first you may not be sure which class you'll be using for the edTPA assessment, so you may want to hand out permission forms in all your classes.
That way, once you decide on a class, you'll be ready to go. Equipment: You may video record on your own video camera, on a tablet, or possibly on your smartphone. If necessary, you can often sign out recording equipment from your local library. Check the storage capabilities of your smartphone, as the file may be too large to video with it. You may find it helpful to wear a clip-on microphone during the video recording to be sure that your words are captured by the recording. Speak loudly and clearly, and encourage the students in your class to do the same. Most cameras record to an SD card (secure digital card).
You should purchase a card of 16GB or more to be sure you have enough recording space. The use of a tripod will hold the camera steady and provide a clear, stable video. HINT: Try out the recording equipment for a few days in advance, and view the video to check for sound and picture quality. Make sure the battery is fully charged before recording, and have a backup battery and/or the charger on hand.
How and What to Record You should record all 3 to 5 days of your learning segment. The video should begin at the start of the class period and continue, uninterrupted, until the end of the period. This will give you lots of raw footage from which to select the clips that showcase student engagement and learning.
Check your edTPA handbook for the exact time requirements for the video clips. You can record the whole class or a group of students. If you are using a tripod, chose a position for the camera from which both you and the students are clearly visible. If you have a person operating the camera, be sure he or she knows how to hold the camera steady and pan slowly. Tutorials for making videos are available online:. For a PC -. For a Mac - Optimally, your video clip file should be 200-300MB.
The maximum size acceptable for submission is 500MB. If your file is too large to upload, you can compress it to make the file smaller and easier to upload.
You can use for the PC and for the Mac to compress files. There are multiple tutorials on line for using these programs. Save your video in one of the following acceptable formats:.flv,.asf,.qt,.mov,.mpg,.mpeg,.avi,.wmv,.mp4 or.m4v. HINT: As soon as you record a lesson, save a back-up copy of the video on your computer or on a flash drive.
This can save much angst if your original video file is damaged or lost during uploading. Selecting the Clips to Upload Your uploaded clips can be from one lesson or from two different lessons. View your video recordings after you record each day, and note particular spots that highlight your teaching and student learning. Mark the time stamps of those locations as possible clips to submit. Choose clips with good audio quality so that scorers will be able to hear your voice and the voices of individual students.
The clip you choose must be continuous and unedited. As you view your video, look for segments that show you interacting with your students. Try to find clips in which you respond to the students and/or they respond to each other. You also want to show respect and rapport in your clip. Choose segments that show students being respectful to one another (as well as to you) and that highlight the rapport between you and your students. In addition to showing a positive learning climate in your classroom, you want to provide evidence of student engagement and learning.
You want to show students developing higher thinking skills, so don't select 10 minutes of students reading silently or aloud or doing work sheets, or of you asking factual or simple recall questions. Instead choose excerpts from a discussion which you prompt students to go beyond superficial responses so that you show their critical thinking skills. Your scorer will be looking for evidence that you challenge your students to deepen their thinking. If you are experiencing any problems with the video recording task, you can find help in the.
Respecting students’ privacy, as well as protecting yourself and your cooperating teacher are important concerns. If there are questions or concerns with the permission forms or the videoing at your placement school, please immediately email [email protected] and include as much detail as possible. For the permission forms, remember to:. Use our permission forms. School or district forms DO NOT meet Armstrong or Pearson requirements, detailing elements that are part of the edTPA. Discuss the permission form with your Cooperating Teacher PRIOR to sending out to parents.
Make sure the school administrator is aware of this requirement PRIOR to sending out to parents. Send permission to all students in the class, period, group, etc.
You will be teaching for your edTPA. If you do not receive permission to include all students, you will need to work with your Cooperating Teacher to exclude them from your videotaping (under no circumstance may you videotape a student without permission). Students must remain part of the lesson, but may not be seen or heard on the videotape. You are not required to have 100% of your group of students included in the videotape(s). Each content field a minimum number stated. Please verify this information. You must securely keep the original permission forms, scan then to a pdf and then upload them to the 'video permission forms' LiveText assignment by the posted due date. We recommend saving the original permission forms in a secure location.
Friendly reminder: You may have some parents who will not give permission. Those children should not miss out on quality instruction but should be placed outside of the video recording frame. Savannah-Chatham County Public School District Interns: Please use the file identified for SCCPSS. Attachments. Before Recording.
To achieve the target file size, it is important to set the proper resolution on your camera prior to beginning your recording. Most camcorders have high-resolution settings. If there is an option to lower the resolution before recording it is wise to do so. Lower resolutions like “320 x 240” and “640 x 480” will yield the best results. Higher resolution and “HD quality” will yield large file sizes and should be avoided. The video setting on pocket digital cameras and phones have lower resolutions.
Before you record, make sure. To make a short test recording to make sure the equipment is working properly. That the camera battery is sufficiently charged to record for the duration of the lesson(s). There is sufficient tape/disk space/memory to record lesson(s). The camera has adequate mechanical support to avoid shaking (use a tripod if possible). The camera is properly oriented (i.e.
