The EPiC™ Support Dashboard equips Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) with multiple measures to ensure that the teacher preparation experience is thorough, consistent, and data-driven. In this first blog post of our series on the EPiC™ Support Dashboard, we’ll explore the powerful EPP Candidate Observation, which makes the observation process seamless, organized, and highly efficient.
Aligned with the Danielson Framework
The EPP Candidate Observation tool aligns with the Danielson Framework for Teaching, providing a research-backed structure for evaluating teacher candidates. Whether you’re a program specialist, mentor, or other observer, this tool offers a unified approach to observing candidates’ teaching practices. It allows for detailed observations and tracks and stores data, ensuring consistency and accuracy throughout the observation process.
Flexibility to Fit Your Needs
Flexibility is at the core of this tool. It can be used to customize the evaluation process based on your needs for assessing overall performance. The tool highlights specific areas of growth by evaluating the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses related to instructional planning, classroom environment, and student instruction. This flexibility ensures that observers can evaluate in a way that best aligns with their program’s goals and priorities.
Tracking Science of Reading Implementation
As the importance of the Science of Reading (National Center on Improving Literacy, 2022) continues to grow, the EPP Candidate Observation offers options for evaluating how candidates implement key strategies related to the Science of Reading. This allows EPPs to monitor progress in this critical area and provide feedback and support where needed.
Unlimited Observations & Data Tracking
The EPP Candidate Observation has no limit on the number of observations you can conduct. Whether observing a candidate multiple times during a semester or evaluating them across various domains, this tool is built to scale with your needs. And the best part? All your observations are automatically tracked and organized, making retrieving detailed data on any candidate’s progress easy.
Generating Actionable Reports
Once observations are completed, generating reports is effortless. These reports can be easily shared with stakeholders, providing valuable insights into individual and program-wide progress.
Review in-depth insights into an individual candidate’s performance.
Track candidate cohort progress across specific teaching framework areas.
Analyze longitudinal program trends to ensure continuous improvement and data-driven decisions.
The EPP Candidate Observation is an essential resource for EPPs looking to streamline the observation process while ensuring high-quality, data-driven assessments of teacher candidates. Its alignment with powerful teaching frameworks, flexible evaluation options, and comprehensive reporting features will support candidates' professional development and the success of your educator preparation program.
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