FTCE Professional Education Test case studies
FTCE Professional Education Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The FTCE Professional Education Test (083) is one of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations listed in the FTCE/FELE test catalog maintained for the Florida Department of Education by Pearson. It is a computer-based, multiple-choice test aimed at prospective Florida educators who need to demonstrate professional-knowledge competence - typically candidates completing an educator preparation program, career-changers entering through an alternative route, or out-of-state teachers seeking Florida certification. The FTCE Professional Education Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,801 words.
1The Pacing Calendar That Outran the Class
Okafor teaches 7th-grade mathematics at a Title I middle school. His district pacing calendar places the proportional-reasoning unit in weeks 3–5, and the state assessment is in April.
535 words, about 3 min2The Group That Never Got Off the Ground
Delgado assigns a four-week group research project in her 10th-grade biology class. She lets students choose their own groups of four.
574 words, about 3 min3The Fourth-Period Fog
Brennan teaches Algebra I to a first-period class of 28 freshmen. He notices that by 8:15 a.m., roughly a third of the class is unresponsive: heads down, slow to start warm-ups, and asking to visit the nurse.
558 words, about 3 min4The Rubric That Didn't Match the Test
Whitfield's 8th-grade ELA team spent the summer building a writing rubric with four criteria - organization, evidence, elaboration, and conventions - scored 1–4 each. She uses it faithfully on every essay, and her students' scores on those essays are strong: class average 3.2 out of 4.
568 words, about 3 min5The Parent, the Post, and the Privacy Line
Alvarez teaches 11th-grade history. A parent emails demanding to know why her son received a 68 on a group project and asking for 'the names and grades of everyone in his group so I can see if it's fair.' Separately, a student shows Mr.
566 words, about 3 min