Decide. Decide what you want to study. Do you enjoy upper or lower level math? Do you enjoy teaching Shakespeare or teaching the alphabet? Decide what interests you most and start by studying something related to that. Volunteer. The best way to decide if this is the right path for you is to try it! Volunteer at local schools with kids of various ages to narrow down what you enjoy, or if you enjoy it at all. Try this as soon as possible! Enroll. If you don’t have the time to attend a college, enroll online! (some great ones are edx.org, which is free, or Coursera, which is pay per class to become certified). The first step is to get your bachelors degree whether that be in science, english, math, etc. Certification. The final step is taking the certification test for the age group and subject that you wish to teach. Make sure you know what state you will be in because you can only be certified for specific states at a time! Each state is different so make sure to keep this in mind!