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UMBC’s Education Department offers students undergraduate and graduate programs of study leading to teacher certification recognized in Maryland and 30 other states. It also offers programs leading to a Master’s degree in teacher leadership with concentration in mathematics, science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The Department of Education is committed to providing students with experiences in diverse settings. These are provided through Professional Development Schools and other partnership arrangements with schools in the Baltimore-Washington corridor.
Teaching is a complex and dynamic process requiring a creative synthesis of knowledge and a respect for learners and learning. Mastery of this process demands the development of a broad intellectual perspective on academic, policy and pedagogical issues coupled with extensive and diverse experience in the classroom. The members of the faculty are committed to developing future educators by sharing their extensive backgrounds and experiences in the field of education policy and practice and in major content disciplines.
The UMBC Department of Education offers programs at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels in the areas of Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, ESOL/Bilingual Education, and Training Systems.
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Why We Will Not Return to Exclusively Face-to-Face Tutoring Post-COVID: Improving Student Engagement through Technology
(National College Learning Center Association, 2021)Online peer tutoring provided crucial social and academic engagement opportunities for students and peer tutors during COVID-19. This article describes our institution’s transition to fully online academic support services ... -
Tailoring Workplace Training to Generational Preferences
(i-manager, 2022-06)Given the array of generations in the workplace and the variety of learning theories and technological exposure across those generations, many instructional design professionals argue that training should be tailored to ... -
Strategies for Enhancing the Benefits and Mitigating the Drawbacks of Using Artificial Intelligence in Workplace Training
(IJLRHSS, 2023)The integration of AI in workplace training offers promising avenues for personalized learning experiences. By leveraging AI technologies, organizations can tailor training programs to individual employees, thereby increasing ... -
Game Changers
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Language Assessment Literacy and Formative Assessment in Indonesian EFL Education: A Study of Assessment Policy, Teaching Materials, and Teacher Practices Under Kurikulum Merdeka
(2023-01-01)English education in Indonesia has long been subjected to a centralized education system characterized by large-scale summative testing. However, in recent years, the Indonesian government has made significant strides ... -
Math in the Classroom Library? Why Not!!
(MathsThroughStories.org, 2020-04-09)Drawing from their article titled 'Mathematics Learning Opportunities in Preschool: Where Does the Classroom Library Fit In?' which has recently been published in the Early Education and Development journal, the authors - ... -
Fostering Young Children’s Mathematics Skills at Home
(stem4ec, 2021-04-19)The home is an exciting place for children to learn and grow. Many parents enjoy engaging in learning experiences with their children such as shared book reading and game playing. However, when it comes to making math a ... -
Helping Parents with Their Young Children’s Reading and Math Skills
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The Classroom Library as an Opportunity for Fostering Children’s Math Development
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Parents of children receiving special education services during distance learning are worried: School psychologists can help
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5 tips to help preschoolers with special needs during the pandemic
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A Case Study of a School-University Partnership Focused on Literacy and Educational Equity: Responding to COVID-19 in the Early Grades
(Emerald Publishing, 2021)School-university partnerships have emerged over the past three decades to increase educational opportunities for underserved students. One example is the Literacy Fellows Program (LFP), a recently created partnership ... -
Preschool Classroom Libraries in Turkey: Are They Used to Support Early Mathematics Skills?
(MDPI, 2022-01-03)The two studies in this paper considered the use of the classroom library as a means of socializing mathematics development in Turkish preschoolers. Study 1 (n = 80) documented whether classes had a library, its contents, ... -
Willingness to Communicate in the Digital Wilds: English Language Learners in Extramural Online Gaming Affinity Groups
(2022-01-01)Over the past decade or so, research into language learning beyond the classroom has been gaining momentum in the field of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), with factors such as autonomy and learning independence ... -
Accepting Educational Responsibility Through Technologies in Afrikan Cultures
(American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2021-04-09)Afrikan countries and cultures create solutions for the needs and conditions of their people, yet their contributions to technological innovations continue to be overlooked. In this paper, we argue that app developers on ... -
Future of college will involve fewer professors
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Representations of Africans in Popular Video Games in the U.S
(The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 2018-07-30)Studies investigating the representation of Africans and other ethnicities are scarce in video game literature. Using a content analysis approach, this paper examines Africans’ representation in ten of the most popular ... -
Laser Focused
(New York Institute of Technology, 2021-10-27)