This section provides links to documentation covering the concepts and techniques necessary for a technical professional to understand and successfully implement the Ed-Fi ODS / API with TPDM. The Ed-Fi ODS / API with TPDM is an Ed-Fi ODS / API that has been extended to include the TPDM data entities and elements.
Audience
The links below are for current and prospective ODS / API with TPDM implementers. Implementers are generally technical professionals who work with educational database systems, including database administrators and software developers.
MappingEdu: Teacher Preparation Data Model v1.0. An online data mapping tool containing data mappings between the Teacher Prep Data Model and other systems and specifications.
TPDM Tracker / JIRA ticketing. The Ed-Fi Alliance issue tracking system where you can go to submit an issue or request for the teacher prep model.
Ed-Fi ODS / API Suite 3 Version 5.1. Technical documentation for the core Ed-Fi ODS / API, of which the ODS / API with TPDM is an extension.
API Client Developers' Guide. How-to information for developers of Ed-Fi ODS / API client systems. The essentials covered in this documentation apply to the ODS / API with TPDM.
Platform Developers' Guide. Essential background and how-to information for Ed-Fi ODS / API platform hosts. Most information is applicable to the ODS / API with TPDM.
"Real World" Sample data- A set of data to meant to mimic the use of TPDM in a Teacher Preparation Provider