Study Tips and Resources for General Curriculum MTEL

Multi-Subject Subtest: Books, Practice Tests

• MTEL General Curriculum (03) Exam Secrets Study Guide: MTEL Test Review for the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure by MTEL Exam Secrets Test Prep Team (Paperback, 2009)
• Methods, Strategies, and Elementary Content for Beating AEPA, FTCE, ICTS, MSAT, MTEL, by Chris Nicholas Boosalis, Allyn & Bacon. Available commercially or in the Lesley-Sherrill Library.
• MTEL General Curriculum (Field 03) - The Best Teachers' Test Prep by Staff of REA (Paperback: Research & Education Association, 2007) Available commercially or at Lesley-Sherrill Library. (This guidebook is not recommended for the Math subtest.)
• Everything you need to know about...(American History) (Science) (Geography) (English) Homework by Anne Zeman and Kate Kelly, Scholastic Reference, 2005. A desk reference series of books for parents and students in grades 4 - 6.
• What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know. E.D. Hirsh Jr, Core Knowledge Series
• For History review: "Turning Points in US History," a DVD series of 30-minute shows highlighting each century--check local libraries.
• Schoolhouse Rock Video Series (there are a total of 48 videos on numerous topics like science, grammar, math).
• MCAS Exams that students take are useful for studying.
• Review juvenile non-fiction books and elementary texts that align with objectives - enter each objective into library search and read books that supported them
• Try other state student exams, New York State Regents Elementary, for example.
• Try other state teacher exams (but disregard the state-specific questions): 
  
  - Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment (AEPA) - Good sample
    questions in Elementary Education study guide
  - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TEXES) - Review
    practice questions for 111 Generalist (4-8)
  - Praxis  
  - Illinois Certification Test 
  
  
• GED Study Guides

Multi-Subject Subtest: Websites

All Content Areas:

• BrainPOP
• Wikipedia  
• Flashcard Exchange
• Fact Monster

History:

• Best History Sites  

Science:

• Teacher's Domain  

Math Subtest

• MTEL practice questions and tests by Debra Borkovitz - online practice questions (test bank has 124 questions) that give immediate feedback, hints, explanations
• MyMathTest - an online educational program from Pearson, the company who creates MTELs, to help teacher candidates improve math understanding and prepare for the General Curriculum math subtest. Cost: $10 for a 16 week subscription
• Math 03: Prepare for the New General Curriculum Subtest (Paperback) by Mary DeSouza, can be ordered from Amazon
• Take MCAS Exams in Math through grade 11
• GED Study Guides (Math)
• Khan Academy has great Youtube videos on math topics, including some MTEL Math subtest questions.
• Illuminations - Resources for Teaching Math
• Math Lessons that are Fun
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) - see "Lessons and Resources"