Dr. Erin Mander studied curriculum and instruction at Wheaton College (B.A.), Walden University (M.A.), and the University of Central Florida (Ed.D.). She is a certified teacher who has been working in education for 14 years, teaching in the area of middle-level education. Currently, Dr. Mander is a curriculum consultant in Orange County and teaches both the FTCE General Knowledge and Professional Examination classes through the University of Central Florida Continuing Education Program.

Tammy Powell is a University of Central Florida graduate and a certified teacher who has been working in education in Orange County for 16 years. Currently a fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Powell has taught elementary, middle, and high school, specializing in math and science. She is certified by the State of Florida in K-6 Elementary Education, 5-9 Mathematics, and 6-12 Journalism. Mrs. Powell currently teaches both the FTCE General Knowledge Mathematics and the K-6 Elementary Education classes for the UCF Continuing Education Program and works as a math, science, and subject-area exam tutor for Mastermind Educational Consulting.

Chris A. Rose is Assistant Division Director and Test Prep Director at the University of Central Florida's School of Continuing Education. With 20 years of higher-education experience, Mr. Rose has been responsible for programmatic and business development initiatives serving the citizens and business community. His experience has been focused on industry and professional development training as well as a specialization in exam preparation and professional certification review. All UCF test-prep review courses, which Mr. Rose manages, follow the Core Success Factors: Confidence-building, Time Management and Concept & Skill Development.

Expert Reviewer

Timothy R. Blair is Professor in Reading/Literacy Education at the University of Central Florida. His Ph.D. was awarded in Early Childhood/Elementary Education with a major in Reading at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is a former elementary-classroom teacher and reading teacher at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Dr. Blair has authored several college textbooks on reading methods and assessment, and textbooks in multicultural teacher education.