Building Synergy: Cognitively Guided Instruction and Implementation of a Simulated edTPA Elementary Mathematics Task During an Undergraduate Methods Course

  • Building Synergy: Cognitively Guided Instruction and Implementation of a Simulated edTPA Elementary Mathematics Task During an Undergraduate Methods Course

    Tiffany G. Jacobs, Marvin E. Smith, Susan Swars Auslander, Stephanie Z. Smith, and Kayla D. Myers
    Teacher preparation programs face increasing demands to demonstrate the competencies of prospective teachers in their programs, while maintaining a focus on developing high-leverage instructional practices in their methods coursework. This study used a mixed methods approach to examine how the implementation of a simulated edTPA elementary mathematics task influenced prospective teachers’ experiences in an elementary mathematics methods course.