edTPA Task 2 Video Lesson How To - Top 5 Tips from edTPA the easy way

[@emilyvanbenthuysen1443]

Thank you so much for this! Do you have any advice on how to do this in a full virtual setting... I'm stumped

[@tammywatson7839]

You did a great job of breaking down Task 2, giving me a different perspective on writing it in my class. Thank you so much.

[@PastorMike02]

Wow, now I know why I failed so many times. I thought I was supposed to teach. None of my instructors told me what you did in just a few minutes. Thank you! By the way, I learned something by watching you teach me, is that wrong? Thank you again!

[@brooksadamson1993]

I'm about to student teach in a couple of weeks. I think it is funny that in order to pass the edtpa and graduate to become a TEACHER...they don't want to see me teach. I get what they will see is my instruction but imagine if this idea was necessary for other professions....ok bobby...in order to graduate and become a construction worker...we need to see video of your tools putting something together..I don't want to see you per say...just the tools and the final product....oh and before you even graduate and have a job, you have to intern for months, more or less working for free and during that time we are going to charge you hundreds of dollars for this internship that we chose to have you do.

[@lisacarneyfarwell6740]

That about sums it up!

[@tahmidakhanam8507]

more like thousnds of dollars :(

[@karlenejohnson3979]

This is dependent on a very limited definition of teaching that means 'telling'. I would define 'teaching' as providing the conditions in which students will learn. That is what edTPA wants to see!

[@russelladams9147]

It's been a year - how did it work out? I'm about to student teach for an 8th grade ELA classroom. Thanks.

[@lexiebabes09]

its so stupid smh

[@darrenh5829]

EdTPA: Daunting task, especially the way the information is presented and the few experts you can go to to get guidance. Your videos are EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you for making this info available.

[@karoosten88888]

Darren H right??? You need to pass this but we can provide you with zero support. Unreal.

[@juliamarie9151]

Thank you so much for this video!! I start my full time student teaching in less than a month and I had no idea what the videos for edTPA required. I have been spending the past hour or so watching your videos and I feel more prepared and more confident than before. I was so nervous to begin edTPA, and now I have so many ideas! I am excited to look back on these edTPA videos and use them as a support when actually completing my edTPA, as we are not allowed to receive help from teachers or peers!

[@arielcoleston8963]

Thanks for these videos! I would be interested in hearing more about what research/theory would be good to use in the edtpa and how you integrated it.

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Great idea! I will add this to my list of videos to make!

[@raquel3583]

Literally watching this during this pandemic. I’m submitting my EdTPA during virtual teaching 😩

[@lolareeve5733]

Omg same here 😭

[@jessicajauregui4936]

me too! I just started working on mine! Please share any tips you plan to incorporate!

[@dominiquepandy782]

Same. Wish I didn't have to do this in a virtual setting. Most of us are worrying about having to blank out names on the screen. Straight up not having a good time with this.

[@orangexylem]

@@dominiquepandy782 I thought you could have first names on the screen.

[@hdelich1954]

THANK YOU FOR THESE!!!! Its a snow week for us so I'm tackling the EDTPA and didn't know where to start...I so appreciate you taking this time to do this when the last thing I think I EVER want to talk about after I'm done is the EDTPA!!!!! ;)

[@erinstewart7087]

This is SO SO SO helpful. I am currently doing EDTPA now. If you ever want to help me on a one-on-one level, let me know! I've been so overwhelmed due to the fact I am not understanding what I am doing. Your help is so appreciated!

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Aw I’m so glad it’s helpful!! And I totally understand the overwhelmed feeling. Find me on Facebook - Shelby Landrum :)

[@McKenzieGriffin]

Thank you for making these videos!

[@teenagers012]

These are such great resources, I think it is important to keep in mind that edTPA is different for different subjects. For example in the early childhood edTPA with prek a lot of what you're discussing is unavoidable. Whole group instruction is teaching, not letting them work on something quietly.

[@rileycahal2190]

Love these videos! BEWARE EDTPAers: your face must be seen in the video at some point! I took this video very literally and did not show my self once, I only filmed my students. This clause is found in the rubrics that your face must be shown.

[@rebekahmiller8120]

Love the videos so far as I start to prepare. I was reading the handbook and feeling overwhelmed when I decided to see what people had put on KZbin. Thanks.

