CalTPA Preparation Materials

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Video Recording Tips and Tools

Candidates may find the following resources helpful as they plan for their video recordings:

Recommended Equipment, Video Formats, and Settings
Shooting Gallery Level One at slideshare.net, to learn basic video-recording tips
Vimeo Video School A series on video basics to learn how to make better videos

Preparing Your Videos for Upload into the ePortfolio System

Review the following resources to help you prepare your files for uploading to the system:

Tips for Mac Users of the Pearson ePortfolio System
Compression: Video compression guide for: Mac | PC
Exporting: Video exporting guide for: iMovie | Photos

Using the ePortfolio System

California Department of Education (CDE) Standards and Frameworks

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) Standards and Performance Expectations

Educational Technology Resources

CUE , a non-profit professional association whose mission is to inspire innovative learners by fostering community, personalizing learning, infusing technology, developing leadership, and advocating educational opportunities for all. CUE membership is free.
CUE Craft , free personalized lesson tool kits designed to offer engaging, edtech infused learning experiences that create greater work efficiency for teachers and can improve student learning outcomes.
CUE Craft video presentations , eight curated videos featuring educational technology teacher/leader experts demonstrating strategies and resources you can learn from as you develop your own activities where students are using educational technology to enhance their learning.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) , a passionate community of global educators who believe in the power of technology to transform teaching and learning, accelerate innovation, and solve tough problems in education and home to the ISTE Standards for Students, Educators, Education Leaders, and Coaches .
Flipgrid , a digital message board website that allows teachers to pose topics and students to post video responses
Mentimeter , an easy-to-use presentation software that can help teachers create fun and interactive presentations
Padlet , an online virtual "bulletin" board, where students and teachers can collaborate, reflect, and share links and pictures in a secure location
Quizizz , an online student engagement and assessment tool that allows teachers and students to create and use one another's quizzes
Screencastify , a Chrome browser extension that records your screen, face, voice, and more
Seesaw , a student engagement platform that allows students to take pictures, draw, record videos, and more to capture learning in a portfolio
Socrative , a cloud-based student response system that allows teachers to create simple quizzes via classroom computers or their own smartphones

Community Resources

The following resources have been created or recommended by members of the CalTPA community.

CalTPA Flash , an example of CalTPA candidate support created by Meredith Fellows, former CalState Teach faculty advisor, featuring a series of recorded video conversations with Nathan Binkinz, one of her CalTPA candidates, illustrating how he prepared for each step of CalTPA Cycles 1 and 2.
CalTPA Playlist , a series of online teaching and other support webinars on the CTC's YouTube Channel
CDE Distance Learning Playlist , a series of distance learning support webinars on the CDE's YouTube Channel
Online Teaching Channel , a series of online teaching tutorials created by Lara Ervin-Kassab of San Jose State University