1-EdTPA Special Education Handbook (2015) states, “A work sample can be a product (e.g., test, completed class assignment), a timestamp reference (no more than 2 minutes) for a video clip submitted in Instruction Task 2, or an additional video clip of no more than 2 minutes” (p. 32). Is it better to include a work sample in the edTPA video clips for the scorer to evaluate?

Lana, since on page 33 of the edTPA Special Education Handbook (2015) further states that in addition to the work sample that you mentioned candidates are still required to “attach additional information related to the work sample to the end of the Assessment Commentary, such as a blank copy of an assessment corresponding to the work sample submitted, including directions/prompts provided to the focus learner……” My preference would be to include a work sample in the edTPA video clips for the scorer to evaluate as opposed to the other acceptable formats that you mentioned.

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On pages two and three of the edTPA Special Commentary (2015) provides various options for feedback submission:-
 Written directly on a work sample document or included in a video work sample
 In an audio file
 In a video clip from Instruction Task 2 (provide a time-stamp reference) or in a separate video clip
Also, remember that feedback is supposed to guide further learning. For example, if your focus learner was to say correctly punctuated a sentence as an assignment you would probably write/say a comment such as “great job starting your sentence with a capital letter, capitalizing the proper noun, and ending with a period, etc. It is essential that the students knows what was good/not good about their