TPA and RICA Resources

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CalTPA Resources:

CalTPA Resources
CalTPA Program Guide 
CalTPA Assessment Overview
CalTPA YouTube Channel

CalTPA Contact Information

• CalAPA: calapa@ctc.ca.gov
• General Education CalTPA: caltpa@ctc.ca.gov
• Education Specialist CalTPA: SpEdCalTPA@ctc.ca.gov
• Early Childhood Education CalTPA*: ececaltpa@ctc.ca.gov
  • * To assist with technical questions about the ECE CalTPA, Pearson/Evaluation Systems has opened a mailbox address at esececaltpa@pearson.com

CalTPA Office Hours
The CTC is holding office hours for those candidates who still need to complete the CalTPA

Wednesdays
4:15 – 5:00 pm
Office Hours for Teacher Induction Program (TIP) Candidates
(P5-ADA & PS-VTW)
Join Zoom

CalTPA Test Prep
January 8th 10:00-12:00pm 

• Sponsored by Contra Costa Teacher Induction
• $25/session 
• Learn more and register HERE 

The CalTPA Performance Assessment team will present an Academy for induction candidates to discuss each of the cycle’s, including a discussion of submission examples and tips to strengthen submissions.

• CalTPA Academy, Cycle 2 will be held in January 11th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm
• To access the first CalTPA Academy held on Thursday, December 2, 2021, please visit the CalTPA Playlist on YouTube. You will find the recording for Cycle 1 at this location.

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CalTPA Student and Faculty Support
THIS website offers examples of each TPA Cycle along with additional resources

CalTPA Videos (provided by Johnnie Wilson UCSC)
CalTPA Cycle 1 Playlist
CalTPA Cycle 2 All Four Steps.    Cycle 2 Rubrics


ED TPA Resources:

EdTPA Test Prep Course $30/session
Access THIS FLYER for more information

• Task 1: January 22nd Academic Lanauge and Meaningful Contexts
• Task 2: January 23rd Modeling Strategies and Student Engagement
• Task 3: January 29th Assessment Analysis and Actionable Feedback; Formatting and Getting Ready for Submission
• Task 4: January 30th Asssessing Students' Mathematical Learning 

Support Videos: 
Contact Information: 

• lori.kroeger@pearson.com
• kendylls@stanford.edu
• EdTPA and FAST Teacher Performance: TPA@ctc.ca.gov

More ED TPA Videos (Johnnie Wilson):
EdTPA Elementary Education

RICA Resources: 

The first step is to make sure you are registered to take the RICA. The dates are filling up fast so be sure to sign up today! Learn more and sign up HERE.

RICA Test Prep: These sessions, sponsored by Contra Costa Teacher Induction, are $25/session or $85 for all four sessions. Learn more and register HERE. ​

• Saturday, January 15th, 8:30-10:30 Subtest 1; 11:00-1 Subtest II
• Sunday, January 16th, 8:30-10:30 Subtest III; 11:00-1 Written Response
• Saturday, February 5th, 8:30-10:30 Subtest 1; 11:00-1 Subtest II
• Sunday, February 6th, 8:30-10:30 Subtest III; 11:00-1 Written Response

RICA Examination Preparation 
San Diego COE with Point Loma Nazarene University: A free RICA prep course for candidates who have not passed the RICA at https://www.sdcoe.net/human-resources/teacher-prep/Pages/RICA-Preparation.aspx to enroll at no cost. 

RICA Study Guides:

Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (4th Edition)

RICA Test Prep: Study Guide & Prep Book for the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) Exam