NYSTCE EAS (State Teacher Licensure Exams) case studies
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Educating All Students (EAS) (201) is one of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE), a computer-based test administered by Evaluation Systems, Pearson, on behalf of the New York State Education Department. Candidates preparing for New York State educator certification take it to demonstrate that they can work effectively with the full range of students found in today's classrooms - students from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, English language learners, and students with disabilities and other special learning needs - and that they understand the professional, legal, and family-engagement responsibilities that come with a teaching license. The NYSTCE EAS case studies are 5 cases and about 3,344 words.
1A Mid-Year Arrival with Interrupted Schooling
In November, a 4th-grade class of 26 in a rural district enrolls Mateo, whose family followed the harvest. Records are thin: roughly six months of 2nd grade and no 3rd grade at all.
495 words, about 2 min2Fluency on the Playground, Struggle on the Page
Lin, a 3rd grader, arrived from China 18 months ago and is the only Mandarin speaker in her class of 24. She chats easily at lunch, jokes with the teacher, and volunteers to hand out supplies.
702 words, about 4 min3The IEP in the Science Lab
Reyes teaches 7th-grade science to 31 students. Danielle, who has dyslexia and a decoding deficit, has an IEP requiring that reading passages be read aloud, extended time on assessments, and reduced length for written responses.
718 words, about 4 min4The Colleague Who Wants to Wait and See
During morning duty, a colleague, Ms. Brooks, pulls you aside.
723 words, about 4 min5Three Unanswered Conference Invitations
Alvarez's son Isaac, a 1st grader, has missed three homework packets. The teacher has sent three conference invitations in English: one came back unopened, and Ms.
706 words, about 4 min