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E30: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Analyzing Multiple Texts In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 9 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be discussing concepts...

E28: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Identifying the Author's Purpose of a Passage In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 7 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about the author’s purpose in the text that you are evaluating. If you tuned in...

E29: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Evaluating Specific Claims in a Passage In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 8 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about how to evaluate specific claims in a text or passage. This is our chance to use all...

E17: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE General Knowledge | English | Comparative and Superlative In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge English Subtest. This is part 9 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. Let’s get Started:  Today we are reviewing comparative and superlative adjectives.  About FTCE Seminar How do...

E27: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Identifying the Author's Tone in a Text In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 6 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about TONE- this has to do with analyzing the specific word choices in a way that rev...

E26: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Figurative Language, Similes, Metaphors, Hyperboles, Personification & Allusion About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be discussing concepts from the FTCE Testing Blueprint to help you prepare for the exam. ..Not only is each episode based on the FTCE General Knowledge es...

E25: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Summarizing Strategies for Text In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 4 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be discussing co...

E24: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 3 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text evidence.  About FTCE Sem...

E23: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Key Ideas and Supporting Details in a Text In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 2 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be di...

Use these 4 Tips to Get the Most out Practice Testing Tip#1 Simulate the testing environment Tip#2 Don’t memorize the answer master the concept Tip#3 Embrace the testing effect Tip#4 Take a Practice test between 1-6 days before the real test About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be discussing concepts from the FTCE Testing Bluep...

Episode 21: 5 Tips for First Year Teachers Tip 1 How-to-interview Tip 2 The First Day of School Tip 3 Parents Tip 4 Peer Relationships Tip 5 Mentors If you know how to interview, what to expect on the first day of school, how to communicate with parents and peers or anything about working with a mentor then you are way ahead and doing awesome, but if not keep listening because it’s about to get re...

Learn Mr. C’s 3 Strategies! Not only did Mr. C help me increase my reading speed and comprehension, but I have also taught this method to many, many, many students and they used this method to pass the test. Mr. C’s 3 strategies are the following: #1 read the question stems FIRST  #2 Level each question from easy to medium to difficult (there is a reason for this) And #3 Scan for text features Abo...

In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge English Subtest. This is part 10 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. Let’s get Started:  Today we are reviewing the Vocabulary section called Commonly Misspelled Words.  About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will...

E18: Teacher Certification Podcast | Study Hack | How-to Use a Podcast to Study In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about: How to use a Podcast to Study so YOU can learn. Use these 5 Tips to get the most out of an educational podcast: Tip#1 Choose a good time of day to listen, whatever works for you Tip#2 Play then Pause so you can really focus on the concepts Tip#3 Replay to Reinforce what you ha...

In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge English Subtest. This is part 8 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be discussing concepts from the FTCE Testing Blueprint to help you prepare for the exam. ..Not only is...

In today’s episode, we are reviewing MORE pronouns! This time we need to talk about specific pronouns called object and subject pronouns, how to identify them and where they should be used in a sentence. This is part 7 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this p...

In today’s episode, we are reviewing pronouns, what exactly is a pronoun and how to use them properly. This is part 6 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be discussing concepts from the FTCE Testing Blueprint to help you prepare for the ex...

E13: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE General Knowledge | English | Capitalization In today’s episode, we are reviewing Capitalization, which words you need capitalize and why. This is part 5 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be disc...

In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the Professional Education test and what you need to know to pass. Today we will be answering the following questions: Q1: What are the 8 components of the Professional Education test? Q2: How many questions are on the test? Q3: How long do I have to answer the questions? Q4: What score do I need to achieve to PASS? About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the F...

Summary In this episode of FTCE Seminar, host Mercedes Musto delves into the FTCE General Knowledge English Language Skills Subtest, focusing specifically on the use of commas. The discussion covers the basic functions of commas, including their role in creating sentence flow, linking independent clauses, and incorporating non-essential information. Musto emphasizes the importance of mastering com...

E9: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE General Knowledge | English | What is Parallel Structure? In this episode, we will review Parallel Structure, what it is, and how to correct it when you a few mismatched words in a sentence! This is part 2 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English language skills section of the GK. About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida T...

Summary In this episode of the FTCE Seminar, host Mercedes Musto provides an in-depth review of the FTCE General Knowledge English Language Skills Subtest, focusing on the concept of modifiers. The episode covers the definition and importance of modifiers, how to identify misplaced and dangling modifiers, and offers practical examples and corrections to enhance understanding. The aim is to equip l...

E7: Teacher Certification Podcast | Study Hack | How to BOUNCE back after a FAIL In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the very real and not so great NOT PASS, you heard me correctly. What if I DO NOT PASS the FTCE General Knowledge test?  About FTCE Seminar How do you PASS the Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)? On this podcast, we will be discussing concepts from the FTCE Testing Blu...

E6: Teacher Certification Podcast | GK Essay | How-to write the Essay Ok, for a reference, I pulled up the FTCE Essay Subtest on FTCEseminar.com so we can review what the test-makers are looking for, with a few comments of my own, of course. So let’s get started! Ok, Pop quiz - try to answer the following questions: Q1: What is a writing prompt? Q2: What is a thesis statement? Q3: And do I need to...

In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the General Knowledge test itself. Do you know the answer to the following questions? What are the four components of the General Knowledge test? How many questions are on the test? How long do I have to answer the questions? What score do I need to achieve to PASS? If you only knew the answers to a few, or even none, that's ok - just continue listenin...