MTEL Resources

Below is a list of MTEL resources available in the Library. These materials include MTEL information booklets and test objectives, test preparation manuals (including those for New York State, California and Texas teacher tests which were developed by NES, developer of the MTEL), resources for grammar and math review, state and organization frameworks and elected content-area textbooks.

Audesirk, T., Audesirk, G., & Byers B. E. (2002). Biology: Life on Earth. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Chapin, S. H. & Johnson, A. (2000). Math Matters: Understanding the Math You Teach, Grades K-6. Sausalito, California: Math Solutions Publications.

Crafton, L. K. (1996). Standards in Practice, Grades K-2. Urbana, Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English.

Wilson, P. & Grazier, T.F. (2004). The Least You Should Know About English: Writing Skills: Form B. Heinle

Grammar Smart. (1996). New York: Random House, Inc.

Hakim, J. (1993). A History of Us: From Colonies to Country. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hakim, J. (1993). A History of Us: Making Thirteen Colonies. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hakim, J. (1993). A History of Us: The New Nation. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hakim, J. (1994). A History of Us: An Age of Extremes. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hakim, J. (1994). A History of Us: Reconstruction & Reform. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hakim, J. (1994). A History of Us: War, Terrible War. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hakim, J. (1995). A History of Us: All the People. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hakim, J. (1995). A History of Us: War, Peace, and All That Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (1987). Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (Ed.). (1992). What Your 1st Grader Needs To Know. New York: Dell Publishing.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (Ed.). (1992). What Your 2nd Grader Needs To Know. New York: Dell Publishing.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (Ed.). (1992). What Your 3rd Grader Needs To Know. New York: Dell Publishing.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (Ed.). (1992). What Your 4th Grader Needs To Know. New York: Dell Publishing.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (Ed.). (1993). What Your 5th Grader Needs To Know. New York: Dell Publishing.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (Ed.). (1993). What Your 6th Grader Needs To Know. New York: Dell Publishing.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. (Ed.). (1996). A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Our Children Need to Know. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Martin, J. K., Roberts, R., Mintz, S., McMurry, L. O., & Jones, J. H. (2001). America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making, Volume 1-to 1877. New York: Longman Press.

Martin, J. K., Roberts, R., Mintz, S., McMurry, L. O., & Jones, J. H. (2001). America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making, Volume 2-from 1865. New York: Longman Press.

Massachusetts Department of Education. (2002). Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Test Information Booklet: 01, Communication and Literacy Skills. Malden, Massachusetts: National Evaluation Systems, Inc.

Massachusetts Department of Education. (2002). Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Test Information Booklet: 02, Early Childhood. Malden, Massachusetts: National Evaluation Systems, Inc.

Massachusetts Department of Education. (2002). Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Test Information Booklet: 03 Elementary. Malden, Massachusetts: National Evaluation Systems, Inc.

Massachusetts Department of Education. (2002). Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Test Information Booklet: 08 Reading. Malden, Massachusetts: National Evaluation Systems, Inc.

Massachusetts Department of Education. (2002). Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Test Information Booklet: 24 English as a Second Language. Malden, Massachusetts: National Evaluation Systems, Inc.

Massachusetts Department of Education. (2002). Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Test Information Booklet: 25 Moderate Disabilities. Malden, Massachusetts: National Evaluation Systems, Inc.

Moynihan, R. B., Russett, C., & Crumpacker, L. (Ed.). (1993). Second to None: A Documentary History of American Women, Volume 1: From the 16th Century to 1865. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.

Moynihan, R. B., Russett, C., & Crumpacker, L. (Ed.). (1993). Second To None: A Documentary History of American Women, Volume 2: From 1865 to the Present. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (1996). Guidelines for Preparation of Early Childhood Professionals. Washington, DC: NAEYC.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (1991). Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics. Reston, Virginia: NCTM.

National Evaluation Systems. (1993). The Official TASP Test Study Guide. Austin, Texas: NES, Inc.

Press, F. & Siever R. (1986). Earth. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.

Rae, G., Jenson-Wilson, A., Brick, B., & Walsh, B. (2003). The Best Test Preparation for the MTEL. New Jersey: Research & Education Association.

Schwartz, J. (1997). Grammar Power. New York: Kaplan Educational Centers.

Skinner, B. J., Porter, S. C., & Botkin, D. B. (1999). The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Shipman, J. T., Wilson, J. D., & Todd, A. W. (2000). An Introduction to Physical Science. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Sliter, R. (1999). Cracking the CBest. New York: Random House, Inc.

Steeves, K. A. & Browne, B. C. (2000). Preparing Teachers for National Board Certification. New York: The Guiford Press.

Stern, S. L. (2000). Mastering the MCAS in English Language Arts: Grade 10. New York: AMSCO School Publications, Inc.

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