Title
CalTPA -- Teacher Candidate Information
Candidate Handbook
- Full Text Handbook [PDF]
- Introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 [PDF]
- Chapter 3, Appendix B - Subject-Specific Pedagogy [PDF]
- Chapter 4 - Designing Instruction [PDF]
- Chapter 5 - Assessing Learning [PDF]
- Chapter 6 - Culminating Teaching Experience [PDF]
- Chapter 7 - Privacy and Permissions [PDF]
- Chapter 8 - Program Materials (cover sheet only) [PDF]
- Appendix A - TPEs [PDF]
- Appendix C, Glossary [PDF]
Tasks and Rubrics
Subject-Specific Pedagogy Task
Candidate Tasks
- Multiple Subject [MS Word]
- Single Subject
- Art [MS Word]
- Agriculture [MS Word]
- Business [MS Word]
- English [MS Word]
- Health Science [MS Word]
- Home Economics [MS Word]
- Industrial and Technology Education [MS Word]
- Languages Other Than English [MS Word]
• American Sign Language -- -- Coming Soon...- Mathematics [MS Word]
- Mathematics: Foundational Level
- Music [MS Word]
- Physical Education [MS Word]
- Social Science [MS Word]
- Science: Foundational Level General Science [MS Word]
The following tasks apply to standard Single Subject Science and Single Subject Specialized Science candidates:
- Science: Biological Sciences [MS Word]
- Science: Chemistry [MS Word]
- Science: Geosciences [MS Word]
- Science: Physics [MS Word]
- Rubric-Linear Format [PDF]
- Rubric-Horizontal Format [PDF]
Designing Instruction Task
- Candidate Task [MS Word]
- Rubric-Linear Format [PDF]
- Rubric-Horizontal Format [PDF]
Assessing Learning Task
- Candidate Task [MS Word]
- Rubric-Linear Format [PDF]
- Rubric-Horizontal Format [PDF]
Culminating Teaching Experience Task
- Candidate Task [MS Word]
- Rubric-Linear Format [PDF]
- Rubric-Horizontal Format [PDF]
California's Teaching Performance Expectations (TPE)
- Click here [PDF] for information on California's Teaching Performance Expectations.
Contact Information
- Click here to find out how to contact CalTPA staff.