Tips on Taking the ESOL Praxis Exam
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 · 7 - 8 PM
Online
Are you planning to take the ESOL Praxis?
If so, join current MA TESOL students, Sarah and BB, as they share their experience taking the praxis and offer tips on how you can pass the praxis.
Sarah Gawens has been a volunteer ESL instructor and tutor for the
Frederick County Literacy Council since 2018 and previously volunteered
for the York County Literacy Council from 2015-2018. She was an adjunct
ESL professor for Frederick Community College for the 2018-2019 school
year. Sarah completed and passed the ESOL Praxis (5362) and Teaching
Reading Elementary Praxis (5205) in the summer of 2020. She holds a BA
in Fine Arts from Mount St. Mary’s University and is now completing her
MA in TESOL with K-12 initial teaching certification at the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County.
BB Kim is an MA TESOL student pursuing the preK-12 teacher certification
track at UMBC. She taught English at Daegu University in Korea for over
seven years. She passed both ESOL Praxis (5362) and Teaching Reading
Elementary Praxis (5205) in January 2021. She is in the process of applying
to various counties in hopes of getting a conditional job offer. She has a
BA in Speech from University of Hawaii and an MA in Communication
from Hawaii Pacific University.
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