OAR 584-017-0185

Evidence of Effectiveness (Work Sample 2004)

The unit assures that candidates provide evidence of effectiveness to foster student learning.

(1) Each student teacher preparing for an Initial Teaching License assembles and analyzes two work samples to document the candidate's ability to demonstrate knowledge, skills and competencies as designated in OAR 584-017-0100. If a candidate is seeking more than one authorization level, one work sample must be completed for each authorization level. (Lewis & Clark exempt from this component.) Work samples include:

(a) Goals for the unit of study, which is generally two to five weeks in length, that vary in kind and complexity, but that include concept attainment and application of knowledge and skills;

(b) Instructional plans to accomplish the learning goals of the group(s) of students;

(c) Data on learning gains resulting from instruction, analyzed for each student, and summarized in relation to students' level of knowledge prior to instruction;

(d) Interpretation and explanation of the learning gains, or lack thereof; and

(e) A description of the uses to be made of the data on learning gains in planning subsequent instruction and in reporting student progress to the students and their parents.

TSPC Work Sample Update: January 4, 2004.

1. Context of the school and classroom is explained.

2. Prerequisite skills required for the unit are considered.

3. Learners with special needs, TAG learners, ESOL learners, and learners from diverse cultural and social backgrounds are described.

4. Adaptations for their learning needs are discussed.

5. Instructional plans that include differentiation of instruction to accomplish the learning goals of the various students listed in 2 are included.