EDU101Certification

Research what it takes to be a licensed/certified teacher in the location (state or country) of your choice. Find out:
 * 1) URL for information
 * 2) other contact information (phone, address,...)
 * 3) any required exams? which ones?
 * 4) if Praxis is required, what are the minimum scores in your concentration? Are they the same as Maine? http://www.ets.org/praxis
 * 5) how much $$? any application fee?
 * 6) minimum requirements?
 * 7) how long is your first license/certificate good for?
 * 8) what do you have to do to renew your license/certificate?
 * 9) at least one other interesting thing

You may print out the web pages and highlight the answers or hand write the answers or type the answers. Bring the answers on paper to class and be ready to share.

//If you already know a lot about teacher certification for one state, challenge yourself to pick a new location...pick another state or a foreign country that sounds fascinating to you and research teacher certification for that location. Comparing and contrasting two locations' processes will deepen your understanding of both.//


 * UMF has [|a list of direct links to each of the 50 states' main Web page about teacher certification]
 * Nick L. in spring 2013 found [|a helpful website for finding links to any state in the USA's teacher certification information.]

This is a resource we will discuss in class. I'm putting it here in case you want to look at it ahead of time OR for you to be able to come back to if you need it/want it after the class discussion: http://www.nasdtec.net/?page=Interstate (Note: as of 4/14/2013 the link worked. Here is another version of the information.)