Application Information

Applications can be downloaded from this website and will be accepted until the program is filled.

All public and private secondary school science teachers who teach in Maryland schools are eligible to apply.  Applications will be reviewed beginning February 1, 2010 and accepted until the program is filled.  Apply early for best consideration, as enrollment is limited to 20 participants.
 
Applicants are required to submit original official college transcripts, information about their current teaching assignments, work histories and a personal statement (maximum of 300 words) highlighting how the course will enhance their science instruction.  Each applicant must include a supporting paragraph from his/her school administrator and a signature of support from a science supervisor. An e-mail of support sent directly to sutphin@umbc.edu from a central office supervisor will be accepted in lieu of a signature on the application. 

TO APPLY:

Step One: Download the Application here.

Step Two: Complete all sections. Sign and date the application.

Step Three: Fold application with the pre-paid mailing label on the outside. Secure the folded application closed with tape.

Step Four: Mail the application no later than January 20 to:

UMBC – College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
ATTN:  Kathy Lee Sutphin, Assistant Dean for Instructional Projects
1000 Hilltop Circle, UC#116
Baltimore, MD  21250

Top applicants will advance to the second stage of the selection process, which will take place during February 2010 and involves brief interviews and surveys. Final selection will be made based on all information.

Brochures about the program will be sent to every high school's science supervisor in the State of Maryland and to members of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). You may also download the trifold brochure as a two-page PDF file here.

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