UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

EPP Testing Information

STPA

The UWRF Student Teaching Performance Assessment (STPA). It will assess three parts of teaching practice while you are student teaching: Planning, Instruction and Assessment. This assessment serves as a local evaluation of your performance during student teaching. You must successfully complete this portfolio with a score of 30 or higher based on the UWRF Student Teaching Performance Assessment rubrics.

You may complete this assessment or an official edTPA. Should you choose to submit an actual edTPA portfolio, you will need to obtain video permission, complete an official edTPA, and  submit it to PEARSON along with payment. 

The following are the guidelines of the Student Teaching Performance Assessment:

  1. Choose one class period or one consistent group of students as a focus for the STPA.  Create a learning segment around a central focus or central idea.
  2. Plan 3-5 consecutive lessons/instructional materials/assessments (or approximately 2-3 hours of instruction). Upload all required planning materials into Part 1: Planning. Complete the planning reflection questions. These questions will be described in Part 1 Planning. Upload to Chalk and Wire. This should occur around weeks 4/5 of your student teaching experience.
  3. Video record at least one lesson from your learning segment. This video clip(s) should not exceed 20 minutes. (eg.: one video that is 10 minutes and the second video is 10 minutes OR you choose to have one 20 minute video.) Complete the instruction reflection questions. These questions will be described in Part 2: Instruction. Upload to Chalk and Wire. This should occur around weeks 5/6 of your student teaching experience.
  4. Select one assessment that was completed by your students during the learning segment and upload 3 student work samples and evidence of feedback for this assessment. (Preferable low, middle and high) Complete the assessment reflection questions. These questions will be described in Part 3: Assessment. Upload to Chalk and Wire. This should occur around weeks 6/8 of your student teaching experience.