Tiger Teacher Work Sample Help Center

What is the Tiger Teacher Work Sample?

The TIGER Teacher Work Sample (TTWS) is a comprehensive performance assessment designed to showcase a teacher candidate’s ability to plan, implement, and reflect on high-quality instruction that meets the diverse needs of learners. Through detailed narratives and reflective practices, candidates demonstrate how contextual factors inform their instructional decisions and how lessons and assessments are adapted to support all students. Aligned with InTASC model core teaching standards and CAEP accreditation expectations, the Work Sample evaluates a candidate’s competencies across three pillars. Pillar 1: The Learner and Instructional Design focuses on understanding learner development and designing engaging, developmentally appropriate instruction. Pillar 2: Instructional Practice emphasizes using varied assessment methods along with applying engaging and inclusive strategies to promote equitable, meaningful learning. Pillar 3: Professional Responsibility highlights the candidate’s commitment to ethical practice, collaboration, and continuous professional growth. Together, these three pillars provide a holistic measure of a teacher candidate’s readiness to enter the profession as a reflective, responsive, and effective educator. This website will help you prepare for the Tiger Teacher Work Sample and provide you with resources to demonstrate yourself as a thoughtful, evidence-based, and reflective teacher.

Resources

Click on these links for videos, resources, and files for learning about and doing your best on each component of the Tiger Teacher Work Sample.