Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation

Overview

The Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation (MCTP) is an exciting new educational training program to prepare the next generation of middle school teachers in science and mathematics. The project includes activities at UMBC and at other campuses in the University of Maryland System; the project is being lead by James Fey, John Layman, Genevieve Knight, and Tom O'Haver.

MCTP Resources

Main MCTP WWW page (at UMCP).
Tom O'Haver's hot list.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available to qualified undergraduates who express their commitment to teach for at least two years.

Wanted: Students for MCTP

MCTP Courses at UMBC

MATH 385: Introduction to Mathematical Modelling
Thomas I. Seidman. 3 credits.
This is a project-oriented course offering the opportunity to discover how a variety of real-world problems can be described and analyzed with the aid of simple mathematical models and computer simulations. Possible project topics include: operation of a fuse, spread of pollutants in a river, propagation of an infectious disease, traffic flow on a highway, oscillating chemical reactions, etc. Specific selection of problems will depend on the background and interests of students enrolled in the course. Students seeking elementary teacher certification or secondary certification in science or math are particularly welcome. The course incorporates constructivist principles and has been designated as an MCTP course for students in the Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation program. Prerequisite: MATH 225

Other MCTP Courses

Chemistry 121 (at UMCP).

MCTP People at UMBC

Phillip G. Sokolove, Professor, biology, sokolove@umbc.edu
H. Mark Perks, Instructor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, perks@umbc.edu
Thomas I. Seidman, Professor, mathematics, seidman@math.umbc.edu
Alan T. Sherman, Associate Professor, computer science, sherman@cs.umbc.edu
Fall 1995 courses on the Web:
Master Preparation, CMSC-641 Algorithms, CMSC-791 Computer Chess
David B. Young, Associate Professor, education, dbyoung@umbc.edu

Other MCTP People

Dr. James Fey, Principal Investigator, jf7@umail.umd.edu
Dr. John Layman, Co-Principal Investigator, jl15@umail.umd.edu
Dr. Genevieve Knight, Co-Principal Investigator, gknight@coe.coppin.umd.edu
Dr. Tom O'Haver, Co-Principal Investigator, to2@umail.umd.edu
Susan Boyer, Executive Director, sb161@umail.umd.edu

Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation
The University of Maryland at College Park
2349 Computer and Space Sciences Building
College Park, MD 20746-2461
Phone: (301) 405-1255

Last updated on 17-April-95 by Alan T. Sherman, sherman@cs.umbc.edu