[@alexrichard8582]

Your videos have been super helpful! My advisors and I are pretty new to edTPA as it just became a requirement for my school, but I showed them your videos, and it has been so helpful! Thank you!

[@haileydavis9447]

You're an angel for making this! I start filming on Monday and I have been so nervous about making sure I capture the correct content! THANK YOU.

[@angiestevens3479]

Thank you so much!!! You're saving my life right now.

[@jennieli7199]

Thank you so much for the video! I am wondering could you post a video on how to connect conceptual, procedural, and problem solving skills or mathematical reasoning for math lesson? Thank you!

[@nana0787]

Thank you so much for this vital information! God bless you.

[@nhodge23]

Thank you so much for these videos! They have been so insightful and I feel super prepared for filming my task 2.

[@cianibushjohnson9676]

Thank you so much for providing such amazing insight. Your video has helped so much! Keep them coming.

[@PANESSITO73]

Thank you so much!!!! I did a sample video, and it's all about my students presenting vocabulary. I thought it wouldn't be good because I'm not here. This video is very clear.

[@karmarichards5111]

you are an angel for doing this! thank you so much :)

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

You're so welcome!

[@bekahholland4035]

Thank you Shelby!! You rock!

[@joeybrough4150]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@marilynjames3234]

This video helped clarify the process so much. I feel as if a weight is off of my shoulders. I wish I'd found it a month ago so I wouldn't be so stressed. I am planning 6th grade math. If you can assist further please let me know.

[@caronclark4897]

Your videos have saved me!!! I am sooooo glad I found you. I will be telling everyone in my seminar class about your videos. Did you have to do a Task 4? I am doing Elementary Education edTPA and we have to do a literacy video and commentary as well as math. Would you suggest the activities to film to be of students interacting with a higher order thinking activity while I am scaffolding and asking questions? Also,for the assessment and commentary for assessment would you suggest the standard pencil/paper assessment or a performance assessment with rubric?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Hi Caron!! So glad these videos have helped! I did not have to do Task 4 and I can’t quite figure out who does have to do it ! Lol I’ve helped people in elementary literacy who only have 3 tasks - but it sounds like you are on the right track! What you suggested for your video sounds perfect! And for the assessment , I’d say a more standard assessment probably but with varied question types - some multiple choice, some fill in the blank and some free response. And if you can still create a grading rubrics of sorts to go with that assessment that will help you give more specific feedback to your focus students (which if you saw in the How to Get a High Score Video is one of the ways I think is easiest to score a 5!)

[@caronclark4897]

I am doing Elementary Education so Tasks 1-3 are Literacy and Task 4 is Math. Thank you for your recommendations about the assessments. You are a life saver!

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Ah I see! I just helped a couple people with elementary literacy and am making the 3 page rubric checklist for that (hopefully by the end of this week!) so keep an eye out on TPT! But in the mean time, Rubric Level Progressions doc from edTPA will be your best friend! Especially with the examples they give!

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Just finished the Elementary Education checklist on TPT if you are interested! www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/edTPA-Elementary-Education-Complete-Checklist-for-all-18-Rubrics-3633537

[@rebekahmiller8120]

Hey Caron, have you found any good videos for Task 4? I am in the same boat as you were.

[@margarethetrias8969]

Thank you so much, this is helpful!

[@karenrivera9945]

I just want to say thank you so much for making these videos, they really helped me understand the EdTpa process. I passed with a 59/75! Thank you for all your videos! Happy EdTpa! :)

[@shelbylandrumCC]

karen Rivera woohooo!!! Way to go! That’s awesome! :) so glad they helped!

[@deliahflores1810]

So helpful! I am excited now thanks to your help!

[@sparklejackson1283]

Thank you so much for these! THey are so helpful in understanding what they are looking for!

[@daniellemanco5887]

Hi Shelby, how was your second video different from your first? What I mean is, did each of your video clips focus on different things? Different types of student learning?

[@LorenHart-j3v]

Helpful video!

[@connorking1386]

Love your content, thank you for all the help!!!

[@ingridmatias3095]

Thank you, for clarifying some very important points.

[@jacobluck6488]

This is great advice for capturing evidence!

[@russelladams9147]

Thank you for these videos. May I ask, if I am doing 3 (or 5?) back to back lessons, are these lessons that have as well been video-recorded for the video portion? Or, are these completely separate? Thanks.

