Educator Preparation Programs

The resources listed here offer educator preparation programs (EPPs) the tools, strategies, and support materials to assist educator preparation faculty and program staff in preparing candidates for the Texas Educator Certification examinations.

Understanding Exam Content

  • Read about the development and structure of the exams.

Helping Candidates Prepare

  • Review preparation strategies and assess candidates' readiness to test.
  • Help guide candidates through the account creation, exam registration, and appointment scheduling processes.
  • Prepare candidates for their test center experience.

Assessing Your Program's Curriculum

  • Assess or align your program's curriculum, courses, or other components with the Texas educator standards.

Interpreting Candidate Exam Results

  • Access and review candidate exam results.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Find answers to questions about the exams, registration and administration, scoring and reporting, and preparation materials.

Purchasing Vouchers

Certification exam vouchers are available for purchase by educator preparation programs to provide candidates with codes to be used during registration for a Texas educator certification exam.

Practice exam codes are available for purchase by educator preparation programs to provide candidates with full or partial credit toward fees for practice examinations.

edTPA Pilot

Review faculty guidelines, score reporting information, and resources for edTPA.

Pre-Admission Content Test (PACT)

Read about the Pre-Admission Content Test (PACT), including its purpose, eligibility requirements, and registration process.

Principal as Instructional Leader and PASL

Review the content covered on the new assessments and find answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Scorer Recruitment

Learn how to become a scorer for the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program.

Committee Recruitment

Learn how to become involved in Texas Educator Certification Examination Program exam development activities opens in a new window.

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