• More than just a test-preparation guide, this text aims to help students internalize the knowledge of best practice specifically oriented to the needs of Texas classrooms
• Includes an array of activities at the conclusion of each chapter, many of which are intended for field-based classes.
• Includes practice test sets for each standard/indicator in every chapter, to help students understand the TExES test format. Helps promote an understanding of the Texas standards by providing the theory behind each standard.
  

Janice L. Nath - University of Houston - Downtown
Myrna Cohen - University of Houston - Downtown

ISBN: 0-534-63801-5
480 pages

BECOMING A MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER IN TEXAS helps students master the competencies that will be tested on the new Pedagogy and Professsional Responsibilities (PPR) Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES), but it is more than just a test preparation guide: it provides a comprehensive introduction to the core topics that every Texas middle school and high school teacher must be familiar with, including adolescent development, how to meet the needs of a culturally-diverse population, planning, learning theory, technology, classroom management and assessment.

• An array of activities intended for field-based classes and beginning teachers appear at the conclusion of each chapter.
• Every chapter includes practice test sets for each standard/indicator covered in that chapter, thus promoting an understanding of the Texas standards by providing the theory behind each standard, and helping students understand the TExES test format.
• Each chapter includes a glossary with terms for education and the TExES.