[@laloyaspann7104]

Can you do a video on the labels for edtpa.

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Can you explain more what you mean? Hope I can help!

[@ammihernandez71]

Thank you So much. I will be doing DT on Math 1st Grade.

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Hey-oh yay math teachers! 🙌

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Made a checklist on TPT for Elementary Math if you are interested! :) www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/edTPA-Elementary-Math-Complete-Checklist-for-all-15-Rubrics-Goal-Level-34-3626426

[@ashleygregory9976]

thank you soooo much for these videos

[@elizabethang443]

LOVE the videos! Quick and easy to follow. I literally just typed in edtpa in youtube and there you were! Very Very helpful stuff you're putting out! I know I appreciate all the help I can get! Trying to film my video tomorrow and for the rest of the week. Thank you for your amazing help!

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Good luck! Film more than one lesson in case technology is a bear one day! :)

[@shamaecampbell5038]

I've found your videos really helpful! Do you have any ideas how I could promote students engaging with each other when they are not allowed to turn and talk, work with partners, or groups in a kindergarten class?

[@edgarvazquezmolina5171]

Can an anchor chart serve as a language support?

[@chanteledwards3615]

Thanks so much!!! I would have definitely given a teaching lesson.

[@AstralMonk86]

You saved my life thank you!!!!

[@jordanbruestle1330]

Love your videos- very helpful.

[@mikearkous8379]

great videos! Can you please clarify how we are supposed to insert citations page for Edtpa commentary? For example I have filled out the entire page limit on tasks 1-3. So for task 1 I filled the 9 page limits the 10 th page is where I put all my sources?

[@SnowyAshLily]

So, a Socratic seminar would be good for one of our video clips?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Yes! As long as that aligns with the goal of your lesson (so just write the lesson plans that way haha ) think of ways you can provide “supports” to students to be able to participate in the Socratic seminar (and include that in your plans) like sentence starters or vocab sheets with definition of terms that will be used - posters or maps posted for reference etc

[@SnowyAshLily]

@@edTPAtheeasyway perfect! Thank you so much!

[@mizraquel11]

Wow! This information was so helpful!

[@ammihernandez5453]

Hi Shelby, so all the clip evidence should be included in a specific activity? and should be like scripted? I have been asking myself how I'm going to include all of this things in a video of 15 minutes! Did you included all of that stuff in one long video or two short videos?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Hi ammi! Yes in order to get credit on Task 2, you have to show all the evidence in your clips . I knew I was doing these things in my classroom already, but the scorer just can’t take our word for it. They have to see evidence to give a score . So yes at times I did feel scripted but I just left myself notes on the corner of desks around the room to kind of remind myself while I was filming! Haha also I had one long video but that just happened to work for me- when I was done filming I watched my video over and over and made notes at every point in time that I saw a piece of evidence . Then I decided where I had the most concentrated evidence and made my cuts there :)

[@melissachrist5230]

Thank you so much for your helpful videos! I'm not under the advisement of a university program since I'm completing this after moving to a state that requires the edTPA for licensure. I am unclear from the Literacy Specialist edTPA handbook, rubrics, and various postings online from people, if it is important to include a brief clip of me modeling the strategy and make the other clip student-centered in which they are engaging in collaborative conversations with feedback as they practice the essential literacy strategy. I'm curious what your thoughts are on making both clips student-centered vs. needing a clip in which I model. Thank you so much!

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Hi! I’m not familiar with your exact handbook, but across the board with edTPA in my experience, it’s all about being student centered. That doesn’t mean you won’t be seen in the videos, but the bulk of what is shown will be your students participating in learning activities you have designed to help them better comprehend and engage with the content . To make sure , I’d check your Task 2 commentary questions- every question you answer in Task 2 commentary must be able to be referenced in the videos you submit. If you feel you would need to talk about modeling to answer the questions (to provide evidence ) then yes include a brief clip of you modeling with the majority of student interaction. But if it doesn’t apply to those questions, you will still have the opportunity to talk about how you designed your instruction (task 1 commentary ) to help your students and how you chose to model. Hope that helps!

[@davidstapleton8068]

So helpful!!! These videos are great!

[@ghoshray]

Great content, thanks! Can you or anyone tell me if I can have my second clip start from the middle of a lesson but is continuous and unedited? Will even having a clip start from the middle be counted as an edited clip?

