Hi -
I also am from an area with little support. I used the NCTM
Principles and Standards book, I would actually really
recommend a book called Math On Call and a book called Algebra
To Go, they are both from Great Source publishing. I use them
for my students but found a brush through those books very
helpful, I also went through each of their glossaries
thoroughly and made sure I new everything.
Like I said, I found it very helpful to know the score 4
rubrics so on each section I already knew what I was doing and
I didn't feel like I needed to waste my time referring to the
screen on the left hand side.
What grades do you teach? I teach 7-8.
Suzanne
On 5/13/08, EA Math 2 wrote:
> hey Suzanne -- I am working on preparing for my Assessment
> Center. do you have any advice on what/how to study? I
> have no support groups in my rural district...and I would
> appreciate any advice you have. Thanks so much!!
>
> On 5/08/08, Suzanne EA Math wrote:
>> Well I finished the Assessment Center! My biggest advice
>> is to know what you are allowed to have in the assessment
>> center. My assessment center told me I wasn't allowed to
>> have scrap paper or pencils for EA Math. I knew I was and
>> made them reluctently look it up. They said they only do
>> a few EA Math a year and they administer 150 different
>> tests. Look up the specifics for your test and read the
>> score 4 rubrics over and over so the language is right in
>> your head and you don't need to look back at it on the
>> screen while you are answering. Really study everything
>> available on the NBPTS website, it was really helpful.
>>
>> Suzanne