Changes in West-E Teacher Certification

September 2009 changes will occur in Washington State Teacher Certification Preparation and Testing - this information and more in handout

OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) teacher assessment explanation

http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/teacher/teachertesting.asp

The National teacher certification test is called Praxis

• Praxis I allows entrance to a teacher education program
• Praxis II allows grade level and subject specialty certificates that allow a student to be hired
  
• All of our study guides, cds and online testing are based on the old Praxis even if they say West-E
• Our material is useful until August 2009
  

The specific Washington State certification test is called West -B (enter teacher education program) and West-E ( grade level and subject endorsements)- while the old West-B and West-E overlapped with Praxis, the new West-B and West-E does not.

• Official Washington State Board site

  http://www.pesb.wa.gov/Assessment/WEST-E/WEST-E.asp

• The new tests are based on Washington State teacher competencies

• OSPI Endorsement competencies

  http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/profed/competency.aspx

• New West-E web site information

  http://www.west.nesinc.com/

• The Xapline and other products from our online databases (Learning Express and Testing and Reference Center) and Summit too no longer apply after August 2009

• The new testing website are has sample framework and test questions for the subjects

• Testing preparation area

  http://www.west.nesinc.com/WA_testobjectives.asp\

• I will be trying to purchase new materials when they become available