What is meant by the content area required for secondary education?

The content area is the specialization area for secondary education teachers (the area that the student plans to teach, i.e. Math, History, English, Spanish etc.). The ADE requires that the candidate pass a state exam (AEPA) in order to teach a particular subject area. Most school districts prefer that, in addition to the state exam, students earn or have earned at least 24 hours in the area they intend to teach.  more

The content area is the specialization area for secondary education teachers (the area that the student plans to teach, i.e. Math, History, English, Spanish etc.). The ADE requires that the candidate pass a state exam (AEPA) in order to teach a particular subject area. Most school districts prefer, that in addition to the state exam, students earn or have earned at least 24 hours in the area they wish to teach.Refer to the following document on the ADE web page (page 2) in order to view approved content areas. Click here for the website.Teacher prep participants can order study guides for the various content areas for $6 (per content area), or download the materials from the website. To order the tests students can call the National Evaluation Systems @1-800-239-8105 or you may visit the Rio Salado Library for reference books. Northern Arizona University Colleg eof Education has a review Web CT course of the AEPA Elementary and Secondary Professional Knowledge exam. For more ...  more