101.0001FormativeAssessmentQuestions

How do I become a teacher? How can I be successful at UMF? How can diversity in the classroom help me be a better teacher?
 * How do I choose where to student teach?
 * Will moving to a different town or state hurt my chances of teaching there because I am new to the area?
 * Where are English teachers most needed? What do I need to be qualified to teach there?
 * What are the requirements for being a teacher in other states?
 * How do I actually get a job teaching?
 * How will standards change once I am actually a teacher?
 * How do schools choose a teacher?
 * How is the success of a teacher measured?
 * What requirements must be met before I can start substitute teaching?
 * Any advice from people who have gone through the process of applying to teach in the state of Maine?
 * What exactly should I expect after graduating?
 * What is the job application process like?
 * How do other states vary in their education and employment?
 * What classes do I need to take again if I don’t get a C or higher in them?
 * How can I get the most out of my time at UMF?
 * What makes a teaching degree from UMF more valuable than that from another college?
 * Is success only measured by how well we do in our classes?
 * Help with time management?
 * What do I do when there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done?
 * Are there any tips from professors about how to be successful?
 * How do professors view success?
 * What about busy work?
 * Any advice from upperclassmen?
 * In the eyes of other teachers, what makes a successful teacher?
 * How far in advance will I know if I will be teaching students with disabilities or different ethnicities?
 * Having little experience, how do I appropriately interact with students of different races?
 * Why is diversity over-advocated in Maine, a very non-diverse state?
 * How can I teach students if they don’t understand me?
 * What do I do if there are problems in the classroom concerning diversity?
 * Do many schools have procedures where inner-city children are brought to suburban and rural schools?
 * How do we model diversity to our students without causing a scene?
 * At what age do students start noticing diversity among their peers and how does it affect their overall interpretations?

What theories and historical influences should most impact the schools we’d like to have?
 * Generally not covered enough
 * What happens if a school does not meet requirements but does nothing to change things?
 * Why are Plato’s theories not used more in classrooms?
 * Which theories and influences are most notable?
 * How do current teachers deal with pressure from the government and testing agencies, while maintaining their own beliefs in education?
 * What are some examples of historical influences in the present-day school system?
 * How does the government view modern education?
 * Does the government look at test results as a positive reflection of our education system?