TExES PPR EC-12 (160) case studies
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The TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC–12 (160) is a Texas educator certification exam administered through the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards program. It is designed for candidates preparing to teach in Texas public schools across the early childhood through grade 12 span, and it is typically taken alongside the content-area certification exam for the grade band and subject the candidate intends to teach. The TExES PPR EC-12 (160) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,149 words.
1The Exit Ticket That Complicates the Pacing Guide
Okafor teaches seventh-grade math at a campus where the district pacing guide allots six days to proportional reasoning before a common unit test. On day three, a five-item exit ticket shows that 22 of 28 students correctly set up proportions, but only 9 can explain why cross-multiplying works, and 6 consistently reverse the ratios in word problems.
859 words, about 4 min2Forty Minutes Lost in Transitions
Delgado's fourth-grade class loses six to seven minutes at every transition, roughly 40 minutes a day. During the move to lunch, three students repeatedly call out jokes, one student with an ADHD IEP wanders toward the classroom library, and two others argue over line order.
836 words, about 4 min3One Sink, Thirty-One Students, Eight English Learners
Tran's tenth-grade biology class of 31 includes eight English learners (three at beginning proficiency) and four students with IEPs specifying read-aloud, extended time, and preferential seating. The 50-minute osmosis lab uses potato cores, salt solutions, and a single classroom sink.
814 words, about 4 min4The 9:40 p.m. Email, the Shared Drive, and the Journal Entry
Bell is a first-year eighth-grade science teacher. he receives an email from a parent demanding that her son's quiz be regraded from 68 to 85, claiming the questions "weren't taught," and copying the principal.
830 words, about 4 min5Eighty Percent Comprehension, Thirty-Eight Percent Revision
After the second interim assessment, ninth-grade ELA teacher Ms. Reyes sees that 62 percent of her 28 students missed items asking them to choose the best revision of a sentence, while 80 percent answered comprehension items correctly.
810 words, about 4 min