2024 UTeach Conference Poster Winner! Strand 1: "Octet Rule’s Influence on Student Understanding of Chemical Bonding."

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Scholarships for future STEM teachers:

The 2025-2026 application is now available! Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship (middle and secondary STEM) - receive tuition/fees, room and board
Noyce Scholars Program (secondary STEM only) - Undergraduate students can receive $11,500 (tuition/fees) for up to two years; Graduate students can receive $23,000 for one year

JADE MILES, RECIPIENT OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE AWARD, CLASS OF 2025, MATHEMATICS MAJOR, AND DEAN KIMBERLY GRIFFIN

Meet Zoe, a secondary math education major!

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Are you a Maryland-certified secondary science or math teacher looking for an opportunity to support UMD teaching candidates? Read more…

Terrapin Teachers receives a $1M NSF-funded Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Award to support future STEM teachers. Read more…

Terrapin Teachers receives a $5,000 Do Good Institute Award “Game-Based Learning Facilitated by Future Mathematics Teachers.” Read more…

Congratulations Class of 2024!!

Are you a STEM middle or high school teacher looking for a flexible, online full or part-time Masters program that will build on your science knowledge? Check out the Master of Chemical & Life Sciences program.

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Terrapin Teachers allows you to complete a middle school math or science education major OR a double major in your STEM content area and secondary education- all in four years!

Why teach? There is a high demand for STEM teachers across Maryland and throughout the nation. Loan forgiveness and scholarship programs are available for science and math teachers. The average starting teacher salary in Maryland will be $60,000 in 2026 for a 10-month contract.

GET STARTED! REGISTER FOR TLPL101! You will teach an inquiry-based science or math lesson in a local PGCPS elementary classroom.

Frequently Asked Questions!

Q: Do I need permission to enroll in TLPL 101?
A: No permission code or application is required.

Q: What does it mean to have a three-hour window to teach the lessons in TLPL 101?
A: You will be in the public classroom only TWICE during the semester. You will observe a classroom teacher and teach one STEM lesson. The three-hour window is needed twice during the semester to travel to the school, observe or teach a 50-60 minute lesson, and then return to UMD.

Q: How can I travel to the schools if I don’t have a car?
A: The schools are accessible via the UMD shuttle or metro bus.

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