Landscape vs portrait mode). The camera is zoomed in/out sufficiently to place all important subjects in frame (and completely hide those students who do not have permission to be in the video(s)). All subjects are properly illuminated. The teacher’s voice is loud/clear enough to be readily heard against the background of normal environmental sounds Recording.
It is recommended that you record all the lessons from the learning segment so that you can select the clip(s) that best support the requirements of the assessment. Beforeyou start trimming your videos. Transfer and Back up your videos to a secure location Create copies of all of your clips. Make a copy of your videos on a flashdrive or on your personal computer. Store these videos in a secure location. Remember that the only approved secure online location to store your videos is LiveText.
You may encounter difficulties uploading videos larger than 1 GB to LiveText until you clip and compress the videos. Instructions to follow.
Please remember the maximum for Pearson edTPA is 500 MB. Only trim copies, never originals. Then, even if a mistake or accident does occur, your original videos will be safe. Take notes as you watch all video clips. Note desired start and end time stamps.
These will help you trim the video. Choosing Your Video Clips: This process should be done independently and after careful consideration regarding components outlined in:. your content specific handbook. rubrics for task 2. content specific rubric level progressions. Making Good Choices document. Remember: You may notedit out or change any of your lesson, but you may remove a segment of time at the start or end to isolate your lesson.
Trimming your Video(s) You will need to have the necessary software for trimming the video clip(s) you choose to submit for the assessment. You can use MovieMaker for PCs and iMovie or Quicktime for Mac (Apple) are recommended free software applications that can be used to trim your video clip(s). Please consult with your edTPA content handbooks for specifics as to what should be seen in those video clips as well as the number of clips and the maximum length of those clips. Converting and Compressing video Videos are automatically compressed using Windows MovieMaker/iMovie during the rendering process. However, if your video is still too large, we recommend you use Handbrake. Handbrake software is an easy way to prepare video for the web.
It is Open Source, free, and widely used. (Runs on Windows, Mac, others. Plays back on default players of Windows, Mac, others including iOS.).
Download Handbrake at ) or from download.cnet.com (input Handbrake in search box). Handbrake takes one source file and saves another much smaller output file. The resulting file is often just 2%-20% of original file size. Using Handbrake to compress your video clip(s):. Set or see where your output file will be stored. (Click Tools Options Output Files Default Path: ) If box does not cite a folder, click Browse, select Desktop or other destination, and then Close. Select your Source video file (Ctrl+O) as input.
In moments, Source, Chapters, Duration, etc. In the Destination box, the path to output folder with a default file name appended will pre-populate. Leave file name as-is or edit it if you wish.
Be sure to keep the period and three-letter extension. For Output Settings., set container of MP4 File then check Web optimized option.
Note: MP4 files open on either Windows or Mac default video players. Below, select Video tab and set Avg Bit Rate (kbps) of 256 (or in older versions set target file size MB: 100) Just leave unchanged Video Codec: H.264 (x264 and Framerate (FPS): Same as Source. Press the green Start button (will change to red Stop button while running).
Relax while software works through file. Allow about 2 minutes per duration minute. Please note: the process may need to be repeated until your video clip(s) reach the target file size (200-300 MB or less).
Uploading to LiveText Your edTPA video clip(s) should be uploaded to LiveText under your Task 2 assignment. Use the same procedures to upload the video clips as you do any other materials in LiveText. Remember: You may notedit out or change any of your lesson, but you may remove a segment of time at the start or end to isolate your lesson. Assistance with any of the above steps is available through the LiveText Administrator or Learning Commons. If you are supervising an Internship II/Graduate Internship candidate, you will complete a technical review of their edTPA portfolio prior to transfer to Pearson for submission.Please do not complete the technical review until the candidate has uploaded and submitted in LiveText v ideo permission forms.
A Technical review is not assessing or editing. A Technical review is the process of navigating the candidate’s edTPA portfolio to ensure compliance with the following items in an effort to reduce the instances of condition codes during scoring: All documents, videos and samples are de-identified -NEW- This includes removing candidate names from lesson plans Examples although not inclusive. Nothing in the edTPA portfolio identifies any students, the school or the location of the school. Standards should be referenced as 'my state's standards' without any reference to the State of Georgia specifically Students are referred to as Student #1, #2 etc. Required templates are utilized. Page limits are maintained.
The video (s) remain within the required time limits/# of clips. All files open and format looks correct. Examples although not inclusive. video is upright. video is in accepted file type and size.
sound audible or videos have transcription. videos are trimmed but not “edited”. all lesson plans need to be in 1 file not separate. work samples need to be in separate file. All required files are uploaded. Examples although not inclusive. Feedback to students can be provided on the work samples so task 3 part B may be blank.
All candidates in their final field placement (student teaching, internship II/graduate internship) will complete edTPA and submit it to Pearson for assessment. LiveText is an Integrated Platform Provider system for edTPA so this process should be straight forward. But it requires multiple steps. Please reference the attachments below for details on completing each of these steps. Create an edTPA account at the Pearson Platform. Request Eligibility from GAPSC. Register for edTPA.
Check your work one more time with the technical. Submit your completed edTPA to your content mentor for technical review Move on to Submission to Pearson Part II after your Portfolio has been technically reviewed by your supervisor.