CST Exam
-NYC Men Teach provides its members with vouchers to take the CST Mathematics and or Technology Education exam. In order to receive a voucher, you must visit our office (N604), Take and pass our CST practice exam (Score of 75 on multiple choice). Our CST practice exam is modeled from the content in the official CST Exam. You will receive 3 hours and 25 minutes to complete it.
To prepare for the exam, NYC Men Teach offers the following resources:
1) NYSTCE Review Books (Tech and Math)
2) Access To Webwork (Review available online)
3) Barrons Review Books (Algebra 1/2 and Geometry)
4) CST Workshops (Available usually once a semester in a series of 2)
5) Review Sessions with Armando during office hours.
The CSTs (except those for languages other than English) consist of multiple-choice questions and a written assignment. The CSTs for languages other than English include recorded listening and/or speaking components and writing components. CSTs measure knowledge and skills in the content area of the candidate’s field of certification.
Procedures and Requirements
- Register on NYSTCE website
- Fee $119 computer based, $79 paper based
- Minimum Passing Score: current CSTs 220 (score range 100-300), revised CSTs 520 (Score range 400-600)
Preparation Aids
EAS Exam
-NYC Men Teach provides its members with vouchers to take the EAS exam. In order to receive a voucher, you must visit our office (N604), Take and pass our EAS practice exam (Score of 75 on multiple choice). Our EAS practice exam is modeled from the content in the official EAS Exam. You will receive 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete it.
To prepare for the exam, NYC Men Teach offers the following resources:
1) NYSTCE Review Books
2) Barrons Review Book
3) EAS Flashcards
4) WAC/EAS Workshops (Available usually once a semester in a series of 2)
The Educating All Students test consists of selected-response items and constructed-response items. Each constructed-response item will share scenario-based stimulus material with several selected-response items. The EAS test measures the professional and pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary to teach all students – diverse student populations, English language learners, students with disabilities – effectively in New York State public schools.
Procedures and Requirements
- Register on NYSTCE website
- Fee $92
- Minimum Passing Score: 500 (adjusted from 520)
- Test Length: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Preparation Aids
EdTPA Portfolio
-NYC Men Teach provides its members with vouchers to take the EdTPA Portfolio. In order to receive a voucher, you must attend the organized EdTPA workshops with either Prof. Kennedy or Steve Watson. It must be show that you have worked diligently on the portfolio and that your portfolio is ready to be submitted.
To prepare for the portfolio, NYC Men Teach offers the following resources:
1) Cliff Notes EdTPA Study Tips
2) EdTPA Workshops (Available usually once a semester in a series of 3-5)
edTPA is a performance assessment that requires candidates to submit authentic artifacts (e.g., lesson plans, video clips of instruction, student work samples) selected from a 3-5 lesson segment of instruction. Candidates’ evidence is evaluated across five scoring components of teaching: Planning, Instruction, Assessment, Analysis of Teaching, and Academic Language.
Procedures and Requirements
- Register on edTPA website
- Fee $300
- Minimum Passing Scores: Elementary Ed/49, All other handbook areas/41, World/Classical Langauges/35
Preparation Aids
Many of the New York State Teacher Certification Exams are now solely offered as computer-based tests.
Before you register for the exams, you will want to find a testing location and learn more about the computer-based testing platform.
