NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Leah Jackson (jacksonl@nsula.edu)
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

1/10/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES -The Northwestern State University College of Education and the Louisiana Department of Education Region VI Education Service Center will co-host a free PRAXIS examination workshop on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m.-noon. The workshop will be held in the Teacher Education Center on NSU's Natchitoches campus. The workshop will focus on the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) and the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) exam. Instructors will present test-taking strategies as well as a content area review to assist current and prospective teachers who are preparing to take the PRAXIS test.

NSU faculty members Dr. Marty Rhymes, Connie Melder, and Dee Dee Perot will conduct review sessions during the workshop. George Rhymes, teacher certification counselor for Region VI, will be present to answer questions concerning Praxis requirements and other certification issues.

Interested teachers and students are encouraged to contact Perot at (318) 357-4318, e-mail perotdd@nsula.edu, or George Rhymes at (318) 357-4396, e-mail george.rhymes@la.gov for more information or to register for the workshop. Registration deadline is Thursday, Feb. 1.

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