Dr. Kelly Parkes of Teachers College, Columbia University joins us this week to discuss the edTPA, an assessment for pre-service teachers required for teacher certification in the state of New York. For more on this topic in particular, find Dr. Parkes' 2020 article on this topic here: https://doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2019.1656126

Advocate for reform in testing requirements here: https://www.votervoice.net/CICU/campaigns

Finally, read the meeting minutes from the Board of Regents in Higher Ed (where they discuss how teacher prep programs are preparing teachers) here:
http://www.regents.nysed.gov/