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Teacher Work Sample

A Teacher Work Sample (TWS) is a narrative prepared by a teacher candidate centering on a unit or an instructional activity with a focus on increased student learning. The Teacher Work Sample provides written evidence that documents the teacher candidate’s ability to increase student learning. The primary advantage of the TWS is that it requires teacher candidates to consider what they want to teach, how they want to teach & assess it, what contextual factors may affect their teaching, and what insights they will gain in the process of planning, adapting, implementing and assessing instruction__.__
 * Benefits of the Teacher Work Sample **
 * 1) **Provides performance-based assessment: ** The Teacher Work Sample requires teacher candidates to document their understanding of the teaching and learning process and their ability to increase student learning.
 * 2) **Contributes to reflective practice: ** Teacher candidates practice and internalize the reflective process and begin ongoing professional development.
 * 3) **Enriches the pre-service teacher’s portfolio: ** Principals and human resource personnel obtain additional insight into candidate’s teaching ability and professional potential.
 * 4) **Serves as an alternative to standardized testing: **Evaluators gain a better perspective of student learning through documentation provided in the candidate’s Teacher Work Sample.
 * 5) **Informs teacher preparation programs: ** English Education faculty review teacher work samples to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in programs.
 * 6) **Affords accountability: ** Provides actual documentation of how candidates affect student learning.

Sample teacher work sample:

(This is an example of a completed and revised sample)

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