Assessment
Instructors, cohort coordinators, and field experience supervisors assess teacher candidates though a variety of methods. In addition, teacher candidates participate in self-assessment and reflection. This section provides an overview of some of the performance assessments in which teacher candidates participate, beginning in the first semester.
· EECE assessment system—During the program, teacher candidates will be asked to submit certain course assignments for the EECE assessment system. Teacher candidates’ work is assessed through a wide variety of formats (e.g., written papers, oral presentations, group projects, reflections) in addition to the electronic format.
· Field experience conferences—Teacher candidates assume responsibility for scheduling mid-semester and end-of-semester conferences with their mentor teacher to assess their progress in field experience. Teacher candidates provide written evaluation evidence as a self-assessment to their mentor teacher before the conference meetings. Field supervisors attend conferences as needed.
Teacher candidates who do not meet field experience requirements in terms of the Hawai‘i Teacher Performance Standards or EECE Professional Dispositions earn a grade of No Credit and are required to repeat field experience in order to continue in the program. In many cases, the additional time and experience enable teacher candidates to complete the program successfully. Teacher candidates who experience difficulty participate in a written Plan of Assistance for Improvement, described in Documenting your Professional Growth section on this site.
· Professional teaching portfolio—From the first semester, teacher candidates begin building their Professional Teaching Portfolio, which is a program completion requirement. Teacher candidates design the portfolio to provide evidence of their knowledge, skills, and dispositions as knowledgeable, effective, and caring teachers in terms of the Hawai‘i Teacher Performance Standards and the EECE Professional Dispositions. Teacher candidates learn how to develop portfolios in their courses and field experience seminars. See Professional Growth tab for information on the Teaching Portfolio. Teacher candidates present and display their portfolios during field seminars each semester.
Praxis II Exam(s)
Semester 1 is a good time to begin preparing for the Praxis II Content Knowledge exam(s) which must be passed prior to student teaching in Semester 4. You can find preparation materials in the Wist Hall College Collaboration Center and the Educational Testing Service website (www.ets.org/). The Hawaii DOE also offers an
inexpensive Plato Praxis Preparation on-line course (http://doe.k12.hi.us). For more information, speak with an OSAS advisor or visit the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board website (www.htsb.org).
· EECE assessment system—During the program, teacher candidates will be asked to submit certain course assignments for the EECE assessment system. Teacher candidates’ work is assessed through a wide variety of formats (e.g., written papers, oral presentations, group projects, reflections) in addition to the electronic format.
· Field experience conferences—Teacher candidates assume responsibility for scheduling mid-semester and end-of-semester conferences with their mentor teacher to assess their progress in field experience. Teacher candidates provide written evaluation evidence as a self-assessment to their mentor teacher before the conference meetings. Field supervisors attend conferences as needed.
Teacher candidates who do not meet field experience requirements in terms of the Hawai‘i Teacher Performance Standards or EECE Professional Dispositions earn a grade of No Credit and are required to repeat field experience in order to continue in the program. In many cases, the additional time and experience enable teacher candidates to complete the program successfully. Teacher candidates who experience difficulty participate in a written Plan of Assistance for Improvement, described in Documenting your Professional Growth section on this site.
· Professional teaching portfolio—From the first semester, teacher candidates begin building their Professional Teaching Portfolio, which is a program completion requirement. Teacher candidates design the portfolio to provide evidence of their knowledge, skills, and dispositions as knowledgeable, effective, and caring teachers in terms of the Hawai‘i Teacher Performance Standards and the EECE Professional Dispositions. Teacher candidates learn how to develop portfolios in their courses and field experience seminars. See Professional Growth tab for information on the Teaching Portfolio. Teacher candidates present and display their portfolios during field seminars each semester.
Praxis II Exam(s)
Semester 1 is a good time to begin preparing for the Praxis II Content Knowledge exam(s) which must be passed prior to student teaching in Semester 4. You can find preparation materials in the Wist Hall College Collaboration Center and the Educational Testing Service website (www.ets.org/). The Hawaii DOE also offers an
inexpensive Plato Praxis Preparation on-line course (http://doe.k12.hi.us). For more information, speak with an OSAS advisor or visit the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board website (www.htsb.org).