Professional Documents
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This form is designed to assist you in assessing your performance on the TPA, the last semester of teacher
preparation portfolio tasks and teaching experience.
The self-assessment is also designed to help you to determine your professional development needs in relation
to the CSTPs/elements.
You will use this self-assessment and reflection to inform your Initial Individual Induction Plan.
Finally, complete the reflective questions on page three and four of this form.
TPE 7 - Teaching
English Learners
1. What aspects of TPA 4 did you find to be the most challenging and why? Identify which CSTPs
apply. Discuss the challenge you faced.
2. For the most challenging CSTPs, how were you able to improve and grow in your performance and
what resources did you use to do so?
3. In your last semester of teacher preparation, please describe in detail any aspects of your classroom
teaching experience that you found relatively challenging? Explain why in detail.
4. In your last semester of teacher preparation how were you able to improve and grow in your
classroom teaching performance and what resources did you use to do so?
INDIVIDUAL INDUCTION TPA SELF-ASSESSMENT
5A. Multiple Subject candidates: What subject area (English/language arts, mathematics, social science/
history, science) do you find to be the most challenging? Describe why in detail.
5B. Single Subject candidates: For your subject area, _______________________, describe the subject
matter strand that you find to be the most challenging? Describe why in detail
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6. Identify a few key CSTP/elements that you believe represent areas of teaching strength and discuss
what evidence supports your thinking in this area.
7. Identify a few key CSTP/elements that you believe represent areas of needed teaching growth and
discuss what evidence supports your thinking in this area.
8. Think about the growth areas you have identified for yourself. Discuss the identified growth areas
in regards to District Instructional Priorities (see page 6 of your Handbook) and the unique needs of
your school and class.
9. Finally, narrow your identified growth areas to one area of focus that matches your needs, the needs
of the District, and your class.