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• Teaching in Florida: what the route looks likeThe General Knowledge Test is one of three examination requirements for a Florida Professional Certificate, alongside subject area and professional ed…
• Teach in Florida With a Non-Education DegreeNothing about the General Knowledge Test favors an education degree. There is no prerequisite to sit it: no course, no degree, no supervised experienc…
• What a Florida teacher preparation program involvesA Florida teacher preparation program is approved by the state, and approval has a specific meaning in a certification route. It does not administer t…
• Substitute teaching while you certifySubstitute requirements in Florida are set district by district, and we hold no source for them, so we will not list them. What we can source is the w…
• Teaching on a Temporary CertificateFlorida issues a Temporary Certificate that lets a person teach while completing outstanding requirements, with what is outstanding and for how long s…
• The General Knowledge Test and your districtYour district sets none of the examination. Rule 6A-4.0021 fixes the passing score, the USD 32.50 fee, the 30-day retake wait and the alternative scor…
• Changing careers into teachingAnyone may register and sit the General Knowledge Test: no course, no degree, no experience required first. The catch for career changers is that the …
• Moving into teaching from the militaryRule 6A-4.0021 provides military testing fee waivers and states that fees for retake examinations may not be waived. So the waiver covers your first s…
• Paraprofessional to teacher in FloridaYou can register and sit the General Knowledge Test today: there is no prerequisite of any kind. A passing subtest score does not expire and each subt…
• What the General Knowledge Test does not testIt tests reading, writing and school mathematics across ten competencies and 57 skills, plus an essay. It does not test teaching, child development, c…