[@c5elmo76]

Can you do some thing on lesson planning from start to finish...Please it is my Achille's heel.

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

My best suggestion for lesson planning start to finish is to first know what your commentaries are going to ask you to write about - if you really look at all of your tasks ( not just task 1) - you’ll know what you’ll have to answer for all throughout the process so you can basically design your lesson plans “backwards”. Also for edTPA, keep in mind it’s just over a 3-5 day learning cycle, so you won’t be giving a “unit test”. The assessment you give will most likely be on just one standard or part of one standard , so that won’t make it as overwhelming :)

[@c5elmo76]

edTPA the easy way thank you

[@gabriellemitchell6093]

Your videos are sooo helpful! I thought you couldn’t clip your recordings?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Hi gabrielle! Some rubrics are different than others. Mine said I could have no more than 2 clips, not more than 20 min. So I could have one place in my video that the footage stopped and went to another time of the class. I chose to do a short intro section- about 5 min, then have the last 15 min be straight uninterrupted class time. What content and grade level are you?

[@avivahartman8161]

I will be working as an AIS student teacher so my class sizes will be extremely small and non-traditional. do you have any tips on how to video this and make sure I meet all of the expectations even though it is not a traditional teaching environment? Or will simply explaining that I am in an AIS classroom in the commentary be sufficient explanation as to why I have such small groups of children etc?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

So your “Context for Learning” document will be where you describe all the demographics and special things about the class you are teaching in. To my knowledge, as long as you are not featuring one-on-one tutoring in your videos, you will be ok. But since you said you were elementary, and I was middle grades, I’d still check your handbook to make sure :) but as long as you describe your class type and list out all the special considerations, the scorer will know what they are viewing. I would still look for ways to incorporate discussion and interaction among the students in the small groups to be able to feature the “student centered engagement” they are looking for! :)

[@jilledwards5340]

Hi! Great video! Do you have the exact rubrics that you used for your portfolio?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Yes! I have them on my teachers pay teachers store :) www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Edtpa-The-Easy-Way

[@marthaspecht4046]

thanks for your help, this is so hard with kindergartens, any thoughts?

[@alicegarza33]

I am on task one and it asks for ONE focus learner. So they he/she can’t discuss with others or have group instruction.. Do the other tasks ask for whole group instruction?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

your handbook will tell you what is required for your subject area. in my subject area, it asked for 3 focus learners where I had to break down their work in task 3, but task 1 and 2 were still focused on the large group instruction I prepared . just double check what is being asked of your for your subject :)

[@mommyok4431]

Thank you for the amazing video! I am just curious though, with the edTPA literacy..how do you use language support in a lesson? I was thinking about having my 1st grade students look at the word wall where we have all of our snap words and have them see if they recognize a few? I don't know, this whole edTPA is seriously stressing me out. It's currently 11:31 pm and I am ready to pull out all of my hair!

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

yes! have them look at the word wall, or a word bank, or a freyer model , or give them a word bank to help them use the new language you want them to use...give them sentence starters, etc. anything that will help them achieve the language demand/function you have for the lesson

[@bobtheman1]

I don't know if it's just me, or if the edTPA is harder than the CalTPA. I'm doing the CalTPA atm, and while in order to pass we must demonstrate that we design instruction with student interaction in mind, the rubrics don't spell out such a specific level of student-centered learning. In other words, evaluators want to see student engagement in the video, but the means by which this happens seems pretty open-ended. Does anyone else who is taking the CalTPA feel the same way?

[@Lidette._]

excellent video! I am working on my edTPA right now and your videos are SUPER helpful. Thank you

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Lidette Hernandez so glad it’s helping! Good luck!

[@soniasnyder91]

I wish i had watch your video before I recorded my lessons. This video is amazing, too late for me! Okay

[@tesabv9079]

Hello! Thank you for sharing your clips! I am completing Edtpa and One of my video clips is 1:50 seconds. I called pearson to clarifying their handbook instructions regarding video time which states "No more than 20 minutes total running time for both video clips, but no less than 3". Do you know if that means each clip has to be a minimum of 3 minutes? My first video is 18:37 and my next clip is 1:50 seconds. When I called Edtpa they told me they could not explain that to me (which I find totally crazy). I am hoping you can answer my question!! Please help (I am doing Elementary Literacy (Task 1,2,3) with Mathematicks Task 4)

[@LP-zc4gy]

It means at the least the videos combined must be 3 minutes. So 1 and 2 minutes or 30 seconds and 1 minute and 30 seconds or whatever. But each video cannot be longer than 10 minutes.

