How do I start thinking like a teacher?

For the most part, I believe that I am still thinking like a student. However, I do not necessarily find this to be a bad thing. Thinking and being in the mindset of a student helps educators better understand their classrooms. However, after completing EDU 101, I believe that I am beginning to think more like a teacher.

Understanding the requirements and standards of becoming a teacher forced me to think as an educator and not as a student. Discovering the many different methods of teaching also initiated my transition from thinking like a student to thinking like a teacher. I'm exploring the possibilities of how I want to teach my class. The many projects assigned in class (such as "Building A School" and "The BFZO") were also exercises that forced me to think as an educator.

However, even though I am beginning to think like a teacher, I feel as if I am not fully thinking like one. Like I said, though, this is not a bad thing. Beginning to live in the mindset of a teacher is a process that every future educator needs to go through. I believe that taking Practicum next fall will be my true (and full) transition from thinking like a student to thinking like a teacher.