EDU 150 - Becoming a Professional in Education

(1 credit)

15 lecture hours
Corequisites: Corequisite: ENG 101
This is the first course in a professional education program and is designed to help students seriously examine whether education is an appropriate profession for them to pursue. Students will have an opportunity through direct observation and class discussions to examine characteristics of schools, classroom life, school curriculum, and the complexities of school systems. Students will also be introduced to the process of becoming certified to teach in the State of Maryland and begin to prepare for and pass the PRAXIS exam. Students will begin to develop their professional portfolios that are required for completion of the A.A. degree program.