By 2025, the Maryland State Department of Education is requiring edTPA as the path to licensure for teacher candidates in the state.
What is edTPA?

edTPA is a performance-based assessment process designed by educators to answer the essential question of whether new teachers are ready for the job. The evidence collected includes teaching artifacts (lesson plans, video clips, and student work samples) plus candidate-produced commentaries that explain or evaluate teaching decisions in terms of their expected or actual effects on student learning.

edTPA Course for Educators

The Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) School of Education offers a unique course for educators seeking certification which provides support during the portfolio and submission process.

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During the course, educators will participate in:

  • Learning modules for guided understanding of the certification area’s handbook;
  • Synchronous virtual meeting with instructors;
  • Small group and individual instruction and support;
  • Feedback that adheres to the guidelines for acceptable candidate support as outlined by SCALE*
  • Guidance through resubmission of materials, if necessary

*Stanford Center for Assessment Learning and Equity

Expert Instruction

NDMU has guided more than 400 candidates through the successful completion of edTPA over the last 6 years. We work with a variety of handbooks including:

  • Business Education
  • Early Childhood
  • Elementary Education
  • English as an Additional Language
  • K-12 Performing Arts
  • K-12 Visual Arts
  • Secondary English
  • Secondary History/Social Studies
  • Secondary Mathematics
  • Secondary Science
  • Special Education
  • Technology and Engineering Education (including Computer Science)
  • World Languages

Taught by Highly Qualified Faculty

  • Dr. Angela Snyder, past-President of the Maryland edTPA Collaborative
  • Dr. Lisa Pallet, a nationally trained scorer by Pearson