Aligned with InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards (PDF), the PPAT® assessment measures the instructional capability of teacher candidates before receiving a license.
The assessment consists of four tasks — one formative and three summative. Each task requires written commentary and submission of artifacts. A video is required for Task 4. The tasks are described below, and a requirements document and rubric document have been provided for each.
- The requirements document contains the activities and guiding prompts for each task, the standards and indicators measured by each task, and detailed instructions to follow when submitting responses.
- The rubric document contains the four task-specific rubrics that are used to evaluate the elements of the evidence you provide.
Before beginning the assessment, review the PPAT® Candidate and Educator Handbook (PDF) for information about the tasks, rubrics, writing guidelines, how to include artifacts and record video and more.
While student teaching, you should collect multiple artifacts and videos in case you need to resubmit a task(s).
This course contains the instructions for completing Task 1. At the bottom of this task’s lesson is a “Mark Complete” button. Please only click that button after you have completed the entire task listed in the lesson, instead of clicking it after you have finished reading the lesson page. Doing so will help you to know which of the tasks you still need to complete for the PPAT® assessment as a whole. All assignments for this course must be uploaded into the ETS system.