EDU-102 Becoming a Teacher: A Learning Community Seminar

This learning community seminar is designed for education majors who are interested in making a difference in today’s public schools. The seminar will focus on the pressing issues in today’s public schools: overcrowding, lack of funding, outdated curriculum, classroom chaos, and shortage of good teachers, and many others. The Learning Community Seminars enable first-year students to make successful transitions to college while developing their abilities to reflect and assess; discover their strengths; explore career interests; set goals and problem solve with critical thinking, information literacy and communication skills; and connect with peers, faculty and staff in a diverse learning environment. This seminar will focus on education as students grow in their understanding of themselves and the world of education. While recommended for Education majors, those in Early Childhood Development, and Human Services will find the material useful. Students from other majors are welcome to enroll if interested in pursuing teaching as a career in the future.
Prerequisites Student must be in first two semesters of study at BHCC with 16 college credits or less completed.
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Credits: 3