PROGRAM INFORMATION

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) completd the fourth year of this comprehensive professional development program in chemistry in Spring 2011. It was designed to enhance participant success in the classroom and help teachers to become highly qualified in chemistry through face-to-face and online instruction with UMBC faculty. An education coordinator, who is an experienced high school science teacher, helped participants develop specific applications for course concepts and procedures. Practicum experiences were designed to be easily repeated by participants in their classrooms and/or to reinforce teacher knowledge of chemistry topics.

Participants teach in public or private high schools in the State of Maryland and had the opportunity to earn up to $2,475 in attendance-based stipends while earning up to three graduate credits in Chemistry for successful completion of the program. Grant support covered all TQC Program participant tuition costs.

UMBC is pursuing funding through MHEC to continue the TQC Program for a fifth year. Please check back for updates regarding the proposed 2012 - 2013 Teacher Quality in Chemistry (TQC) Program.

Program Schedule

Note: Information about the Teacher Quality in Biology (TQB) Program is available at http://www.umbc.edu/TQB/