Northwest Florida State College

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Northwest Florida State College

• Programs of Study
• Elementary Education
• Middle Grades Mathematics
• Middle Grades General Science

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Overview
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Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)
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Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)

• Exams taken for certification in the State of
  Florida
• The FTCE is comprised of three tests
• General Knowledge
• Professional Education
• Subject Area Exam (s)
• FTCE Competencies and Skills available online
• http//www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/ftcecomp.asp
• For more information on Florida certification
  exams
• http//www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/

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Florida Teacher Certification Exams
Exam Description
General Knowledge A test of basic skills
Professional Education A test of pedagogy and professional practices
Subject Area Exams 42 different content area tests including Elementary Education K-6 Middle Grades Mathematics 5-9 Middle Grades General Science 5-9
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Florida Teacher Certification Exams
Elementary Middle Grade Mathematics Middle Grades General Science
General Knowledge General Knowledge General Knowledge
Professional Education Professional Education Professional Education
Elementary Education K-6 Middle Grades Mathematics 5-9 Middle Grades General Science 5-9

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General Knowledge (GK)

• English Language Skills
• Essay
• Mathematics
• Reading

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Professional Education

1. Assessment
2. Communication
3. Continuous Improvement
4. Critical Thinking
5. Diversity
6. Ethics
7. Human Development and Learning
8. Subject Matter
9. Learning Environment
10. Planning
11. Role of the Teacher
12. Technology
13. Foundations of Education
14. ESOL

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Subject Area Exams

• Elementary Education K-6
• Middle Grades Mathematics 5-9
• Middle Grades General Science 5-9

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Elementary Education K-6

• Language Arts and Reading
• Social Science
• Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, and
  Health
• Science and Technology
• Mathematics

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Middle Grades Mathematics 5-9

• Mathematics through problem solving
• Mathematical representations
• Mathematics through reasoning
• Mathematical connections
• Number sense, concepts, and operations
• Algebraic thinking
• Data analysis and probability
• Geometry and spatial sense
• Measurement

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Middle Grades General Science 5-9

• Structure and behavior of matter
• Forces and motion
• Energy and its effects
• Earth and processes that affect it
• Space science
• Processes of life
• Effects of physical and biological
• factors on the environment
• 8. Science learning environment
• 9. Process skills and application of scientific
  inquiry

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Questions?
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Competencies and SkillsPerformance Standards and
Indicators

• FEAPs/Professional Educator Competencies
• Uniform Core Curriculum
• NG Sunshine State Standards
• Reading
• ESOL

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Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs)

• Instructional Design and Lesson Planning
• The Learning Environment
• Instructional Delivery and Facilitation
• Assessment
• Continuous Professional Improvement
• Professional Responsibility and Ethical Conduct

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Uniform Core Curriculum (UCC)

• 2009 Florida Statutes
• Title XLVIII Chapter 1004.04(2)(b)
• Public accountability and state approval for
  teacher preparation programs
• The rules to establish uniform core curricula
  for each state-approved teacher preparation
  program must include, but are not limited to, a
  State Board of Education identified foundation in
  scientifically researched, knowledge-based
  reading literacy and computational skills
  acquisition classroom management school safety
  professional ethics educational law human
  development and learning and understanding of
  the Sunshine State Standards content measured by
  state achievement tests, reading and
  interpretation of data, and use of data to
  improve student achievement.
• Available http//www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.
  cfm?App_modeDisplay_StatuteSearch_StringURLCh
  1004/SEC04.HTMTitle-gt2007-gtCh1004-gtSection2004
  1004.04

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Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS)

• Developed by committees of practicing classroom
  teachers and curriculum specialists and adopted
  by the State Board of Education, the New
  Generation Florida Sunshine State Standards
  (NGSSS) are broad statements of what students
  should know and be able to do.
• Teaching the New Generation Sunshine State
  standards is an important aspect of educational
  accountability.
• The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
  (FCAT), the foundation of statewide educational
  assessment and accountability, measures NGSSS
  benchmarks in reading, writing, mathematics, and
  science.
• High-quality, standards-focused instruction
  provides students the knowledge and skills needed
  to be successful on FCAT.
• For more information on FCAT and the New
  Generation Sunshine State Standards
• http//fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/ffs2.pdf

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New Generation Sunshine State Standards (SSS)

• New Generation Sunshine State Standards menu
  http//www.floridastandards.org/Downloads.aspx
• Key word search of New Generation Sunshine State
  Standards by subject area and grade level
• http//www.floridastandards.org/Standards/FLStanda
  rdSearch.aspx

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Reading Competencies

• Competency 1 Foundations in Language Cognition
• Competency 2 Foundations of Research-Based
  Practices
• Competency 3 Foundations of Assessment
• Competency 4 Foundations of Differentiation
• Competency 5 Application of Differentiated
  Instruction
• Competency 6 Demonstration of Accomplishment

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ESOL Competencies

• 5 Domains--big, overarching categories of
  competency
• Standards--more specific descriptions of
  competency, for each Domain
• Indicators--behaviors demonstrating competence
  for each Standard

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Dispositions

• Habits and behaviors of the effective
  professional educator
• Outlined in BSE Student Handbook
• Field experience evaluations, course work used as
  data points
• Referral process can be initiated by any
  instructor
• Professional Standards Committee
• Can be grounds for dismissal from the BSE
  program, regardless of academic standing

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Questions?
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Understanding Your Course Syllabi
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COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
AND INDICATORS 
Course FEAPs/PECs Elementary Education K-6 Competencies and Skills Reading Indicators ESOL Indicators Uniform Core Curriculum Sunshine State Standards
EDE 3301 Elementary School Teaching Practices EDG 3343 Instructional Strategies 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.2 4.2 5.2 7.3 7.4 8.4 8.5 10.1 10.3 11.2 12.2 12.4 2.10 12.1 12.2 Teaching strategies to meet the needs of diverse student populations Technology appropriate for the grade X
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