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K-12 Teachers and Educators
Teacher education has a vital
role at UMBC. The
Department of Education and many other departments, such
as mathematics and foreign languages, collaborate in providing
university students a strong background in both subject matter
and in how best to teach that subject matter. Our teacher education
program is nationally accredited by the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by the
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). We educate both
beginning teachers and teachers already working in schools,
who want both to become more knowledgeable and take on leadership
roles in their districts.
We invite you to explore our programs, whether you are a parent,
a teacher or a community member wondering about UMBC’s
role in K-12 education.
AP
Summer Institute for AP teachers
Computer Mania Day for
middle-school students, parents and teachers
Introduction to Engineering
for high school teachers and counselors
Maryland Geographic Alliance
for K-12 teachers in Maryland
Sherman STEM Teacher Education
Program for aspiring teachers, current teachers and higher
educators
Teacher Quality in Biology
(TQB) for high school teachers
Teacher Quality in Chemistry
(TQC) for high school teachers
Visual Art Educational Outreach
Programming at CAVC for K-16 teachers
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AP Summer Institute
About the Program
The UMBC Advanced Placement Program Summer Institute for Teachers
is a week-long program designed to provide AP teachers with information,
tools and strategies necessary to build successful Advanced Placement
Programs in schools. Teachers will strengthen professional skills
and learn techniques to help students prepare for the AP exam and
college. New and experienced AP teachers may register for the institute.
In addition to Maryland AP Teachers, participants in past AP Summer
Institutes have come from Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and Washington DC. Participants either pay for their own
tuition or it is paid by their schools.
The Program Will:
1. Provide hands-on activities for classrooms
2. Give information on how to select course materials and develop
AP content
3. Give sample AP test questions and scoring guidelines
4. Give College Board program updates
5. Give selected deskcopies of AP textbooks
6. Give two in-service credits
Program Duration
Workshops will meet at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm from
August 1-5, 2005. (On Friday, sessions will end at 1:00pm.)
Times include an hour break for lunch.
Program Funding
Institutes are offered by colleges or universities and are endorsed
by the College Board.
UMBC Contact Person
Tim Lynch
Summer/Winter and Special Programs Person Completing Survey.
410-455-3039
lynch@umbc.edu
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Computer Mania Day
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/computer_mania.html
http://www.computer-mania.info/
About Target Audience
Middle school students (focus on girls), their parents
and teachers
About the Program
Computer Mania Day is a day designed to encourage 6th
to 8th grade girls' interest in information technology (IT).
It provides a half day of technology-related activities for
middle school students, their parents and teachers. Girls are
the focus, but boys are welcome. The program is designed to
provide a broad based introduction to the ways in which different
careers make use of information technology. An adult/parent
program complements the day by providing information about causes
for girls’ low enrollment in technology courses and what
parents can do to better prepare their children to enter careers.
The Program Will:
- Teach students about the application of technology
to the world of work through fun and interactive activities.
- Increase students’ awareness of technology
related fields available to them in high school and college.
- Provide an adult component where information about
causes for girls’ low enrollment in technology courses will
be provided as well as what adults can do to encourage girls to
embrace technology.
- Provide educators with the skills students need in
order to be successful in an advancing technology sector.
Program Duration
Computer Mania Day is held each spring
Program Funding
Corporate Sponsors provide funding for the day. Visit
our Web site for a detailed list of sponsors.
UMBC Contact Person
Alisha Sparks
Director of K-12 Programs
Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT)
410-455-8433 voice
410-455-8931 fax
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Introduction to Engineering for High School Teachers and Counselors
About the Program
This program is a three-day workshop developed and presented to
introduce engineering to high school teachers and counselors.
The Program Will:
1. Explore the spectrum and reach of engineering in our society.
2. Teach participants what a college engineering curriculum entails
and what makes students successful in engineering.
3. Provide training in implementing hands-on projects that can be
integrated in high school math and science classes to demonstrate
what engineering encompasses.
4. Give out information tools the participants need to help their
students make informed choices when considering engineering as a
career path.
