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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.
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 CADVC for K-16 teachers
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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
Secondary school biology 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
18 Teacher Scholars and offers each participant attendance-based
stipends of up to $1,920, three graduate credits in biology,
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, as needed. On-campus housing is available at no cost
during Phase 2 of the training to a limited number of participants
living beond commuting distance of our campus
About the Program
In its fifth year, the Teacher Quality in Biology (TQB) is a
comprehensive professional development program in molecular
and cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, evolutionary theory,
and laboratory skill development. The program consists of four
steps, which includes the hands-on summer course where participants
will have the opportunity to sequence their own DNA and receive
instruction focused on the following laboratory procedures:
DNA protein fingerprinting, Forensic DNA Analysis, Protein Purification
and Bacterial Transformation. Beginning with the current TQB
training program, four synchronized, distance-learning positions
were made available to enable participation by teachers living
beyond commuting distance.
The Program Is:
Designed to enhance the skills of Maryland secondary school
science teachers with cutting-edge biological laboratory procedures
that can be used in their classrooms. Through face-to-face and
online instruction with UMBC faculty, secondary school teachers
gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become highly qualified
in modern biology.
Program Duration and Recruitment
Teachers with a background in biology and the ability to pass
the TQB Preparation Course Exam may be eligible to waive Phase
1 of the training course and apply directly to the second phase
portion of the program beginning with the 2008 Summer Laboratory
Course. Please contact Cynthia Hollis for more information at
chollis1@umbc.edu.
Recruitment for the sixth and final 2009 TQB Program will begin
during Fall 2008. Please check the website at http://www.umbc.edu/TQB/
for updated application information.
Time Line for the 2008-2009 TQB Year 5
Program
1)Preparation Phase: Eleven Tuesday sessions held
4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on February 19, 26, March 4, 11, 25, April
8, 15, 22, 29, May 6 and 13, 2008
2)"Hands-On" Current Biology Summer Laboratory Course offered
during a nine-day session held 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., weekends
excluded, June 23 to July 3, 2008.
3)Mandatory Fall 2008 Scientific Communication Tuesday Afternoon
Seminar and Sign Up for Classroom Observations held 5:00 to
8:00 p.m. October 14, 2008
4)Mandatory Spring 2009 Gala Share Our Success Conference will
held with the TQB Program at UMBC and hosted by the College
of Natural and Mathematical Sciences from 9:00 to 4:00 p.m.
on Saturday, April 18, 2009.
Program Funding
TQB is funded by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
through an Improving Teacher Quality State Grant with Dr. Lasse
Lindahl as the P.I.
UMBC Contact Person
Cynthia Hollis, MBA
TQB Program Coordinator
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-8071
chollis1@umbc.edu
Julie Wolf, M.S.
TQB Lead Instructor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-2146
jwolf@umbc.edu
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Teacher
Quality in Chemistry (TQC)
http://www.umbc.edu/TQC
Target Audience
Secondary 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 of
up to $1,740, 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,
as needed.
About the Program
The Teacher Quality in Chemistry (TQC) is a 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, which include UV/visible spectroscopy, Potentiometric
titration, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Thin
Layer Chromatography (TLC), Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS).
The Program Will:
Designed to help secondary school teachers become more highly
qualified in chemistry through face-to-face and online instruction
with UMBC faculty
Program Duration
Teachers with a background in chemistry and the ability to pass
the TQC Preparation Course Exam may be eligible to waive the
Phase 1 Preparation Course and apply directly to the second
phase beginning with the 2008 Summer Laboratory Course. Please
contact Kathy Sutphin for more information at sutphin@umbc.edu.
Recruitment for the third and final 2009 TQC Program will begin
during Fall 2008. Please check the website at
http://www.umbc.edu/TQC for updated application information.
Timeline for the 2008-2009 TQC Year 2 Program:
1) Preparation Phase: Eight Tuesday sessions held 5:00 to 8:00
p.m. on March 11, April 1, 8, 15, 22, May 6 and 13, 2008. Course
instruction demonstrates the Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry
Learning (POGIL) methodology.
2) "Hands-On" Summer Forensic Chemistry Laboratory
Course offered during a nine-day session held 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., weekends excluded, June 23 to July 3, 2008.
3) Mandatory Fall 2008 Scientific Communication Tuesday Afternoon
Seminar and Sign Up for Classroom Observations held 5:00 to
8:00 p.m. October 14, 2008
4) Mandatory Spring 2009 Gala Share Our Success Conference will
held with the TQB Program at UMBC and hosted by the College
of Natural and Mathematical Sciences from 9:00 to 4:00 p.m.
on Saturday, April 18, 2009.
Program Funding
TQC is funded by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
through an Improving Teacher Quality State Grant with Dr. Ralph
M. Pollack as the P.I.
UMBC Contact Person
Kathy Lee Sutphin, MBA
TQC Program Coordinator
College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-2271
sutphin@umbc.edu
Tiffany Gierasch, Ph.D.
TQC Co-instructor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-5781
gierasch@umbc.edu
Tara Carpenter, Ph.D.
TQC Co-instructor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-3085
carpent@umbc.edu
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Center for Art, Design 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 CADVC to request curriculum packets
related to exhibitions and to book tours of CADVC 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, Design 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
CADVC 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, CADVC 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. CADVC 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
CADVC, Maryland State Arts Council and Department of Education
at UMBC.
Program Contact Information
Renee van der Stelt, Project Coordinator, CADVC, UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle, FA Rm. 105, Baltimore, MD 21250
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