EDU101.0001FormativeQuestions

// How do I become a teacher? //
 * What does a Practicum student’s schedule look like?
 * What are the next dates for Praxis and fingerprinting?
 * Why do some states use the SAT as a pre-professional test and others do not?
 * Why are certification requirements different in different states? Why are they not determined by the Federal Government?
 * How easy or difficult would it be for me to teach in different states?
 * What is some updated information on the field of education in general?
 * At what point in my senior year should I start applying for a job?
 * Will I really be able to become a successful teacher?

// How can I be successful at UMF? //
 * Will I be okay without a peer mentor?
 * Will taking another class alongside Practicum affect how well I do in Practicum?
 * How does being a commuter student affect my access to support services, both from professors and other sources?
 * What will my first true experience as a teacher be like?
 * What is the most common mistake that you feel UMF students make that impedes them from getting all they can from the curriculum here?
 * Are there resources in the Kalikow Curriculum Materials Center to assist Secondary Ed majors?
 * Will I be able to overcome a heavy workload?

// How can diversity in the classroom help me be a better teacher? //
 * What are some other students and teachers’ experiences with diversity in the classroom?
 * Can we talk about diversity beyond socioeconomic status and race?
 * What are some strategies for how to make my classroom more inclusive?
 * Where can I find more information about diversity in the classroom and how it will help me be a better teacher?
 * How do learning disabilities influence the success of a teacher?
 * Is the diversity of students actually in their thought processes?

// Which theories and historical influences should most impact the schools we’d like to have? //
 * What are different ideas, stories, etc that I would be able to share in the classroom?
 * Will we cover some of the earliest teaching philosophies?
 * How can I use these theories to make my teaching more effective?
 * How important is history in the classroom?
 * If all children were given an equal playing field, meaning all the same access to education, including tutors and college, how many of those students would actually take advantage of it?
 * Can we learn more about pedagogy, major figures in teaching, and censorship of teaching material?
 * How can we, as teachers, draw administrator's attention to this history - how we will be able to really make sure that the people in charge know what has worked and what has not. Is that even our role to have?

// How do I start thinking like a teacher (instead of a student)? //
 * How do I prevent becoming intimidated by students in the classroom?
 * How specifically would I teach a certain topic to students?
 * How specifically do I start to think like a teacher?