Hello Donna,
 Seems like I always have to apologize lately to everyone for being so
long in replying to their messages. I have a huge backlog to catch up
and a much bigger one of packages that haven't even been read...I only
have time to read my personal mail lately - and even then I'm reading it
when I am half asleep.
Back to the point...
The reading and math portions are multiple choice,
One blessing I suppose but :(
  The math section
  >seemed to be a lot of algebra and geometry as well as basic math - nothing
  >tougher than that.
How basic was it? I would certainly have to do some studying to pass it.
After all if you haven't done much algebra and geometry over the years
you tend to forget it. It doesn't take much to bring my skills up to par
but I would have a hard time remembering those geometry formulas, etc. I
was never any good at that. (I had a rotten Math teacher who I could not
understand - and was not interested helping me to understand him or his
heavy polish accent. :( )
 but the reading portion was mostly comprehension.
   The writing section gave you two essay questions to respond
  >to, and the graders would evaluate your writing skills from those.
I remember having to write something to get into the B.Ed program at my
University. I was highly insulted. I was an English major with a high point
 average.   I felt and still feel that it was  unnecessary.  Now testing
ME on the Math I COULD understand.  ;)
  . A Temporary is just that - maybe
  >for a year or so, if the person is willing to take the one missing course 
or
  >test, and then that one is only renewable for an upgraded credential. If 
one
  >missing more than one or two courses, then a Preliminary Credential is 
award
  >That gives a person five years to come up with the missing courses. In my 
ca
  >I was missing about five courses, so it gave me one year for each course.
Are the requirements for teaching that different from state to state -
re: University B.Ed training? Of course, I have never tried to teach
somewhere else in Canada and may find if I do that I would run into the
same thing.
   Clear credentials are renewable,
  >as long as you complete 1/2 year of classroom teaching (subbing is 
acceptabl
1/2 a year of subbing in a period of how much time? After all that would
be 90 days here and many subs don't get that much work. ( I usually get
over 140 days a year.)
  >and take 150 hours of professional growth.
 I'm trying to remember the amount of time you get to do this....5
years?
DI was given 5 years to take Mainstreaming
  >(special ed), Computers in Ed, Health Ed, and 2 other courses.
Do all teacher have to take a Special Ed, etc. requirement? How long are
these courses? We never had to take anything like that though of course
the above were factored into our practicum courses at the University,
but never separate courses.
I have Special Ed. Parts 1 & 2 but they are additional qualifications.
That is they are the requirements I need to be a qualified special ed.
teacher. I just need one more part to get my Specialists. Right now I
can't do it because I have to have taught it for a year to do part 3 and
I don't have the money do it.  :(
DR>National Teacher Exam. There are several sections to this test, including
  >this requirement on it. The general subjects seemed to have a lot of 
usic,
  >art, and history questions on it. I didn't do too badly on the music or 
hist
  >part ... but the art section about blew me away.
What kind of questions did you get asked? I would probably fail it all.
These aren't the kind of things you need to know for every grade or
subject level. Do all teachers have to take the NTE? That is K - Gr 12
teachers alike?
Must move on to the next message.
                        -Ruth
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