[nabs-l] Two questions EDTPA

[Ashley Bramlett]

hi,
wow, a ba in education! which part of education?
I tried it but was so discouraged. observing kids did not work so well for 
one thing. I also had an assignment in a reading class to read interactively 
to a child and I had no support.  they did not give me resources to find 
kids and I new none; so, finally in despiration my Ra found one cause I 
asked her.
I ran out of time to do the assignment. Most of the braille books I found 
were those he heard already and some of the time he was fidgity or moving 
about in front of me so I could not tell if he was listening well.
Being limited to braille books really sucked as it really limited my 
selection.

I  did not even do the running record assessment because I had no kid to do 
it with nor did I really know how to complete it nonvisually.
It was overwelming and discouraging.

To answer your question, I don't know. my experience with a pearson online 
software was  not positive; myMathLab wasn't assessible. I'm wondering if 
you could use a reader. that would be my best suggestion for an accomodation 
particularly with a video.
What will you study for the masters?

Good luck.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bridget Walker via nabs-l
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 10:26 PM
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Subject: [nabs-l] Two questions EDTPA

Hi all,
Within the next three semesters I will be officially completing my BA degree 
in education while simultaneously starting my first masters degree. I start 
grad school this fall even though I am not quite done with undergrad.
With this in mind my teacher certification tests are right around the 
corner. I must take three. One is the ALST which is taking the place of the 
LAST. This is due to the common core shift. The second is the CST in 
English. The third which is the one I am most concerned about is the EDTPA.
The EDTPA is a portfolio completed during the capstone or duration  student 
teaching. There are lesson plans, diagnostic criteria, and the worst of 
videos which need to be uploaded to this portfolio. The portfolio is 
reviewed by the board of education so it has to be spot on.
I know the EDTPA comes from Pearson. Are there any education majors going 
through this? How do I go about getting accommodations for this because it 
is a test. I will need a platform compatible to a screen reader.
I asked my college but, when it comes to state testing accommodations no one 
knows what to do.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Bridget


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