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Step 1: Register
Step 1: Register
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST (GKT) & SUBJECT AREA EXAM (SAE)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for both the General Knowledge Test (GKT) and your specific Subject Area Exam (SAE).
You can only register for your exams one at a time. You will have to make two separate transactions for the GKT and SAE respectively.
For the GKT, make sure you have signed up for all 4 sections (Essay, Mathematics, Reading, English).
For the SAE, sign up for the Subject Area Exam that aligns with your placement and make sure you are signing up for all sections. If you are slated to teach Elementary, you will click on all the sections under the elementary exam as pictured below.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY CERTIFIED IN FLORIDA...
Please e-mail xavier.suarez@teachforamerica.org with what subject area you are certified in and which exams you have taken.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY CERTIFIED IN ANOTHER STATE (or will be receiving your certification at the end of the year)...
Read more about applying for Reciprocity. E-mail xavier.suarez@teachforamerica.org to let us know where you are certified, and the steps you have taken in order to apply for reciprocity.
Step 2: Text Xavier your scheduled dates
Step 2: Text Xavier your scheduled dates
Please text me with this information at (646) 992-7381. This allows him to support you in being on track to pass your exams. TFA Miami-Dade also has weekly meetings with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and it is important that we share specifics on each corps member. Therefore, please be proactive in sharing this information as soon as your register.
Step 3: STUDY!
Step 3: STUDY!
Depending on your background, some tests are harder than others. Download the study guides provided by the district. Take a diagnostic, pre-test, or find practice questions and score yourself. Then, focus on studying the parts/sections where you performed poorly.
Step 4: Text Xavier with your unofficial results
Step 4: Text Xavier with your unofficial results
If you passed a section(s), text Xavier at (646) 992-7381 or email xavier.suarez@teachforamerica.org your proof of pass.
Proof of pass can be:
A picture of your exam receipt that you will receive the day of the exam when you walk out. Sometimes there is a score delay on sections of your exam. This exam receipt will say “Pass,” “Fail,” or “Receipt of Completion.”
A screenshot of your FTCE account score report once it has updated with a PASS for the section(s) you tested on. You will upload this into your personal TFA Google Folder shared by Xavier.
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