MTLE Pedagogy: Secondary (Grades 5-12) case studies
MTLE Pedagogy: Secondary (Grades 5-12) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The MTLE Pedagogy: Secondary (Grades 5–12) is one of the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations listed on the MTLE program website. It is a pedagogy test rather than a subject-matter test, so it is aimed at candidates preparing to teach at the middle and high school levels who need to demonstrate knowledge of how students learn and how to teach, independent of their content area. On the MTLE site it appears alongside the Pedagogy: Elementary (Grades K–6) test and the many grade 5–12 and K–12 content tests that Minnesota uses in its licensure process. The exam is delivered in a multiple-choice format. The MTLE Pedagogy: Secondary (Grades 5-12) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,215 words.
1The Seventh Grader Who Stopped Turning In Work
Seventh-grade life science, third period, 26 students. Maya began the year with a B-plus average, completed 90 percent of homework, and volunteered to demonstrate labs.
699 words, about 3 min2Five Days, One DBQ, and Twenty-Eight Reading Levels
history, 28 students, five days before the district-required Progressive Era DBQ. Last year's class averaged 1.8 out of 4 on the same task.
662 words, about 3 min3The Bimodal Unit Test
Eighth-grade math, 30 students, end of a linear equations unit. Test results: mean 68, median 71, range 34 to 98, with two clusters-12 students scoring 55–65 and 11 scoring 85–95.
617 words, about 3 min4The Slur in the Socratic Seminar
Tenth-grade English, fourth period, 28 students, Socratic seminar on a novel that includes a character's homophobic slur. During discussion, Jordan, a popular student, says the slur loudly and laughs, adding, 'It's just a word-why is everyone so sensitive?' Two students stop talking; one asks to leave the room.
608 words, about 3 min5The Grade Change Request
Tenth-grade biology, 27 students. Aiden submitted a lab report with three paragraphs copied verbatim from a website and no citations.
629 words, about 3 min