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Education: Standards, Licensing, and Testing

How to find material relevant to teachers and educators from books to journal articles to tests.

Teacher Licensure

Kansas Department of Education Licensure Information.

Certification Requirements for 50 States
University of Kentucky College of Education website provides links to teacher certication requirements for all states

Standards

Arts Education Partnership: Common Core and the Arts
Searchable database by state of arts education standards, assessment requirements and licensure requirements for teachers

International Literacy Association
Overview of professional standards for reading educators, for student learning in reading and Enlish language arts and the assessment of reading

International Society for Technology in Education
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for students, teachers and administrators

National Council for the Social Studies
Draft of national curriculum standards for social studies, links to state standards for history and social studies searchable by state and grade and standards for social studies teachers

National Council of Teachers of English
English/language arts standards for elementary, middle and secondary schools

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
Standards and curriculum focal points for prekindergarten through 8th grade mathematics

National Standards for Music Education
A statement of what every young American in K12 should know and be able to do in four arts disciplines—dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts

National Science Teachers Association
Full-text of
NSTA Standards for Science Teachers, standards for high quality K12 science programs and links to information about K12 science standards

Learning Express Practice Tests

You can take a variety of PRAXIS practice tests using Learning Express Library*.  See the screenshot below for just a few of the available titles.

In order to use these tests, you need to have a Kansas Library Card number.  To get one, send email to Renae Stucky and include your middle initial and date of birth.

*This link takes you to the State Library of Kansas online resources page.  The Learning Express Library access link is under Learning Modules.