Know your campus: Get to know your school. Learn where the parking lots are, which buildings are close together, where there's food, and where the administrative offices are. As you work on getting your education to become a teacher you will most likely need to attend a college somewhere. This means that you are going to want to become familiar with your college campus and the buildings where your classes are going to be held.

It will be very important for you to learn where everything is and that includes the parking lots, all of the different buildings, the food, and even the administrative offices. After all, you never know when you are going to need to speak with someone about an issue you may be having.

You want to be concentrating on getting your teaching certificate, not on deciphering campus maps. While you're at it, learn who your point of contact is, whether it's an academic adviser, a professor, or a program secretary. Next, you need to know who you should be speaking to about certain issues or topics. For example, who is your academic advisor? Who will you go to with billing questions?

You need the answers to all of these questions in order to ensure that you are not wasting time when you need to speak with someone about such matters. It is always going to be best to have a list of contacts that you can call. Having this information close at hand and readily available will make things much easier for you in the end.

If you hit any snags on your path to becoming a teacher, you want to know who can help. Keep a business card on you or save his or her contact information to your computer. It is always best to know who you can go to when you are having a problem. Be sure that you are gathering business cards when you meet with people. Keep these cards in a safe place so that you do not lose them and you do not spend hours making phone calls to incorrect individuals when you are having a rough day.

The more contacts you have, the better off your entire educational experience will be.You may never need it, but, if you do, you want it to be readily available.