Free FTCE Practice Tests and Digital Resources
Hey, this is a good time to talk about prepared materials. Lucky for you, I’ve already prepped a bunch of FTCE study materials for you right here:
FTCE General Knowledge Practice Tests
FTCE Professional Education Practice Test
FTCE Elementary Education Practice Test
Online Study Guides Via Google Books
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Preview a General Knowledge Exam test book online
Kaplan, J. S., & McCune, S. L. (2018). CliffsNotes FTCE General Knowledge Test 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. -
Preview a FTCE Professional Education test book online
McCune, S. L., & Alexander, V. C. (2014). CliffsNotes FTCE Professional Education Test 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. -
Preview a FTCE Professional Education test book online
Mander, E., Rose, C., & Powell, T. (2014). FTCE Professional Ed (083) Book+ Online. Research & Education Assoc. -
Preview a FTCE Elementary Education K-6 test book online
Andreasen, J. B., Ortiz, E., Spalding, L. A., & Spalding, L. A. T. (2015). CliffsNotes FTCE Elementary Education, K-6. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. -
Preview a FTCE Elementary Education test book online
Atkinson, R., Green, B. N., & Tattner, N. A. (2016). FTCE Elementary Education K-6 Book+ Online. Research & Education Assoc.
Now that you have something to study with have you tried "The Pomodoro Method" to improve your studying time?
- Do you get distracted easily when you try to study or have a hard time staying focused?
- Do you find yourself just too overwhelmed and stressed out that studying has become practically unmanageable!
If you answered YES then applying the Pomodoro technique can help you.
Forbes.com described the Pomodoro technique this way:
- First, you’ve selected a task to focus on
- Next, you set a timer for 25 minutes
- Then study, stay focused - and work!
- When the bell rings or the buzzer buzzes - Congratulations! You have just completed your first pomodoro session. And have earned a 5 minute break.
- What do I do after the break is up? Repeat another 25-5 study session.
Stacking study time like this is so effective! Before you know it, you will have studied for an hour or two hours and covered all 40 questions on the Math practice test or whatever you have set out to focus on.
According to Lifehack.org, thinking about THE BIG TEST can be really overwhelming making a sort-of mental roadblock to even beginning to prepare. However, the Pomodoro technique is alot like the microlearning method we talked about in Episode 1 where you take a big task and break it into individual bite-sized sessions making the whole thing more manageable.
Forbes.com supports this idea stating that the pomodoro technique is a kind-of-like focus-superpower that can help anyone who gets distracted or overwhelmed!
Where do I start? You can start here with this pomodoro timer!
The important thing is to start studying and start studying today. The pomodoro technique can help you stay focused when you study so you can perform at YOUR best AND pass the Florida Teacher Certification Exam.
Well? What are you waiting for - go on and start pomodoro’ing!
References
Cirillo, F. (2018). The Pomodoro technique: The acclaimed time-management system that has transformed how we work. Currency.
FL.NESINC.COM (2023, May 1). Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE). FL.NESINC. http://www.fl.nesinc.com/index.asp
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryancollinseurope/2020/03/03/the-pomodoro-technique/?sh=478903593985
https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/the-pomodoro-technique-is-it-right-for-you.html
