EDU+101+Teacher+Certification

What does it take to be a certified teacher in the location of your choice?

 * 1) Where do you think you'd like to teach? If you're not sure, start dreaming about possibilities. Pick a location or organization (Maine, another state, a private school, the Department of Defense, a foreign country, . . . )
 * 2) Find out the requirements to be a certified teacher in the location of your choice in the subject(s) of your choice, including required coursework, exams to take (if any), residency, or anything else that may be required.
 * 3) Be sure to know the name, URL, and contact information for the agency that certifies teachers for the state. You may find this on the web or visit the offices of the certification agency in person or contact them via phone or mail. You must get the actual information from the agency and may not rely on what a friend or relative told you (unless they are in an official capacity to do so).
 * 4) Find out what is required to maintain that certificate (is it for life? does it expire in 3 years? do you have to get a master's degree in a certain amount of time? what does it take to renew it? etc.)
 * 5) Does it cost anything to get certified? If so, how much and for what?
 * 6) Include a printout of your findings in your EDU 101 notebook. It is acceptable to have a printout of the information from the web and highlight the information needed to know what it will take to be a certified teacher.