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Teacher Certification Exams for Students at Texas A&M-San Antonio

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• Students who wish to become certified to teach in Texas must demonstrate both content area competence and knowledge of pedagogical/professional responsibilities.
• To participate in clinical teaching through Texas A&M-San Antonio's Educator Preparation Program, students are required to pass their content area exam(s) prior to being assigned to a school.
• Currently, students have two options for meeting the pedagogical and professional responsibilities assessment requirement. They can either take the TExES exam 160 or they can submit a completed edTPA portfolio; these can be done during or after clinical teaching.
• For explanations of the different exam programs see the first link below. Open the second link to see the complete list of Texas educator certification exams available.
   

TExES Preparation Manuals Available for In-Library Use

• Preview the library's collection of print TExES exam preparation materials currently housed in the Reference collection (in-library use only) or in Course Reserves (short-term checkout options) to help you decide if you want to purchase your own copies. 
• If using e-book preparation manuals, check for alignment by exam number with the specific exam you are taking. Some of the exams have been updated recently, but we may still have older versions of the e-book manuals showing up in library catalog search results because they are not easily suppressed or hidden. 

Use the Tabbed Box to Find Print Study Manuals Available 

Additional Recommended Sites (Including Videos)

Sites Requiring a Log-in

• 240 Tutoring.com - Teacher Certification Exam Study Guides Online. You should have an account and log-in provided to you by the A&M-SA EPP to access the materials on this site.
• Certify Teacher.com (Home) - Offers access to practice tests for teacher certification exams 

Sites Not Requiring a Paid Log-in

• 240 Tutoring.com makes some of its TExES preparation video content available for free on YouTube.
• TeachWriteLearn offers a series of more than 50 videos on preparing for the TExES created by Dr. Jacob Neumann, a professor in the College of Education at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
• Study.com TExES Texas Examinations of Educators Standards Courses provides links to 40 resources designed to help students prepare the TExES exams across multiple subject and grade areas. This site even includes links to the subject-specific sub-tests that are part of the CORE area exams. NOTE: Study.com offers a free 30-day trial and after that it charges a subscription fee.