Passing the PPR TExES Exam for EC–12 Teachers: Keys to Certification and Ethical Teaching - Softcover

Burkman, Amy J.; Wilmore, Elaine L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141295844X ISBN 13: 9781412958448

Publisher: Corwin, 2010

Synopsis

"A timely and critically important guide focused on the competencies essential for teachers to enter the classroom and work with diverse students."
-Patrick M. Jenlink, Professor of Doctoral Studies
Stephen F. Austin State University

About this title

About the Author

Amy Burkman is an Associate Professor at American Public University. She has served as a provider of professional development for the Education Service Center for Region 11 and several school districts within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Burkman received a Master′s Degree in Library Sciences from Texas Woman′s University in 2002, where she was also inducted in Beta Phi Mu, the International Library & Information Studies Honor Society. She was awarded her doctorate from Texas Christian University in May 2009.

Burkman is, and has been, active in many local, state, and national organizations. She currently reviews materials for several publications, including the International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation (IJELP) and the Education Leadership Review (ELR). Dr. Burkman has published several articles, including “A Practical Approach to Marketing the School Library”, which has been included in the 6th Edition of School Library Management, “The Role of Social, Civic and Political Responsibility in Educational Leadership Preparation”, and “Leadership Development in the United States: Systemic Development Within Social Culture.”

Dr. Burkman served as an elementary principal, an elementary and secondary assistant principal, a school librarian and a classroom teacher before she moved to higher education.

Review

"This book not only provides necessary information for those preparing to enter the teaching field, but is a great resource for teachers looking to improve their skills, as well. The examples provided are good and relevant, and the anecdotes are pertinent. The authors provide essential test taking strategies as well as tips to mentally prepare yourself... to visualize the outcome." Author: Lyneille Meza, Coordinator Published On: 2010-07-13

"The authors have created a comprehensive, upbeat and positive step by step process on how to study for the TExES exam--offering real life ideas that even a veteran teacher could use. Teacher candidates will especially benefit from the test taking strategies, the imagining of the ideal classroom, and even finding out what to do after passing the test." Author: Debra Hurst, ELL Kindergarten Teacher Published On: 2010-07-13

"The authors have provided a timely and critically important guide for both the student who aspires to be a teacher and the teacher educator who knows all too well the challenges of not just being a teacher, but an ethical one. This book is richly appointed with a step-by-step instructional guide, accessible language, and detailed scenarios. It is integrally focused on the competencies essential for teachers to enter the classroom and work with diverse students against the backdrop of national and state tensions confronting today’s teachers and schools." Author: Patrick M. Jenlink, Professor of Doctoral Studies Published On: 2010-07-13

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 141295844X
• ISBN 13: 9781412958448
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136