Higher Education Partnerships News

MCPS/McDaniel College Partnership in Administration and Supervision (Posted on 5/15/12)

Montgomery County Public Schools through the Office of Human Resources and Development and McDaniel College are offering the opportunity to earn your Master's Degree and/or Administrator I Endorsement. All courses will be offered in Montgomery County. Coursework is offered at a reduced rate.

Learn more about the program at an information meeting on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 4:30pm, at the Center for Technology Education (CTI), 4 Choke Cherry Rd., Rockville, Maryland. If you are interested in attending this meeting please RSVP to Andrea Selivan (aselivan@mcdaniel.edu) by June 4, 2012.

Register for this interest meeting on PDO.

For more information contact Nick Urick, McDaniel College at nurick@mcdaniel.edu or Russ Fazio (MCPS) at 301-315-7384.

MCPS/UMCP Master's Degree Partnership in Middle School Mathematics (Posted on 5/15/12)

Montgomery County Public Schools through the Office of Human Resources and Development and The University of Maryland at College Park are offering the opportunity to earn a Master's Degree in Middle School Mathematics. Additionally, you may have the possibility to apply for an add-on endorsement in middle school mathematics to your current teacher certification from MSDE (this is not an initial teacher certification).

Program candidates are prepared to become highly qualified middle school mathematics teachers, fulfilling the mathematics education needs of students in urban settings. A 3-year master’s program, candidates are required to complete 30 credits of coursework in mathematics, mathematics education and teacher research. This program is appropriate for current middle school math teachers with elementary certification, or for teachers who wish to teach mathematics at the middle school level.

This cohort program will start Fall 2012. All courses will be offered at The Universities at Shady Grove. Coursework is offered at a reduced rate. Application can be accessed online at http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/welcome/application_process.html For more information about the program, visit the Center for Mathematics Education District Partnership programs website, http://www.education.umd.edu/MathEd/DDP_MCPS.html .

Attend an Online interest meeting on May 24 6:00-7:30pm; May 28 11am-12:30pm; or June 1 3-4:30pm. To join the online meeting, see guide at http://www.education.umd.edu/MathEd/DDP_MCPS.html#moreinfo

Attend in-person information meeting at The Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove, June 7 from 5-6pm, Building III, Room 2226, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

Register on PDO for both online and in-person interest meetings.

For more information contact Beatriz Quintos, University of Maryland at bquintos@umd.edu or Russ Fazio (MCPS) at 301-315-7384.

MCPS /Towson University Partnership in School Library Media (Posted on 5/15/12)

MCPS through the Office of Human Resources and Development and Towson University offer you the opportunity to earn your master's degree in School Libray Media. This is a three year, 36 credit program that will result in Maryland certification as a school librarian. The program begins fall 2012. All courses will be offered in Montgomery County.

An information session will be held Thursday, May 29, 2012, at 4:00 pm in the Beech Room, MCPS Office of Human Resources and Development, 45 West Gude Drive, Rockville.

Register for this meeting on PDO.

RSVP your interest in attending this meeting to Barbara Clark, Towson University (bclark@towson.edu).

For additonal information contact Russ Fazio (MCPS).

MCPS/University of Maryland Master's Degree Partnerhsip with a Specialization in Science (Posted on 5/15/12)

Montgomery County Public Schools through the Office of Human Resources and Development and University of Maryland College Park are offering the opportunity to earn a Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership with a Specialization in Science.

Program candidates are prepared to become effective elementary science teachers and teacher leaders, fulfilling the science education needs of students in urban settings. This program is appropriate for current elementary-certified teachers, who wish to pursue leadership roles in science teaching or simply improve their science content knowledge and knowledge of science pedagogy.

Cohort program will start Fall 2012. All courses will be offered at The Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove. Coursework is offered at a reduced rate.

Application is online. http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/welcome/application_process.html

For more information about the program, visit Center for Mathematics Education District Partnership programs website, http://education.umd.edu/TLPL/DivSTM/MA.Science.html

Attend an Online interest meeting on May 24 6:00-7:30pm; May 28 11am-12:30pm; or June 1 3-4:30pm. To join the online meeting, see guide at http://education.umd.edu/TLPL/DivSTM/MA.Science.html

Attend an in-person interest meeting at The Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove, June 7 from 5-6pm, Building III, Room 2226, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

Register on PDO for both online and in-person interest meetings.

For more information contact Beatriz Quintos, University of Maryland at bquintos@umd.edu or Russ Fazio (MCPS) at 301-315-7384.

