After 3 years, it is mandatory in the state of Utah for teachers to take and pass the PLT Praxis Test in order to renew their teaching license. So I am the lucky one, who gets to prepare for this beast. I have planned to take it in January. This way hopefully I can study over my Christmas break. Nebo District is offering a PLT prep class and both Sherika and I attended. Sherika is planning on teaching and needs to get her license updated. It was so fun to be in the class with Sherika. Interestingly enough, we were in a group with a girl name Shereka.
The class was well done and I left feeling a lot less nervous and more prepared.
The test is a timed two hours. There will be 12 essay questions and 24 multiple choice questions. I heard the biggest factor is time. The test is paper based so you have to scribble things out as fast as you can. Essay answers must also demonstrate a knowledge of education theorists and so every answer must reference from a theorist. This will be tricky to do when I don't even remember who the theorists are. This is one area I am going to have to study. The multiple choice will be a beast for me as well because it is about all of the technical things I learned in school 4 years ago. There will be questions about students as learners, instruction and assessment, teacher professionalism, and communication techniques.
Wish me luck!
I know I complain about this but I really do like relearning all this stuff. :) I just don't like paying $165 for a test or the stress that comes with being tested. I guess now I can relate with my students a bit better. :)
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