101.001GreatQuestions

“How do I become a teacher?”
 * How do I mentally prepare myself for teaching?
 * Will I be able to survive on a teacher’s salary?
 * Can I have more information on specific certification requirements?
 * Why is there so little reciprocity between states?
 * Where else can I teach with a Maine teaching certification?
 * Is it worth the time and money to achieve more than one certification?
 * When and where do I take the Praxis tests?
 * Where do I get my fingerprints taken and send in the certification application?
 * What will be expected of me during my first year teaching, and where can I go for help?
 * What are the requirements for my specific concentration?
 * If I decide not to continue as an education major, how will this course benefit me in another liberal arts discipline?

“How can I be successful at UMF?
 * How can I be successful on Praxis?
 * Is there such a thing as being too successful in college?
 * What are some different learning techniques for teaching?
 * What are the effects on education of different attitudes?
 * Do potential employers have access to my college grades?
 * What are the specific standards of the Praxis tests and portfolio?
 * What happens if I fail a class?
 * What specifically can I expect in Practicum?
 * How can group projects be more organized and productive?
 * Besides teachers and peers, who can answer my questions?

“How can diversity in the classroom help me be a better teacher?”
 * What are some other types of diversity than the ones we’ve already covered?
 * How to handle being minority in the classroom, as the teacher?
 * How do i incorporate diversity into the classroom?
 * How does diversity impact Maine schools in particular?
 * What are some specifically diverse schools in Maine?
 * Is it wrong to completely discount race in the classroom?
 * How can I make sure my classroom has equal opportunities for all?
 * How do I integrate diversity into projects and topics in the classroom?
 * How does diversity work in a classroom more diverse than those found in Maine?
 * How does diversity change a classroom, and is there a way to test this?
 * Concerns about equal treatment of different minorities in the textbook?

“What theories and historical influences should most impact the schools we’d like to have? *Several students mentioned not spending enough time on this topic in class.
 * What are some other specific education theories?
 * Which theories have stood the test of time?
 * Are there books for specific teaching philosophies?
 * How did general education impact the community when it was first introduced?
 * Can teachers and schools have too much influence over the community?
 * What are some radical theories that have been carried out over the years?
 * Are some specific education theories applicable in a math classroom?
 * Will I end up having one specific historical influence to draw from, or several?

“How do I start thinking like a teacher (instead of a student)?
 * What are some specific techniques to change that thinking process?
 * Can we have group discussions about situations in the teaching environment?
 * When do I make the specific transition from student to teacher?
 * How much to teachers have to stay “inside the box” when teaching in a public school?