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edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) Syllabus
Performance-based portfolio assessment of teaching candidates' planning, instruction, and assessment, required for licensure in several states.. The complete edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) outline — 7 subjects, 28 chapters and 89 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
4 chapters · 13 topics · 33 sub-topics
Task 1: Planning for Instruction and Assessment5 chapters · 18 topics · 32 sub-topics
Task 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning5 chapters · 15 topics · 32 sub-topics
Task 3: Assessing Student Learning4 chapters · 12 topics · 24 sub-topics
Academic Language and Language Demands3 chapters · 10 topics · 17 sub-topics
Reflection, Analyzing Teaching, and Evidence Quality3 chapters · 9 topics · 16 sub-topics
Submission, Ethics, and Strategy for Success4 chapters · 12 topics · 24 sub-topics
edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) flashcard decks
360 question-and-answer cards across 7 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Foundations of edTPA and the Three-Task Architecture — 50 cards
- Task 1: Planning for Instruction and Assessment — 51 cards
- Task 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning — 51 cards
- Task 3: Assessing Student Learning — 51 cards
- Academic Language and Language Demands — 50 cards
- Reflection, Analyzing Teaching, and Evidence Quality — 51 cards
- Submission, Ethics, and Strategy for Success — 56 cards
How to work through the edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Task 1: Planning for Instruction and Assessment carries 18 topics while Reflection, Analyzing Teaching, and Evidence Quality carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment).
The ~100 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) syllabus?
edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) covers 7 subjects: Foundations of edTPA and the Three-Task Architecture, Task 1: Planning for Instruction and Assessment, Task 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning, Task 3: Assessing Student Learning, Academic Language and Language Demands, Reflection, Analyzing Teaching, and Evidence Quality and Submission, Ethics, and Strategy for Success. Together they contain 28 chapters and 89 named topics.
How big is the edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) syllabus?
The full edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) outline breaks down into 28 chapters, 89 topics and 178 sub-topics. Task 1: Planning for Instruction and Assessment is the largest single subject with 18 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) syllabus?
Roughly 100 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) flashcards?
Yes — 360 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the edTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United States and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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