Program Duration
Program Funding
Program is funded by a grant from the University System of Maryland
through their K-16 Disciplinary Alliance and matching funds
from UMBC's College of Engineering.
UMBC Contact Person
Taryn M. Bayles
Chemical Engineering Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
County
410-455-3428
tbayles@gl.umbc.edu
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Maryland Geographic Alliance
Target Audience
K-12 teachers in Maryland
About the Program
The Maryland Geographic Alliance (MGA) is a partnership of professional
geographers and educators working to promote and enhance geographic
education in grades K-12 in Maryland.
The Program Will:
1. Provide professional development programs in geography for
K-12 teachers, including presentations, workshops, summer institutes
and mini-courses.
2. Design, produce and provide geography classroom resources aligned
with Maryland’s Voluntary State Curriculum for use by K-12
teachers. These resources include maps, hands-on activities, and
lesson plans.
Program Duration
Program Funding
MGA receives funding from the state of Maryland and the National
Geographic Society.
UMBC Contact Person
Sari Bennett
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Geography and Environmental Systems
410-455-3148
sbennett@umbc.edu
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Sherman STEM Teacher Education Program
Target Audience
Aspiring teachers: Sherman Scholars are incoming freshman,
transfer students, current STEM students with an interest in
teaching and career changers.
Current teachers: Scholar referrals or current teachers
with an interest in mentoring new teachers.
Higher education faculty: Interest in the research about
or instruction of science, mathematics or engineering education
for either the K-12 students or teacher candidates.
Youth and families in Baltimore: Improving teacher retention,
student outcomes and total school performance in elementary
and middle schools in the Greater Baltimore area.
About the Program
The Sherman STEM Teacher Education Program is leveraging UMBC’s
strengths in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
with our capabilities in teacher preparation, experiential education
and leadership development to increase the number of outstanding
STEM students in the teacher-education pipeline. We will couple
significant financial assistance with academic, professional
and social support to graduate highly qualified mathematics
and science teachers who will teach in high-needs schools in
the Baltimore region, especially Baltimore City.
The Program Will:
In recruiting our Sherman Scholars, we will seek high-achieving
students with a demonstrated aptitude in STEM disciplines, a
desire to teach and a commitment to quality education for all
children. Building on this foundation, we will use a cohort
model as a vehicle for multi-tiered peer support, while building
an interdependent culture among all Sherman Scholars.
We will enhance the higher education experience of these future
teachers with the following:
Academic support: Students will be asked to participate
in an education-focused First Year Seminar (FYS) course and
in workshops on academic success. In addition to campus advising
services, Sherman Scholars will be advised by program staff,
who will ensure access to services. Lastly, we will implement
a summer bridge component to introduce our Sherman Scholars
to UMBC and to the Sherman Program culture, to begin their academic
coursework and to initiate conversations about and understanding
of the profession and high-needs schools.
Professional support: In addition to their coursework,
students will participate in service-learning and education-focused
internships, both of which will be supplemented with substantial
reflection. The Sherman Program will host guest speakers from
various fields, such as education and youth advocacy. Scholars
will attend at least one professional conference and will be
paired with a mentor (tenured teacher) while in the early years
of their career.
Social support: By interacting early and often with teachers
who work in high-needs schools, Sherman Scholars will begin
to be socialized into their intended profession. Additionally,
understanding that a fulfilled life is a balanced life, the
Sherman Program will host recreational activities, such as retreats,
cookouts and sports outings.
Program Funding
Through a generous endowment from the Sherman Family Foundation
and gifts from the Rouse Company and Charles Mead Foundations,
we have begun to build capacity and support Scholars. We are
actively seeking additional funding to further support and expand
the program.
UMBC Contact Person
Rehana Shafi
Assistant Director
410-455-1736
rshafi@umbc.edu
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Teacher Quality in Biology (TQB)
http://www.umbc.edu/TQB
Target Audience
High school teachers
About the Program
Teacher Quality in Biology (TQB) is a comprehensive professional
development program in modern bion a variety of topics, including
molecular and cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, evolutionary
theory and laboratory skill development.
