0:011 secondWashington requires all teacher candidates to attempt a basic skills test in Reading Writing
0:099 secondsor math and to be able to pass a Content exam at the end of your program
0:1616 secondsthis video will show you how to accomplish those tasks for your West B NES tests or west e-tests
0:2626 secondsall of those tests are administered through Pearson on the same site and will follow very similar processes
0:3434 secondsthe first thing you want to do is Google West B the first one that shows up is the
Chapter 2: Create Account
0:4141 secondsnesinc.com and you want to click on the link to follow it to the Washington educator skills test
0:4949 secondsonce you get to the Washington educator skills test homepage you're going to click on my account up in the top right
0:5858 secondsand create an account now when you hit the create account now you're going to put in your email
1:061 minute, 6 secondsaddress and create a password and your security question it is not required that you use your CWU email address it
1:151 minute, 15 secondsmay be best to use a personal address that you will have access to well after graduation
1:231 minute, 23 secondsyou fill out your personal information including your mailing address
1:301 minute, 30 secondsand then hit next and then you confirm that your information is correct and that you have
1:381 minute, 38 secondsreviewed your personal information and you create your account by hitting submit
1:441 minute, 44 secondsand then you can sign out go back to the home page and sign back in you can update your personal information
1:521 minute, 52 secondsusing this button at any point you want to make sure that the address that shows up here is where you want
2:002 minutesthings mailed to in the future when it comes time to register for your test you're going to go to the tests
Chapter 3: Register
2:092 minutes, 9 secondsand we're going to register for the West B today so we're gonna do West B and then this gives you information
2:162 minutes, 16 secondsabout the online proctoring option or test sites and you hit register now
2:262 minutes, 26 secondssay I am the person who's going to take this test then it's going to ask you what test you
2:332 minutes, 33 secondswant to take so all of the tests are listed here even though we clicked specifically on the west B so for Westby you're going to
2:422 minutes, 42 secondsscroll to the bottom if you wish to take a subtest online from the comfort of your home then you
2:502 minutes, 50 secondshave to do this whole process three separate times for each subtest or a separate time for each required subtest
2:582 minutes, 58 secondsif you are going to take all three of them at a testing location in one five hour block then feel free to register
3:073 minutes, 7 secondsfor the West B all three subtests the biggest mistake with the Pearson
3:143 minutes, 14 secondswebsites is you have to hit this add button you have to hit the add button at every
3:223 minutes, 22 secondsstep and then we hit next and then we say I don't have a need for
3:313 minutes, 31 secondsalternative testing Arrangements and then we hit next so you have a year
3:383 minutes, 38 secondsfrom now to take the test and schedule it your registration and your payment is
3:443 minutes, 44 secondsgood for one year you want your scores via email
3:553 minutes, 55 secondsand then you go through and fill out your background questions
4:044 minutes, 4 secondsI have some college it lets you move through here but if you hit next it's going to flag you an error
4:114 minutes, 11 secondsbecause you didn't add it so English add and then you have to go back so this is why you want to hit the add button after
4:194 minutes, 19 secondsevery question if you're at college and you have high school
4:324 minutes, 32 secondsthe first person in my family to go to college I am currently attending Central Washington University add
4:424 minutes, 42 secondsthe rest of this even if you attended a community college and transferred is not applicable because you are currently at
4:494 minutes, 49 secondsCentral Washington University you are getting a Washington state
4:564 minutes, 56 secondsdesignation you are a traditional preparation program
5:045 minutes, 4 secondsunless you are watching this video and you are applying for The Graduate level mat program then you would select this
5:135 minutes, 13 secondspostback mat program but most students
5:235 minutes, 23 secondsadditional preparation program you are doing
5:345 minutes, 34 secondsnot this question because you are not a certificated teacher so you skip this one you are not using this for retooling
5:425 minutes, 42 secondssupport your options are either one or two if you've already applied to the teacher
5:505 minutes, 50 secondscertification program you can hit this second button if you haven't applied yet you can hit the
5:575 minutes, 57 secondsfirst one those are non-consequential you want to be sure to send your scores
6:046 minutes, 4 secondsto Central Washington University this is the only way that we know that your scores have been submitted and
