How to Incorporate Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Schooling has always been about more than academics. Sure, reading, writing, and arithmetic will always be staples of the classroom environment, but there are other valuable skills inextricably tied to the educational experience.
Beat Test-Taking Anxiety

I do my best not to generalize about any group of people, including my students, but after almost 25 years […]
The Effects of Standardized Testing on Students

Standardized testing has been around for centuries. Internet reports say that the first standardized tests were given in the 7th […]
MTEL Communication and Literacy: Why Good Students Struggle To Pass

One of the most common comments/complaints that I have heard from my students over the last 23 years of teacher […]
What are the MTEL Flex assessments?

What is the new MTEL Flex assessment? On of January 25, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]
Which Communication And Literacy MTEL Alternative Should You Try?

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently announced that there are Communication and Literacy MTEL alternative assessments now. […]
How to Pass the General Curriculum Multi-subject MTEL

ETI has been preparing students for this particular MTEL since before it actually existed, so we have more experience than […]
How To Pass The Early Childhood MTEL

The Early Childhood MTEL has been recently revised. The redeveloped exam, now called the “Field 72,” will be available to […]
MTEL Tests For Elementary Education – Earning A License

Navigating the DESE’s website and trying to figure out what is necessary to earn a particular educator certification can bring […]
How To Find MTEL Score Report Dates

Back in the old days of the MTEL tests, the exams were given on Saturday mornings and afternoons at local […]