1. 
The
edTPA:
Session
4:
Context
for
Learning
Hunter
College
School
of
Education

2. The
learning
objectives
for
this
module
include:
 1.
To
orient
you
to
the
first
component
of
edTPA
 2.
To
introduce
you
to
the
elements
of
the
context
sec:on
 3.
To
familiarize
you
with
the
resources
currently
available
in
the
HCSOE
Blackboard
organiza:on
for
learning
more
about
this
por:on
of
the
edTPA
submission

3. Where
can
you
find
the
Context
for
Learning
section?

4. What
is
the
focus
of
the
Context
section?
 1.
Each
edTPA
Planning
Task
requests
informa:on
about
your
instruc:onal
and
social
context
 2.
The
context
informa:on
is
completed
with
a
handbook
specific
template
 3.
You
provide
informa:on
about
the
school
and
classroom
 4.
You
provide
informa:on
about
the
students
in
your
class

5. What
is
the
structure
of
Context
for
Learning?
The
Context
for
learning
collects
informa:on
in
three
sec:ons:
 1.
Informa:on
about
the
school
 2.
Informa:on
about
the
classroom
 3.
Informa:on
the
students
featured
in
your
submission

6. Section
1:
What
information
is
needed
about
your
school?
 1.
Type
of
school
 2.
Loca:on
of
the
school
 3.
Special
features
of
your
school
or
classroom
 4.
Any
district,
school
or
coopera:ng
teacher
requirements
or
expecta:ons
that
will
affect
your
teaching

7. What
does
a
sample
context
look
like?

8. What
is
required
for
the
Special
Education
context
for
learning?

9. What
special
characteristics
are
present
in
your
school
?

10. What
requirements
or
expectations
exist
in
your
school?

11. What
information
is
requested
about
your
Special
Education
placement?

12. Section
2:
What
information
do
you
present
about
your
class?

13. What
additional
information
is
requested
about
special
education
?
 Addi:onal
informa:on
requested
in
the
Special
Educa:on
Context
•
•
•
•
Explana:on
of
why
the
focus
learner
is
not
receiving
instruc:on
in
a
group
seQng
District,
school
or
coopera:ng
teacher
or
student
teaching
requirements
or
expecta:ons
affec:ng
planning
or
instruc:on
Textbook
or
instruc:onal
program
used
If
group
instruc:on,
informa:on
about
the
size
and
composi:on
of
the
group

14. Section
3:
What
information
is
required
about
students
in
the
class?

15. What
additional
information
is
requested
in
the
student
chart?

16. What
information
is
needed
about
learners
receiving
special
education
services?

17. Context
for
Learning
Summary
There
are
three
sec:ons
to
be
completed:
 1.
School
context
 2.
Class
context
 3.
Students
in
the
class
 Special
educa:on
provide
the
same
informa:on
but
the
format
is
organized
differently

18. Resources
The
HCSOE
BlackBoard
edTPA
organiza:on
site
 Review
your
discipline
specific
handbook
 Review
the
Making
Good
Choices
document
 Review
the
print
or
audio
versions
on
this
module