Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exam My Experience Part 2 - Elementary Pedagogy

After the basic tests and a year of classes - I took the elementary pedagogy exams - 2 sub tests - I found these tests to be mostly common sense - I did not feel the questions were confusing but instead quite easy and the answer choices  gave you the idea of the correct answer as long as you read the question correctly - just read the question and know what it is asking and you will do great.

I took about 30 minutes taking this test and then went back over the whole test and still ended with 10 minutes to spare on both exams.  

If you have spent time in a classroom this test will not be an issue for you.

Qatar's Graduation Party

He made sure to make his blanket a wall of its own with photos of him and it - even a newborn shot with the blanket at the side.  Kristi made the blanket for him long ago.  He wore his Southern Virginia University t-shirt since that is currently the college of choice when he gets back in 2016

We served ice cream and root beer floats - if I do it again I will serve ice cream and no candy for the top just the traditional toppings cherries and whip cream.  Candy toppings everywhere- crushed Oreos a bad idea.

We set up only 4 tables and then a few chairs around the TV with the Austainaire Show playing and then a screen and projector with the photo video I made.  People come and go so more tables would be a waste.  We had no problem seating everyone that wanted a seat.

T-shirts hung with photos of him wearing them for the different events hung on the wall cork.

Loads of photos everywhere of him at every age - about 500 photos were printed for the party - most on boards and many on the table.

2 tables for awards and items he wanted to display here is 1 of them

21 balloons - loads of guests there to see him and talk about his mission, I was ill and had lost my voice so I whispered to everyone about what they wanted to know about the mission and things that that will entail.  Tons of interest in the mission - at graduation they announce where the students will be going after HS and Qatars only stated a mission trip- a bit bigger then that since it will be 2 years.

Good friends to say good bye too.

My Minnesota Teachers License Exam experience - MTLE Basic Tests

This is for anyone who still needs to take the MTLE tests to become a licensed teacher in Minnesota.

Basic tests - math, reading, and writing - I took up to the time they allowed us on all of these tests.  I passed all 3 but my score on the writing test was the lowest of the 3.  I ran out of time mid paragraph on my last essay.  You need a 240 on each exam to pass that portion.

My advice - 
Math is tough - study Khans academy - go to IXL and look over topics in Algebra and Geometry - study for this test if you are not 100 percent confident in you math abilities - this test is nothing like the California or other states basic tests this one is tough - basic for college algebra students maybe.

Reading - just read the questions 1st and then read the passage by skimming or you will run out of time - this test is fast and you will not make it to the end if you read every word in the passages.

Writing - go through the questions quickly so you have time to do the essay writing at the end of the test - write a quick outline and then write fast - keep the outline at the top so that they can see what you were going for if you run out of time,

I will post again about the pedagogy and the special education content tests.

MTLE EXAMS all finished

I did it I passes all 7 exams and I passed them all the 1st I took them!!!!  I am so cheap the idea of taking them twice made me ill with how much they cost - I figure out that the 7 tests cost me over 300 dollars - ridiculous and stressful to boot.  But it is over - yeah!!!!  On to student teaching and then passing my TPA - not worried about that one at all it is teaching and writing a paper on the teaching and what you would do different next time.

Me as right after they handed me the sheets saying I passes the sped content tests - both of them - yeah!!!!!!  

Qatar's Mission Call

He is going to the Scottsdale, AZ mission Spanish speaking.  He will report to the MTC in Mexico City on September 17th this year.....We are all very excited for him and I am glad he is staying in the states ....  mailing packages is lots cheaper this way!!!

MTLE

OK I have taken the basic tests in Math -Reading - and Writing so now on to Elementary Pedagogy exams - 2 subtests each an hour in length.  I talked with friends who have taken it and tried to follow the study guide items - I took them today and passed both - I now only have my 2 sped content tests to go and my TPA - I do not know why I did this with all the exams - I have awful test anxiety and 7 exams plus TPA to get my license - nervous and stress eating big time - of course JT and his issues this year have not helped but things are looking better for him and he is happy again.

Cross your fingers I need to take the next 2 tests next week - they are harder or at least that is the consensus of those who have taken it.  YUCK!!!  Off to the mega mall tomorrow as a chaperon for Cenneidigh's jazz band.  End of the year things are heating up -

Light up flowers

From my phone - they have a tab that you pull out to turn them on and then push back to shut them off - they last 8 hours but you cannot reuse them unless you are very careful taking the flowers off - we made one that we did not like and destroyed the light stems taking it apart - these come in 3 lights like the above and 5 but the 5 light stems were 19.99 and I got 6 sets of the 3 for 7 dollars.  I really liked the way there turned out.