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From first steps in the kindergarten curriculum on the one hand to explorations in Advanced Placement depth on the other, California’s teachers and learners have a lot to know and a lot to show they know. But how? How can a person navigate all those teacher tests—CBEST, CSET-MS or single subject, RICA, CTEL, and who knows what else? And how can one then help one’s future students chart their courses through California’s round of high-stakes tests?
If you’ve got questions about teacher tests--when they’re given, how they work, how not to let them drag you or your students off course--this is a place to start to find answers.
HOT NEWS as of early March 2010!
1. CBEST prep dates for the
April 10, 2010 test date are here!
2. Dates for prep for RICA are here!
3. Scheduling problems? Need a different test?
Want help with CSET subject areas
that are less commonly taught,
or other states’ tests?
Find out how else the Testmaven can
help, here, or email us!
Watch this space for dates
for CSET prep for the May 8, 2010 test date
and for CBEST, RICA, and CTEL prep
for the June 12, 2010 test date!
Go to the CBEST page if the issue’s a basic skills test—reading comprehension, essay writing, or basic math.
Go to CSET-MS for help with California’s multiple subjects exam. For single subject exams, go to CSET-SS. For test of reading instruction, go to the RICA page; for ESL endorsement, the CTEL page. For other tests in California or elsewhere, or for services to schools or districts, check Other Tests and Services—or email us!
Download a quick overview here of CBEST and CSET and their fees and updated schedules for the 2009-10 testing year!
