GTET 2 case studies
GTET 2 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
GTET 2 - the Georgia Teacher Evaluation and Test, second level - is a multiple-choice educator certification exam for candidates preparing to teach in Georgia classrooms. It is aimed at aspiring and practicing teachers who need to demonstrate that they can apply child development research, plan standards-aligned instruction, use assessment data, manage a classroom, act ethically, teach their content field, support diverse learners, and integrate technology responsibly. The exam is organized into eight weighted domains, with Content Knowledge in the Teaching Field carrying the largest share, followed by Curriculum and Instruction. Questions are scenario based: expect to read a short classroom situation and choose the strongest instructional or professional response rather than recall a definition. The GTET 2 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,714 words.
1The Youngest Second Grader
You teach second grade at a school where the enrollment cutoff makes M., who turned seven in late June, one of the youngest children in a class of 24. Six weeks into the year your running records show M.
774 words, about 4 min2The Composite Score That Hides Two Students
Your fourth-grade team gives a computer-adaptive universal screener three times a year, and the fall window closed Friday. It reports a single composite percentile plus subscores.
754 words, about 4 min3Nine Referrals in the Last Eight Minutes
You teach seventh-grade science: five sections, 28 students each, 42-minute periods, five-minute passing time. In the first six weeks you have written eleven office referrals.
759 words, about 4 min4Read-Aloud, Shortened Test, or Exemption?
You co-teach fourth-grade reading and science for 55 minutes a day with a special education teacher. has an IEP for a specific learning disability in reading.
735 words, about 4 min5The Three-Week Project Meets Nine Students Without Internet
Your middle school went 1:1 with laptops this year. You teach eighth-grade social studies, five sections of 27, and you have planned a three-week research and presentation project: students choose a local policy issue, evaluate four sources, build an argument, and present.
692 words, about 3 min