Department of Education — Alumni Survey

1. Degree Received (check one): B.A. MA or MAT

2. Area of specialization (check one): Elementary Secondary

3. Year of Graduation:

4. What, if any, degrees have you obtained since graduating from the Maharishi University of Management Teacher Education Program?

5. Brief Job History
Please list below the major jobs you have taken since your degree up to your most current position.

	Position	Number of Years
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2nd
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4th

6. Current Occupation and Responsibilities?
Occupation:
Responsibilities:

For Graduates Who Are Not Currently Teaching.

7. What led you to other employment? Because our goal as a teacher education faculty is to prepare you for professional employment in the field of teaching, you can help us to understand why individuals who graduate from the program do not choose to teach. Please explain in brief why you have not chosen a career in teaching.

8. Do you plan to go back into the field of teaching in the future?
Yes No

9. Under what circumstances could you see yourself teaching again?

10. Program Strengths. Please list what you consider to be the three greatest strengths of the MUM Teacher Education Program.
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11. Suggestions for Improvement. Based on your experience since graduating, please list three things that we could do to improve the program.
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Please use the next pages to rate various aspects of your experience in the Teacher Education Program at Maharishi University of Management.

12. Evaluating the Instructional Program
Our current program is built around the new Iowa Standards for what new teachers should be able to do in the classroom. In light of your experience since MUM, please evaluate the degree to which each of these aims was emphasized in your program and the strength of your preparation in each by the end of the Teacher Education Program.

a. Student learning. The practitioner understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
b. Diverse Learners. The practitioner understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are equitable and adaptable to diverse learners.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
c. Instructional Planning. The practitioner plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, curriculum goals, and state curriculum models.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
d. Instructional strategies. The practitioner understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
e. Learning environment/ classroom management. The practitioner uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
f. Communication. The practitioner uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques, and other forms of symbolic representation, to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
g. Assessment. The practitioner understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
h. Foundations, reflection and professional development. The practitioner continually evaluates the effects of his/her choices and actions on students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community, and actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
i.Collaboration, ethics, and relationships. The practitioner fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and organizations in the larger community to support students' learning and development.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
j. Computer technology related to instruction.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor
k. Consciousness-Based Education. The practitioner understands the principles and practices of Consciousness-Based Education and how these relate to current educational practice.	Your preparation Excellent Good Fair Poor

13. Overall, how well did the MUM Teacher Education Program prepare you for your professional activities after graduation?
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14. (Optional) If you wouldn’t mind writing something for the purposes of promotion, what might you say to a prospective students to encourage them to enroll in the MUM Teacher Education Program?