6:126 minutes, 12 secondsthat you took the test again anywhere that it asks you for an
6:206 minutes, 20 secondsinstitution please select Central Washington University and hit add
6:296 minutes, 29 secondsso this is our registration review I'm going to take all three USB subtests by background questions
6:376 minutes, 37 secondsand then you're going to add to cart here's where you're going to check out and use your credit card to pay for it
6:476 minutes, 47 secondsand then it will send you your receipt and then you have to go back in and schedule your test
Chapter 4: Schedule
6:556 minutes, 55 secondsafter you've registered for your test if you go to my account there is a option
7:037 minutes, 3 secondshere that says current registrations I don't currently have any registrations but if you did there would be an option
7:127 minutes, 12 secondshere that says schedule your test when it's time to schedule your test
7:197 minutes, 19 secondsit'll bring you to a page that looks like this and it'll give you testing center options the biggest piece of
7:267 minutes, 26 secondsinformation to understand when you do this is that this find a test center Auto populates
7:357 minutes, 35 secondswith your mailing address so if you included a mailing address not local to Ellensburg
7:427 minutes, 42 secondsbecause that's where you want information sent that's fine it is just going to populate in a Tacoma address here if you don't
7:527 minutes, 52 secondswant to take it in Tacoma because you're currently in Ellensburg then you just need to delete whatever address
8:008 minutesexists in that box and type in the city that you want to take your test in
8:128 minutes, 12 secondsand it'll pull up those testing centers and give you dates and times to schedule your test
Chapter 5: NES or WEST-E
8:198 minutes, 19 secondswhen it comes time to apply for student teaching one of the requirements is to
8:278 minutes, 27 secondsshow proof of registration with a scheduled date of your NES or west e-tests
8:358 minutes, 35 secondsyou're going to go to that same website and click on the tests and then you're
8:408 minutes, 40 secondsgoing to scroll down and find your major
8:478 minutes, 47 secondsno test has an art NES and then an art west e
8:558 minutes, 55 secondsso whatever your major is is almost always going to be very similar to the name of this test
9:049 minutes, 4 secondsones for your miners that might be different is this NES 104 essential components of Elementary reading
9:129 minutes, 12 secondsinstruction that is the test for the literacy minor and if you are a music student the NES
9:209 minutes, 20 secondsmusic is your general broad area music and your West E is your specialization
9:289 minutes, 28 secondsin your music you'll go through register schedule your test and then you will email teacher
9:379 minutes, 37 secondscertification at cwu.edu the appointment details that
9:449 minutes, 44 secondssays the test date and the test that you are taking and it has your name in it somewhere it can
9:529 minutes, 52 secondscome from your personal email or be a screenshot of your Pearson registrations
9:599 minutes, 59 secondsbut we are looking for an email that looks very similar to this this will be the second email that Pearson sends you
10:0710 minutes, 7 secondsthe first one is your receipt I don't need the receipt that says you've paid for your test I need a test
10:1610 minutes, 16 secondsdate that is before your student teaching required deadlines
10:2510 minutes, 25 secondsit is very very important that you make sure to send your scores to Central
10:3310 minutes, 33 secondswithout your scores being sent to us we have no way to move forward with either
10:4010 minutes, 40 secondsyour admittance status to the teacher certification program or certification after student teaching
10:4710 minutes, 47 secondsinformation on your scores can be found on the scores tab if you have tests you can view your
10:5510 minutes, 55 secondsscore reports here and this box here provides information on when your official scores
11:0311 minutes, 3 secondswill be reported so for NES tests your scores are released within two weeks of testing on Fridays
11:1111 minutes, 11 secondsyour West E or West B tests will get reported on the dates specifically laid out here
11:2111 minutes, 21 secondsso if your test date Falls between April 1st and April 24th 2022 then CWU will receive your official
11:3011 minutes, 30 secondsscores on May 6 2022. it's important to plan ahead especially for West B results
11:3811 minutes, 38 secondsif you are trying to be fully admitted before a quarter starts that you need courses
11:4611 minutes, 46 secondsto be able to take so look at your score report dates if July 1st falls After Fall registration
11:5611 minutes, 56 secondsyou may want to look at planning to take the one beforehand it'll help you plan out when you need to take your test in
12:0512 minutes, 5 secondsorder to get results to see if your program status changes
12:1212 minutes, 12 secondsmore information can be found on the student resources page at the teacher certification webpage