Congratulations to Leah Prescott for receiving the Undergraduate Research Award from Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22 for her amazing SLO Project at URCAD!!

Leah just received her undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies with Music Education Certification.

Teacher Education Scholarship Program

Application due November 30, 2018
The UMBC Education Department offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and TESOL programs. All students currently enrolled are eligible to apply

Strong Scholars Program Phase II Interns

Application due November 30, 2018
The Hattie M. Strong Foundation offers scholarships to undergraduate students who have exhibited outstanding successes and enthusiasm in field experiences prior to the final year of their program or to graduate students whose life experiences prior to enrollment reveal the same strengths. Two $5,000.00 scholarships will be awarded to UMBC teacher candidates entering PHASE II of internship. Qualifying applicants must have a FAFSA on file, demonstrate financial need, and have GPAs above 3.0.

The education department, in collaboration with the Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, is pleased to welcome Associate Professor, Jennifer Mata-McMahon, Ed.D. Dr. Mata-McMahon graduated from Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela with a BA in Early Childhood Education with emphasis in Educational Leadership and Administration. She received her MA, EdM, and EdD from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her graduate work was also in the field of Early Childhood Education with an emphasis in Bilingual/Bicultural Education. Since 1995, Dr. Mata-McMahon has been an infant, toddler, preschool, and kindergarten teacher, as well as taught in middle school, undergraduate and graduate levels, both in the US and abroad. Dr. Mata-McMahon has also offered ample professional development to teachers and professors in public and private settings, as well as conducted program evaluations for non-profit educational organizations in India, New York, and Illinois. She is the coauthor of Ambiente en Acción (Environment in Action) (2006), author of Spiritual Experiences in Early Childhood Education (2015), and coeditor of Spirituality: An Interdisciplinary View (2016), as well as the author and coauthor of several book chapters and journal articles. In addition to her professional responsibilities in the education department’s early childhood program, Dr. Mata-Mahon will conduct school-based research and provide professional development to early childhood educators through her joint-appointment with the Sherman Center (https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/).