Standardized Test Prep

My first response to this prompt would be to browse through the test and make sure you teach each different section from it in your classroom. However, I can only think of a couple truly ethical ways to help students prepare for standardized tests. As teachers, we can only be sure that each content area is covered thoroughly. You could also take information from an older test and base your lessons off the core curriculum and that information. We can also give practice tests and prepare by reviewing basic information throughout the year. I cannot think of any other way to be totally ethical in helping with test preparation.
From my experience, I have found you need to be very careful to not base each lesson solely on the test. In the end, I found that focusing on the student first produced some of the best results. Helping students truly learn is more influential than pounding facts into their heads.