[@Theworldisbeautiful9]

What should I do if I messed up in including to add these things while filming? 😰 I was so lost in creating my edTPA lesson

[@felishabrown7116]

I would like an answer for this as well. My first video is instruction but my students are responding. My second video is of them playing Kahoot and explaining how they go their answer. What should I do now? School is out here

[@catherinebruno-tennaro509]

I’m working on my preK thru 3 certification. I’m currently employed as a prek 3 teacher -can I use my own class?

[@tierrastark7258]

Yes I’m doing the same for 4th grade . I’m working as a teacher and doing EdTPA. So I’m using my own class

[@ironangel6610]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@lissetteflores2515]

Do I have to show my face in the video or as long as my students are interacting with each other is fine? My video just have the students interacting each other and once in a while my voice can be heard as a background voice in the video, since I am the one holding the camera.

[@tanya49]

Did you follow the EdTPA lesson plan template or did you use something different?

[@Zeelifewithme]

I was suppose to close my laptop and go to bed but here I am stressing on EdTPA

[@kayladavidson2891]

Me too 😩😩

[@EvanMasonMusic]

Thanks!!

[@bridgetrodriguez8258]

I am so glad I found your videos! So for the recorded section, should I just record students talking or should I interact with them as well. If so, how? This task is really overwhelming me and I feel like I don't fully understand it.

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

I interacted with my students and helped facilitate conversation by asking guiding questions, giving them fill in the blank sentence starters to help get dialogue started, and structuring my lesson around the students talking with each other about what they learned and how they knew they had the right answer. just dont film yourself lecturing - or I would even say don't just film yourself asking questions and having students raise their hands to answer - try to get students talking with each other/ engaged in an activity to engage with the content themselves :)

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[@lilylopez09]

Tips on remote learning edTPA tips!?!?

[@Beeruspvm]

I found out that I may be getting a montesorri school for the edtpa, how do i do this lol i'm really nervous and uncomfortable with this possibility

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

Oh wow that’s interesting! What content are you? I’d check your handbook for context for learning especially - mine said I specifically could not record “tutoring” or one on one interactions with students for task 2. From what I know about Montessori it’s very “do what you want when you’re ready” so maybe you’d just have to show yourself facilitating that and ask the kids to discuss things before they had the different options of what you gave them to do? Or just ask them for a day to work more in groups than independently so you could get your video lol keep me updated!

[@Beeruspvm]

Yeah i think it's outrageous because throughout my education in college they prepare you to teach in public education and use common core standards etc and now they want to throw me in a unfamiliar environment. I never really heard much about montessori, hopefully I don't actually get placed there

[@dschively1]

I'm SPED major for elementary can you find anything on it. This semester we are doing edTPA practice but still get a letter grade for it. Sorry this is my husbands acct i don't have one but my name is Jana. Thank you!

[@lesliegreene7706]

How did your edTPA turn out? I am elementary SPED currently working on mine and cannot find much support or examples for our category

[@rosainostrosa1838]

What grade did you write on?

[@jennaciallella8907]

Do you think it's hard to get a 37?

[@edTPAtheeasyway]

I think it’s hard to wing it, submit and hope for the best and get a 37. 🙈 but if you plan ahead and know your handbook and read your commentary prompts before you get started (so you know what questions you’ll be held accountable to) then getting a 37 is definitely achievable!

[@jennaciallella8907]

@@edTPAtheeasyway yes thank you! I took a lot of time out, energy, stress, reading handbook, tutor. Passed with way over a 37! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TaraXSmiles]

Although I am not a teacher yet, is it ok to still make a video in an empty room and introduce my lesson plan?

[@shelbylandrumCC]

Tara X Smiles hi Tara! The videos you submit for edTPA should be student centered -showing how you crafted a lesson that facilitated students to interact with your content and with each other. So there wouldn’t be a reason to film an intro. You could practice with your equipment etc but your video should actually be less focused on you and more on the students :)

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How did your video turn out with one student? Were you SPED?

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