E44: What is an Educational Podcast? Interview with FTCE Seminar host, Mercedes Musto, by Samantha Arnoldussen Check out the full video on YouTube @ftceseminar at https://youtu.be/6geFAyIBrF8?si=Os_lZYiel1aZHm-4 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ftceseminar/support

E43: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | Calculating Percentages In today’s episode, we are reviewing how to calculate percentages. This is part of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Mathematics subtest of the GK. Check out ⁠⁠the resources⁠⁠ at the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made with...

E41: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | Real Numbers and the Number Line In today’s episode, we are reviewing Real Numbers and the Number Line. This is part of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Mathematics subtest of the GK. Check out ⁠⁠the resources⁠⁠ at the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made...

E40: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | The Law of Exponents In today’s episode, we are reviewing Exponents. This is part of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Mathematics subtest of the GK. Check out ⁠⁠the resources⁠⁠ at the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listener Supporter...

E39: Teacher Certification Podcast | Study Hack | Motivation | What to do about OVERTHINKING Check out the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information and resources. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listener Supporter Link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Spotify or you can Buy Me A Coffee at ⁠⁠https://www.ftceseminar.com⁠ --- Support this podcast:...

E12: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE General Knowledge | English | Semicolons In today’s episode, we are reviewing Capitalization, which words you need capitalize and why. This is part 5 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. Check out this ⁠⁠resource⁠⁠ for an ⁠⁠⁠⁠English Language Skills Study Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information and resources. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are...

E38: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | Ratios and Proportions Ratios - Definition A ratio is a comparison of two quantities. For example, if we have a bowl containing 3 red apples and 4 green apples, the ratio of red apples to green apples is 3 to 4. But how do we write that mathematically? Ratios are often expressed in colon form, such as 3 colon 4 or in fraction form which would be 3 over 4. Explanation: We have 3 red apples for every 4 green...

E37: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Pre-Exam Motivation In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about Positive Self-talk before taking the test. Have you ever listened to the voice inside your head that whispered “What if I fail or I can’t do this”  That’s right, we are diving into your thought life with some powerful words and motivation. I want to share with you something. I used to be really critical, I mean really critical of myself. But I have changed. I have changed.  “how I talk...

E36: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | Probability Probability is all around us, you may be familiar with probability in real life when you are trying to predict the weather - you may even hear yourself say something like “Well, there is a 76% chance of rain through Thursday.” Oh that’s great, I love the rain. The FTCE testing blueprint says we need to understand counting procedures, tables, and tree diagrams to solve real-world probability...

E34: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | Order of Operations (PEMDAS)! Check out the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information and resources. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listener Supporter Link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Spotify or you can Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.ftceseminar.com --- Support this podcast:...

E35: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | Statistics (Mean, Mode, Median) and More! Check out the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information and resources. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listener Supporter Link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Spotify or you can Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.ftceseminar.com --- Support this podcast:...

E33: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | Mathematics | Study Hack for Math Anxiety Check out the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information and resources. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listener Supporter Link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Spotify or you can Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.ftceseminar.com --- Support this podcast:...

E32: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | General Knowledge | English | Standard Verb Forms In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge English Language Skills Subtest.  We are going to focus on standard verb forms and how to correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense. Inappropriate shifts! Is it getting past tense in here or is it just the verbs? Hahaha  I know, I know, I had to! Now let’s get started. Concept #1 Standard Verb Forms and Concept #2 Correcting...

E31: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Evaluating Different Formats of Content: Primary and Secondary Sources In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 10 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about evaluating content presented in different formats. What? When you say content do you mean information and when you say different formats are you...

E30: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Analyzing Multiple Texts In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 9 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about analyzing multiple texts. What? You mean like reading two passages at the same time? Well, yeaaah… but not at the same time. Heheh YOU are soooo dramatic! Today is a great day to really own...

E28: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Identifying the Author's Purpose of a Passage In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 7 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about the author’s purpose in the text that you are evaluating. If you tuned in to the last episode, we talked about tone which had to do with the author’s attitude toward a...

E29: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Evaluating Specific Claims in a Passage In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 8 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about how to evaluate specific claims in a text or passage. This is our chance to use all the reading skills we have learned thus far- actually I think the fancy way of saying it is...

E17: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE General Knowledge | English | Comparative and Superlative In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge English Subtest. This is part 9 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the English section of the GK. Let’s get Started:  Today we are reviewing comparative and superlative adjectives.  Check out this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for an English Language Skills study guide or visit the FTCE...

E27: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Identifying the Author's Tone in a Text In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 6 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about TONE- this has to do with analyzing the specific word choices in a way that reveals the author’s attitude. Yeah, that’s right - I said attitude! And what I mean by that is that...

E26: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Figurative Language, Similes, Metaphors, Hyperboles, Personification & Allusion In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 5 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about literary devices used in the text such as figurative language and what you need to know to pass the Reading portion of the...

E25: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Summarizing In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 4 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about how to use the complex skill of summarizing to pass the Reading portion of the GK.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ftce-seminar/support

E24: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 3 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text evidence.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ftce-seminar/support

E23: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Finding Key Ideas and Supporting Details in a Text --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ftce-seminar/support

E22: Teacher Certification Podcast | Study Hack | FTCE | 4 Tips to Get the Most Out of Practice Testing Use these 4 Tips to Get the Most out Practice Testing Tip#1 Simulate the testing environment Tip#2 Don’t memorize the answer master the concept Tip#3 Embrace the testing effect Tip#4 Take a Practice test between 1-6 days before the real test --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ftce-seminar/support

Episode 21: Today’s episode is 5 Tips for First Year Teachers: Tip 1 How-to-interview Tip 2 The First Day of School Tip 3 Parents Tip 4 Peer Relationships Tip 5 Mentors If you know how to interview, what to expect on the first day of school, how to communicate with parents and peers or anything about working with a mentor then you are way ahead and doing awesome, but if not keep listening because it’s about to get real. https://www.ftceseminar.com/study --- Support...