Teaching That Makes a Difference
“Teaching That Makes a Difference”  UMBC is a leader in assisting MarylandÂ’s most troubled public schools through Project SUPPORT (School-University Partnership to Prepare Outstanding Responsive Teachers), a remarkably successful federally funded program that will ultimately place 1,100 teachers in Baltimore City and hundreds more in Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties.“Our school-university partnerships will break a tradition of neglect by recruiting, preparing, mentoring and retaining the high-quality teachers necessary to improve student learning and achievement,” says UMBC Clinical Associate Professor of Education John Lee, who heads the project.The program is a win-win for public school students, their schools and UMBCÂ’s urban teachers-in-training.… Continue Reading Teaching That Makes a Difference