The Program Will:
Help high school teachers become highly qualified in modern
biology through face-to-face and online instruction with UMBC
faculty.
Program Duration
Program Funding
TQB is funded by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
through an Improving Teacher Quaility State Grant
UMBC Contact Person
Kathy Sutphin
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-2271
sutphin@umbc.edu
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Teacher
Quality in Chemistry (TQC)
http://www.umbc.edu/TQC
Target Audience
High school chemistry teachers. Teachers who currently do not
meet criteria for "highly qualified" and/or teachers
who teach in high need districts or schools are particularly
encouraged to apply. The program has a targeted enrollment of
20 Teacher Scholars and offers attendance-based stipends, three
graduate credits in chemistry and free course books and laboratory
notebooks/manuals. Each participant's share of graduate credit
costs will be paid by grant support and supplemented by traditional
LEA tuition remission benefits, when available.
About the Program
Teacher Quality in Chemistry (TQC) is a new comprehensive professional
development program that will fortify and expand the learning
base of its participants in the core learning goals for chemistry.
The program consists of four steps, including the hands-on summer
course, which will give participants the opportunity to apply
the concepts of general chemistry to the resolution of realistic
forensic chemistry questions with an emphasis on laboratory
techniques.
The Program Will:
Help high school teachers become highly qualified in chemistry
through face-to-face and online instruction with UMBC faculty.
Program Duration
1) Preparation Phase: Eight Tuesday sessions held 5 to 8 p.m.
on March 13, 20, 27; April 17, 24; May 1, 8 and 15, 2007
2) "Hands-On" Summer Forensic Chemistry Laboratory
Course offered during a nine-day session held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
weekends excluded, June 21 to July 3, 2007. Instruction may
be extended to July 5 and 6, if needed due to missed days for
LEA extended sessions.
3) Mandatory fall 2007 scientific communication Tuesday afternoon
seminar and sign up for classroom observations held 5 to 8 p.m.,
October 16, 2007
4) Mandatory spring 2008 gala “Share Our Success Seminar
and Poster Session” held with the TQB Program at UMBC
and hosted by the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
from 9 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2008.
Program Funding
TQC is funded by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
through an Improving Teacher Quality State grant.
UMBC Contact Person
Tiffany Gierasch, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-5781
gierasch@umbc.edu
Kathy Lee Sutphin, MBA
College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-2271
sutphin@umbc.edu
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Center for Art and Visual Culture, UMBC
Visual Art Educational Outreach Programming
Including K-16 Students and Teachers
Target Audience
Public and private students throughout the state of Maryland
About the Program
Our programs are for teachers, and educators, as well as students
and parents.
Teachers can call or write CAVC to request curriculum packets
related to exhibitions and to book tours of CAVC visual art
exhibitions. Free bus fares for tours are available on a limited
basis.
Education Outreach with K-12 schools is vital to the Center
for Art and Visual Culture’s programs. The outreach program
places UMBC visual art undergraduate and graduate students with
professional teachers in city schools to produce original art
inspired by guided tours through exhibitions. Interns at CAVC
assist in leading gallery tours and discussions, direct students
in making art work in the schools, and hang the art work produced
in an Outreach Exhibition on the campus of UMBC.
In recent years, CAVC has worked with City College Senior High,
Catonsville High, McDonogh School, Loch Raven High, Landsdowne
High, Patapsco High, Towson High, Lombard Middle School, West
Baltimore Middle School, Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary
and Federal Hill Preparatory School. CAVC has reached at least
four hundred K-12 students in the last three years.
The Program Will:
1. Provide a minimum of six tours of an exhibition to high school
students.
2. Provide one or more UMBC interns to work with high school
instructors on design projects related to tour and exhibition
for the design fair.
Program Duration
Program Funding
CAVC, Maryland State Arts Council and Department of Education
at UMBC.
Program Contact Information
Renee van der Stelt, Project Coordinator, CAVC, UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle, FA Rm. 105, Baltimore, MD 21250
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