MTEL Exams – Massachusetts Department of Education

 

Prior to being hired and setting foot in a classroom, all new teachers in MA must pass the state “teacher test”, called MTEL (Massachusetts Tests for Educational Licensure).  This test has 2 components:

  1. Communication and Literacy Skills Test (CLST)
  2. Your subject area (biology, chemistry., mathematics or physics). For example, in

mathematics the areas covered on the test are

·       Mathematical Reasoning and Communication

·       Numeration and Number Systems

·       Algebraic Relations and Functions

·       Geometry and Measurement

·       Statistics and Probability

·       Trigonometry

·       Conceptual Foundations of Calculus

 

Details of this test may be found by following this link to the Department of Education’s web site.  It is offered 4 times per year. You may take the parts together or separately and you may pass them separately. If you do not pass a part the first time, you may take it again.

 

As of July 29, 2002, candidates can be able to register for the MTEL online, at this link .

 

Information about the 2008-9 exam dates may be found at this link.

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