QACPS & UMBC
Master of Arts in Education (MAE) Cohort
Program
Concentration in K-8 STEM Education
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics)
Begins Summer 2011
Informational Meeting: Thursday, 1/13/11 at 5:00 pm
QACPS Board of Education, Board Room
202 Chesterfield Ave. in Centreville
This program is designed to build STEM content knowledge, strengthen
pedagogy and enhance teacher leadership through graduate level courses.
The program is designed for K-8 teachers who are interested in STEM
Education.
The MAE degree will be completed in 3 years (graduation in May 2014).
UMBC will partner with QACPS to offer courses at sites within Queen
Anne’s County.
For more information contact:
Dr. Angie Holocker
QACPS
Supervisor of Instruction - Science
410-758-2403 x117
HolockeA@qacps.k12.md.us
Jerri Frick
UMBC
MAE Director
410-455-1356
jmurdock@umbc.edu
QACPS & UMBC
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
with a concentration in K-8 Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) Education
Program includes 36 total credit hours - Non-thesis option
Core Education Courses (18 credit hours)
SCIE 533:
Culturally Responsive Teaching in Science (3 credits)
EDUC 771: Research Designs in Education
(3 credits)
EDUC795:
Seminar in the Study of Teaching
(3 credits)
EDUC 781:
Teacher Leadership
(3 credits)
EDUC 772:
Assessment and Evaluation
(3 credits)
EDUC 792:
Project Seminar – Capstone
(3 credits)
Cognate Area: K-8 STEM Education (18 credit hours)
SCIE 501:
SCIE 504:
MAED 502:
MAED 503:
SCIE 504:
SCIE 509:
Physics
(3 credits)
Environmental Science
(3 credits)
Geometry and Spatial Reasoning
(3 credits)
Algebraic Reasoning
(3 credits)
The Environment (Chesapeake Bay) (3 credits)
Environmental Engineering Design
(3 credits)