Announcing the 2009 national conference:

Connecting Teaching and Student Learning: Teacher Work Samples and Other Performance Assessments

Connecting Teaching and Learning in a Standards Based Environment

Western Oregon University
Teacher Work Sample Methodology - A primer, September 2000

In 1991 the Oregon Legislature adopted a standards-based design for the state's schools of the future. Reflecting a standards-based system for education, Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) established competencies for teacher certification used in initial and continuing (advanced) teaching licensure in Oregon. As part of the documentation in their attainment of required competencies and effectiveness in fostering student learning, pre-service teachers are required to submit two samples of their work from student teaching. Read more...

Events

2009 TWSM conference hosted by WOU Registration is now open!

2006 TWSM conference hosted by WOU

2004 TWSM conference hosted by WOU

2006 AACTE conference presentations:
Beyond a Good Idea - paper 1
Beyond a Good Idea - paper 2
Use of TWS and Research - Girod, Schalock, Cohen
Use of TWS and Research - Cohen paper 1
Use of TWS and Research - Cohen paper 2
Context in TWS - Schepige
Context in TWS - Buchanan

Multimedia

Using Assessments to Improve P-12 Student Learning. PowerPoint by Rosselli, H., in AACTE podcast Dec. 2, 2008. See Building an Accreditation Learning Community
2001 CD contents - Teacher Work Sample Methodology: An introduction to Connecting Teacher Work to P-12 Student Progress. Tutorials and samples
2002 CD contents, 2 disc set - Teacher Work Sampling in Oregon: A Guide for Teacher Candidates and Faculty - under construction
TWSM at WOU. Schalock, D. and Schalock, M. February 2008

Publications/presentations

Connecting Teaching and Learning in Teacher Preparation: A Closer Look at Teacher Work Samples. Rosselli, H., delivered at AACTE/NCATE Institutional Orientation fall 2008.
It's All About Student Learning: Assessing Teacher Candidates' Ability to Impact P-12 Students. NCATE 2008
Exploring the Efficacy of the Cook School District Simulation. Girod, M., and Girod, G. Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 57/5, 2006.
Connecting Teaching and Learning: A Handbook for Teacher Educators on Teacher Work Sample Methodology, Girod, G. (ed.) 2002, Vol. 1
Evolution of TWSM - Annotated bibliography, alphabetical - 2008
Evolution of TWSM - Annotated bibliography, chronological - 2008
Teacher Work Sample Methodology book in progress, annotated bibliography - 2008
Oregon Collaborative Research Initiative - papers to be posted soon

Research collaborations

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