MCPS/University of Maryland at College Park Reading Master's Degree (Posted on 5/15/12)

The Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL) at the University of Maryland offers a Master of Education degree (M.Ed.) leading to Reading Specialist certification. The Reading Specialist program at the University of Maryland provides candidates with the tools to decisively meet the challenges faced by today's reading specialist in an effort to facilitate optimal literacy learning for all students. In Montgomery County, where many students come from homes where English is not the first language, it is imperative for all teachers to become sensitive to and competent at working with ELLs. Reading Specialists have a significant leadership role in this process. This program will focus on fundamental literacy issues with special attention to the ways reading specialists address issues that are unique to ELLs.

Courses will be located at the Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850. The program will begin in July 2012.

For more information contact Dr. Rose Marie Codling (rcodling@umd.edu) or Dr. Russ Fazio (MCPS).

MCPS/Montgomery College Offer Teacher Certification (Posted on 5/15/12)

Montgomery College (MC) and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) through the Office of Human Resources and Development partner to offer an innovative teacher preparation program for talented individuals who wish to become teachers in MCPS secondary schools. The competitive program is designed to address Maryland’s teacher shortage in high need areas such as Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Spanish. Recruiting areas vary from year to year, and will usually be announced around July 1. Potential candidates must have at least a bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75 and be able to document expertise in the selected teaching field.

For more information contact Russ Fazio (MCPS) or the ACET Program Staff Assistant, School of Education, phone: 240-567-4061, email acet@montgomerycollege.edu or see the website, http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/acet/acet.html.

MCPS/University of Maryland Partnership in Human Development (Posted on 5/9/12)

The University of Maryland at College Park and MCPS through the Office of Human Resources and Development are seeking candidates for the Human Development Master’s Degree partnership program beginning summer 2012. This master’s degree is a two year, 30 - credit program that focuses on the middle and high school adolescent and includes courses in human and cognitive development, achievement motivation, social bases of behavior, learning theory, learning styles, and technology in the classroom. Also, this degree program will meet the six-credit state reading mandate for teachers with high school certification.

All courses will be taught in Montgomery County by full-time faculty of the University of Maryland. This program also eliminates the cost of University of Maryland semester fees.

For additional information contact Eileen Kramer at ekramer@umd.edu, University of Maryland, Department of Human Development at 301-405-1659 or Russ Fazio, Office of Human Resources and Development, at 301-315-7384.

MCPS & GWU Offer Early Childhood /Special Education Graduate Certificate (Posted on 5/9/12)

The Montgomery County Public Schools through the Offices of Human Resources and Department and Special Education Services and the George Washington University are pleased to announce the Building Inclusive Communities (BIC) program beginning Fall 2012.

Eligible special educators (Early Childhood Certified: Infants - Grade 3) will receive full funding to complete an 18-credit Graduate Certificate program in bilingual special education, focused on providing early childhood educators with the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Coursework begins Fall 2012 and continues through Summer 2013. The program is offered primarily online.

Interest meetings to provide information about this partnership are scheduled at the Office of Human Resources and Development, 45 W. Gude Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM on the following dates:

May 9, 2012 (Beech Conf. Rm.)

May 16, 2012 (Beech Conf. Rm.)

May 23, 2012 (Beech Conf. Rm.)

May 30, 2012 (Beech Conf. Rm.)

Register for the interest meeting on PDO.

Coursework addresses areas such as assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse/exceptional students ~ Including Response to Intervention, development of language and literacy, development of the young child with disabilities, inclusion and methods and materials for working with diverse exceptional students.

Applicants must meet GWU Graduate Certificate admissions standards, commit to completing all six courses, and comply with terms of funding outlined in fellowship acceptance documents, including agreeing to serve students with special needs according to NCSO service obligation requirements.

For additional information, please call Russ Fazio, MCPS, Office of Human Resources and Development, 301-315-7384 or Allison Gunter, 202-973-1148.

Hood College/MCPS Partnership in Administration and Supervision (Posted on 3/22/12)

Hood College and MCPS, through the Office of Human Resources and Development, will offer, starting fall 2012, the Educational Leadership Certification Program (ECLP). Through this partnership you may earn a master's degree in educational leadership with Maryland certification in administration and supervision or for those who hold a master’s degree already, just take the 18 credits needed for Maryland administrator certification. All but one course will be offered in Montgomery County. All courses are offered at a reduced tuition rate.

For further information contact Dr. Russ Fazio (MCPS) at 301-315-7384 or Dr. Joan Carroll (Hood College) at Joan_Carroll@mcpsmd.org.

Towson Masters of Arts in Teaching Special Education (Posted on 3/22/12)

This Towson University/MCPS partnership program is designed for those without formal training in the field of education who are seeking initial teacher certification and a master's degree in Special Education.

Program begins in the Fall of 2012 and can be completed in 6 semesters with the final internship to be scheduled for the spring or summer of 2015. All courses will be offered at a favorable tuition rate and conveniently located at the Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Ms. Judy Webster (Towson University) at 301-738-6326 or Dr. Russ Fazio(MCPS) 301-315-7384.