The Liberty University School of Education uses the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) to evaluate the performance of student teachers. edTPA is a performance-based assessment used by teacher preparation programs throughout the United States to ensure that student teachers are prepared with the knowledge and skills required for effective classrooms. In order to prepare MAT candidates for the requirements of edTPA, these students will complete edTPA practice tasks in various courses throughout the MAT program. During this course, MAT candidates will become familiar with Task 1 of the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), through the completion of a lesson plan using the Liberty University edTPA Lesson Plan Template. Students not seeking the MAT degree will complete the Behavior Resource List Assignment instead. Lesson plans MUST use the blank template provided. Please save the template and type directly into the fields in order to complete this assignment. The edTPA Lesson Plan Template Explanation document is a useful tool for understanding the components of the lesson plan template.

If you are earning the MAT in elementary education, you may focus your lesson on any grade level (K-5) and any one of the four core subject areas (English, Math, Science, Social Studies). 
If you are earning the MAT in special education, you may choose any grade level (K-12) and any one of the four core subjects areas (English, Math, Science, Social Studies). 
If you are earning the MAT in secondary education, you may write the plan for any grade level (6-12) and you must write it in the subject area for which you are seeking endorsement.
You must consult national standards and the Virginia Standards of Learning for this assignment. You may not use standards from any state other than Virginia. 
Please use the following organizations to locate appropriate national and Virginia standards for this assignment. These standards can be found under the Resources section of the edTPA Task 1 Lesson Plan Assignment page in Canvas.
Virginia Standards of LearningNational Standards for MathNational Standards for English/Language ArtsNational Standards for ScienceNational Standards for Social StudiesInTASC Model Core Teaching Standards