Ref-00247 Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Sixteenth Edition

Description:

Material incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-4.0021

Related Rules

• 6A-4.0021 Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

Related Notices

• 9823595.The purpose of this rule amendment is to adopt changes to the competencies and skills for the Physical Education K-12 and Health K-12 examination, effective January 1, 2012 and update processes related to the test delivery format, as well as other obsolete terminology present within the rule. The effect of these changes will be updated competencies and skills for the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE).
• 10401521.The purpose of this rule amendment is to adopt new competencies and skills for the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K-12, Mathematics 6-12, Middle Grades Mathematics 5-9, and Professional Education examinations, effective January 1, 2013 and new passing score requirements for the Educational Media Specialist PK-12, Exceptional Student Education (ESE) K-12, and Social Science 6-12 examinations, effective January 1, 2012. The effect of these changes will be updated competencies and skills for the FTCE and modification of existing passing score requirements for the affected subject area examinations.
• 11631287.The purpose of this rule amendment is to adopt new competencies and skills for the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3 examination, effective July 1, 2013, and new passing score requirements for the Biology 6-12, Chemistry 6-12, Earth-Space Science 6-12, Middle Grades General Science 5-9, Physics 6-12, Health K-12, and Physical Education K-12 examinations, effective September 1, 2012. The effect of these changes will be updated competencies and skills for the FTCE and modification of existing passing score requirements for the affected subject area examinations.
• 12773268.The purpose of this rule amendment is to revise the current FTCE competencies and skills for the following examinations: General Knowledge, Elementary Education K–6, Middle Grades English 5–9, and English 6–12. In addition, the proposed rule will change the current fee structures for Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3 and Elementary Education K–6, as a result of changes to test formats and scoring models. Overall testing time for the Elementary Education K–6 exam will remain unchanged as a result of these proposed rule changes. The effect is the proposed adoption of new competencies and skills and fee modifications for the aforementioned examinations.
• 13977135.The purpose of this rule amendment is to adopt new competencies and skills for the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) Computer Science K-12 and Technology Education 6-12 subject areas, effective April 1, 2014. In addition, new passing scores for the Professional Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K-12, Mathematics 6-12, Middle Grades Mathematics 5-9, and the new Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3 examinations will be adopted. These newly adopted passing scores will take effect March 1, 2014. The effect of these changes will be updated competencies and skills for the FTCE and modification of existing passing score requirements for the affected examinations.