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

Summer 2009

The Curriculum Center and online resources are still available, but I have an academic year contract, so I will be gone from June 24-September 15.

I am forwarding my e-mail but I do not check it as frequently in the summer. The reference desk at JFK should be able to help with questions.

I hope you have time to think, read and relax too. Here are handouts for summer classes:


EDUC 200 Introduction to Education Handout

EDUC 588 Readings in the Curriculum

EDUC 542 Children's Literature Study in Elementary and Middle School

EDUC 506- MIT

American History Teaching Grant

Handout for June 22 session

Information on:

1. Curriculum resources, lessons, and teaching books/videos
2. Primary resources for students
3. Classroom Based Assessments- approach and resources
4. Specific Westward Expansion and tribal sovereignty resources and lessons

Intellectual Freedom links

This handout contains links to online quizzes on the First Amendment and additional links for comparing attitudes about book challenges in the schools.

A more complete list is at this handout.