
Teacher Work Sample (TWS)
Organization of Teacher Work Sample
Components
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Title Page
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Table of Contents
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Demographic tables/school information*
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Timeline/Mini-Unit Outline (table with dates)*
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Pretest* (test & key)
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Data (in table format) – labeled correctly
*Graphs/Tables (label each graph/table) - labeled correctly: Figure 1. Classroom demographics
*Interpret graphs/tables in short paragraph format
Formative Assessment Rubric & Formative Assessment
Lesson #1
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Lesson Plan (use music lesson plan template)
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Rubric (approach, meets expectation, and exceeds expectation)
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Data/Evidence/Artifact (documentation of three students’ work samples – either their work or a photo, labeled correctly)
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Brief explanation of each artifact
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How did this assessment improve learning?
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What will you do in subsequent lessons to extend the learning
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Lesson #2
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Lesson Plan (use music lesson plan template)
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Rubric (approach, meets expectation, and exceeds expectation)
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Data/Evidence/Artifact (documentation of three students’ work samples – either their work or a photo, labeled correctly)
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Brief explanation of each artifact
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How did this assessment improve learning?
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What will you do in subsequent lessons to extend the learning
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Pre-Test and Post-Test Analysis
Post-Test (test and key)
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Data (in table format) – labeled correctly
Comparison of pre-test and post-test
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Table of pre-test data and post-test data (labeled correctly)
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Interpret/explain results
Conclusion/Discussion
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Discuss results of how performance indicates master of learning objectives and standards (national & state standards)
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Explain how results do or do not meet your expectations
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How did this data inform your impact on student learning?
Final Reflection (compare all data & explain)
(Make sure you look at the rubric in the syllabus for more detailed information about each section.)
Visual Organization of Teacher Work Sample
Pre-test (class) - everyone (holistic data)
Lesson #1 (collect student work data samples Lesson #2 (collect student work data
from 3 students) samples from 3 students – one may
overlap)
Student #1 Student #2 Student #3 Student #2 Student #4 Student #5
Meets Approaches Exceeds Meets Approaches Exceeds
Case Study (follow 2 students – one may overlap)
Student #4 Student #3
Post-test (class) - everyone (holistic data)
See EDUC 4647/5315 syllabus for rubric.









