Application for RETURNING LAs - Page 3

What did you like about your LA experience? (Required)

In what course(s) and for what instructor(s) have you been an LA? (Required)

How many semesters have you been an LA? (Required)

1 semester
2 semesters
3 semesters

In what department(s) or course(s) would you like to be an LA? (in preferred order) (Required)

(PLEASE LIST DEPARTMENTS OR COURSES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE)

Please check the MOST influential reason for your choice. (Required)

I get along with the instructor very well.
I want to review/deepen my understanding of the course content.
I want to help others learn the topics of this course.
I feel confident on the topics so it would not be much of a challenge to me.
The schedule of that class fits well into my schedule.

What specific courses have you taken in the department for which you wish to be an LA? (Required)

Please include the name(s) of the professor(s) and the grade(s) you received in the course(s). The courses do not have to be ones which have had LAs.

What specific course(s) are you taking THIS TERM which might help us evaluate your preparation/background to be an LA and how are you doing in that course? (Required)

For example, if you are thinking about being a PHYS 1110 LA next term and are taking PHYS 1110 right now, we would like to know specifically as possible how you are doing, such as details about midterm and homework grades.

One of many goals of the LA program is to help math and science majors consider the option of obtaining a teaching certification. How interested are you in becoming a math or science teacher? (Required)

I want to become a math or science K-12 teacher.
Math or science K-12 teaching is among my top career choices.
Math or science K-12 teaching is one of my many possible career choices.
I am curious about K-12 teaching but I do not consider it a career choice for me.
I am not interested in K-12 teaching at all.

If you are taking steps in the direction of becoming a math/science K-12 teacher, where are you in the process?

Check all that apply.

Enrolled in a Teacher Certification Program at the School of Education

Enrolled in a School of Education course such as EDUC 3013

Have discussed my options with a School of Education Advisor

Have discussed my options with a Mathematics or Science faculty member or advisor

Have worked with children in after-school and/or summer programs within the last 12 months

Other (please explain)

If you checked other, please explain here

Below you will find a list of 10 factors that have been reported to attract people to teaching careers.

Rank, from 1 to 10, the factors that made you seek the LA teaching experience (1 being the most attractive and 10 being the least attractive).

Curiosity (Required)

A sense of being good at teaching (Required)

To give back to the community/society (Required)

Working with people of about my age/situation (Required)

To improve my CV with math/science teaching experience (Required)

Earning money (or credits) for school (Required)

Interact with faculty at different levels (Required)

Review the material or work more with a subject I enjoy (Required)

Friends/family members did it (Required)

Someone recommended or invited me (Required)

K-12

Are you interested in being certified for K-12 teaching? (Required)

Yes
No
Maybe

What aspects of K-12 teaching are most attractive to you?

Mark with a "1" your first reason and with a "2" your second reason. Mark only two reasons.

Have an impact on people's lives

Summer vacations and school schedule

The affective exchange with children

Not a highly demanding job

The complexity of teaching

Being an authority figure or role model

Number of job opportunities

Possibilities of further education and professional development

Creative job

High prestige of teachers in society

"Low risk" job

(if I make a mistake, still I wouldn't be killing anybody or sending anybody to jail, or driving anybody into bankruptcy, etc.)

What aspects of K-12 teaching are least attractive to you?

Mark with a "1" your first reason and with a "2" your second reason. Mark only two reasons.

Routinized work

Nonintellectual work

Lower scholarly demands as compared to higher academic institutions

No need of further education

Limited possibilities of professional advancement to more powerful positions

Lower salaries

No free choice of what to teach or what to do

Dealing with parents and administrators

Being in front of a class

Job not highly regarded in society

"Babysitting" students

(dealing with discipline, mainly just spending time at school with students while doing some work, etc.)

Please reflect on your own experiences in the LA program. What worked well for you? What didn't work well? If you could change one thing, what would it be? If you would keep one thing more than anything else, what would it be? (Required)

Sections

Personal tools

Application for RETURNING LAs - Page 3

Expectations & Aspirations

Document Actions