Volume 27, Issue 4
Cover Theme:Performance Test for New TeachersA Forum on the edTPA
In this special forum, we highlight three perspectives on the edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment), the test for credential candidates now being piloted in teacher education programs around the country.
The Role of Performance Assessment in Developing Teaching as a Profession
By Linda Darling-Hammond and Maria E. Hyler
The edTPA will lead to better teachers and more professional respect.
Wrong Answer to the Wrong QuestionWhy we need critical teacher education, not standardization
By Barbara Madeloni and Julie GorlewskiThe edTPA distorts the teacher education process and opens the door to Pearson Inc. reaping more profits and power.
What’s a Nice Test Like You Doing in a Place Like This?EdTPA and corporate education “reform”
By Wayne Au
The dangers to the teaching profession are real, but is edTPA the solution?
Editorial: The Trouble with the Common Core
Rethinking the Day of Silence
By Adriana Murphy
When the Day of Silence doesn't work at a middle school, staff and students look for another way to talk about LGBTQ issues.