ANDI WOJNOWSKI edTPA/Student Teaching Advice

Andi is awesome.
            I just want to go home and get started on my edTPA and perfect everything. I want to plan over the summer to have 2 different units to have ready before I student teach. She reminds us to take notes constantly and to record everything you do! She was very organized. It is important to finalize things as you go, don't just do something half way then try to get back to it latter. You should be able to check things off as you go.

It is important to get to know other staff members. Shack their hands introduce yourself, get numbers and emails for staff.
She handed out very helpful handouts that have advice on them. Get binders to help keep organized in student teaching and edTPA.  Academic language you should get down well so you are able to teach your students and be fluent and ready to answer questions. Get involved and work with other teachers to try and help your students better.

Commentary should reflect on how you taught the students to learn the objectives. What did you say or do to help them understand the objective so that you knew that they understood.

You have to focus on 3 different students and document their work throughout the unit!
Get an iPad, video camera, or something to record with so that you can record your lessons. (You might want to get your own camera or check with the school that you are at to see if they can rent you a camera)

Make project samples for each lesson your CT does. Take any kind of free stuff! Take lesson plans and handouts.

(Acrobat-File-Create-Combine files into single PDF) Might need to download (Flip for Mac)

Have a student teacher binder!
Do NOT tolerate misbehavior! Classroom management is the toughest part for most people. You can be firm but nice!
Do ALL edTPA things in the FIRST placement so that if you forget something or mess it up a little then you can do it over in your second placement!  Everything will take twice as long as you think it will. Have something extra for them to do if you have extra time! Watch the CLOCK!!! 


Its ok to be scared and you will have bad days where you second guess yourself. GO there for the kids not for yourself.