About This Study Plan
This 30-day study plan breaks the MCE (Microsoft Certified Educator) exam preparation into 4 focused study sessions with a total of 16 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 6 exam domains — Facilitate student collaboration, Facilitate skilled communication, Facilitate self-regulation, Facilitate real-world problem solving and innovation, Facilitate student use of Information and Communication Tools (ICT), Use ICT to be an effective educator — ensuring complete coverage of the exam blueprint. Balanced month-long plan for Microsoft Certified Educator (62-193).
Prerequisites
- Interest in educational technology
- 45–75 minutes daily
Study Schedule
- 21CLD framework introduction and philosophy
- Collaboration rubric: all scoring levels with examples
- Knowledge construction rubric and Bloom's alignment
- Practice scoring sample activities
- Skilled communication rubric dimensions and levels
- Multi-modal and extended communication examples
- Self-regulation rubric: planning and monitoring indicators
- Design your own activities and score them
- Real-world problem solving rubric
- Innovation without predetermined solutions
- ICT for learning: construction vs consumption
- Microsoft 365 Education tools in learning design
- Cross-rubric activity scoring practice
- Full practice exam #1 + review
- Focus on boundary cases between scoring levels
- Practice exam #2, rubric review, and rest
Study Tips
Create a comparison chart showing all rubric dimensions side by side.
The MCE is unique — it tests pedagogy, not technical skills.
Practice with the official 21CLD curriculum materials from Microsoft.
Recommended Microsoft 365 Study Resources
Supplement this study plan with Microsoft Learn's free MCE learning path, which provides interactive modules and sandboxed Microsoft 365 environments. The Microsoft Virtual Training Days programme also offers free instructor-led sessions with a 50% exam discount voucher upon completion.
Ready to Practice?
Put your study plan into action with Microsoft Certified Educator practice questions.