Frequently Asked Questions
1. How will my student teaching be evaluated?
To receive a Credit grade for student teaching and be recommended for a Residency Certificate you need to demonstrate evidence during a minimum of four observations during student teaching, that you Meet Expectations of the UW Bothell program as defined by the 10 standards of the Performance-Based Pedagogy Assessment (PPA) and evidence of the University of Washington Bothell Teacher Candidate Dispositions. Your clinical faculty and cooperating teacher will evaluate evidence of your performance using the Observation and Conference Record.
2. What do the following categories of "Meeting Expectations" mean? What evidence will demonstrate what I know and can do?
+ Exceeding Expectations
- Student performance indicates the teacher candidate integrates all relevant aspects of the standards
- Evidence of student performance indicates the teacher candidate creatively and consistently applies relevant aspects of the standards in multiple contexts
- The teacher candidate provides evidence that demonstrates clear understanding of the standards in multiple contexts
- The teacher candidate begins to demonstrate teacher leadership roles pertaining to the standards in his/her school community
/ Meeting Expectations
- Student performance indicates the teacher candidate integrates most aspects of the standards
- The teacher candidate provides evidence that he/she consistently applies relevant aspects of the standards
- The teacher candidate provides evidence of understanding connections between the standards by applying relevant aspects in more than one context
• Nearing or Not Meeting Expectations
- Student performance indicates the teacher candidate consciously applies just some relevant aspects of the standards
- The teacher candidate demonstrates he/she is beginning to apply, incompletely applies, or inconsistently applies important aspects of the standards
- The teacher candidate demonstrates evidence he/she is beginning to make connections between relevant aspects of the standards by applying them in limited context