{"id":202,"date":"2026-03-05T01:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.laverne.edu\/student-success-and-advising-center\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:38:02","slug":"caltpas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.laverne.edu\/student-success-and-advising-center\/caltpas\/","title":{"rendered":"CalTPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1749231515810\"><span>California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA)<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1772133204132\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<p>The California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) serves as the state-mandated assessment <span>for candidates pursuing preliminary Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or Education Specialist (MMSN, ESN, ECSE, DHH, VI) credentials. The assessment measures candidates&#8217; knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to California\u2019s Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pearson administers the CalTPA. Candidates register for and submit the CalTPA Cycles through the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctcexams.nesinc.com\/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG\/CalTPA_TestPage.html\"><strong>California Educator Credentialing Assessments website<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"collapsible-header\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1772149666241\">Education Specialist, CalTPA<\/h5>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1772149666241\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span>Education Specialist Credential and Dual Credential candidates receive support for the completion of the CalTPA Cycles through seminars in their<\/span>\u00a0Supervised Teaching courses SPED 497 and SPED 498.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span>Performance assessment consisting of two instructional cycles:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Math Cycle: Learning About Students (Children) with IEPs and Planning a Math Activity<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Literacy Cycle: Assessment-Driven Literacy Instruction for Students (Children) with IEPs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"collapsible-header\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1772149723621\">Multiple Subject, CalTPA<\/h5>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1772149723621\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span>Multiple Subject Credential candidates receive support for the completion of the CalTPA Cycles through seminars in their<\/span>\u00a0Supervised Teaching courses EDUC 497 and EDUC 498.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span>Performance assessment consisting of two instructional cycles:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Math Cycle: Learning About Students (Children) and Planning a Math Lesson (Activity)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Literacy Cycle: Assessment-Driven Literacy Instruction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"collapsible-header\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1772149767013\">Single Subject, CalTPA<\/h5>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1772149767013\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span>Single Subject Credential candidates receive support for the completion of the CalTPA Cycles through seminars in their<\/span>\u00a0Supervised Teaching courses EDUC 497A and EDUC 498A.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span>Performance assessment consisting of two instructional cycles:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Cycle 1: Learning About Students and Planning Instruction<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Cycle 2: Assessment-Driven Instruction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) The California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) serves as the state-mandated assessment for candidates pursuing preliminary Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or Education Specialist (MMSN, ESN, ECSE, DHH, VI) credentials. 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