In the edTPA framework, "Assets" refers to which of the following?

• A. Background information students bring to support learning (personal, community, cultural).
• B. The semester's assessment schedule.
• C. The textbook's supplementary materials.
• D. The district's evaluation rubric.

Answer: (A)

Assets are the background knowledge, experiences, and resources students bring to learning—personal, community, and cultural. This concept matters because recognizing these assets helps you design instruction that connects new content to what students already know and value, using their strengths to support growth. The other options describe things outside the student’s own resources—how the school runs logistics, instructional materials provided by the textbook, or criteria used to evaluate teaching—so they don’t capture the idea of leveraging students’ lived experiences and supports to learn.