MTTC case studies
MTTC · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) is the testing program Michigan uses for candidates seeking educator certification and endorsements. It is not a single exam: the program publishes dozens of tests organized by subject and grade band, ranging from Agricultural Education (037) and Arabic (Modern Standard) (102) to Visually Impaired (127), alongside grade-specific batteries such as Lower Elementary (PK–3) Education (117–120) and Upper Elementary (3–6) Education (121–124), and the Professional Knowledge and Skills tests for 5–9 (135) and 7–12 (136). The MTTC case studies are 5 cases and about 3,789 words.
1The Answer Key That Was Wrong
An Algebra II teacher grades a quiz on absolute-value inequalities. Item 4 asks students to solve 2x - 3 < 7.
785 words, about 4 min2Density: Two Activities, One Misconception
A sixth-grade science teacher gives a 10-item pre-assessment on density. Results: 18 of 26 students say a 1 kg block of foam is denser than a 100 g block of the same foam, and 15 explain that 'bigger means heavier and heavier means denser.' The teacher has one 50-minute period, six triple-beam balances, a class set of graduated cylinders, and two candidate activities.
709 words, about 4 min3The Personal Narrative and the Retraction
A ninth-grade English teacher assigns a personal narrative. One student's draft describes, in first person, a family member striking him and a night when police came.
708 words, about 4 min4Nineteen Days, Five Units Left
history teacher is five of nine units into the year with 19 instructional days before the district end-of-course benchmark. The benchmark blueprint is roughly 30% post-1877 content, 40% Reconstruction through Progressivism, and 30% document-based skills.
732 words, about 4 min5Nineteen Students Choose Negative Eleven
After a four-item quiz on adding and subtracting integers, a seventh-grade teacher has item data for 28 students. Item 3, '-7 + 4 = ?': 19 students chose -11, 6 chose -3, and 3 chose 11.
855 words, about 4 min