SEA CIRTL Fellows Program Ͼ teaching certification

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:27:23 -0400

2025-2026 Call for applications for the SEA CIRTL program

The call for applications will open on August 29 and close on September 27, 2025

Calling ALL current graduate students at UMBC interested in obtaining teaching experience to apply to be a SEA CIRTL Fellow for the Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) and the CIRTL programs at UMBC. SEA provides one-week class for middle and high school students on UMBC Campus. These classes help kids to stay engaged, have fun learning new skills, and get excited about higher education at UMBC. This is a win-win opportunity, if you are considering pursuing a teaching career or gaining extra certifications before graduating UMBC, this could be a great fit for you.

These SEA CIRTL Fellows will develop a SEA one (1) week course in a topic of their choice with guided mentorship in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 and implement the course with SEA in Summer 2026.

Fellows will be required to attend professional development sessions hosted every 2 weeks, on Wednesday’s at 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM in person (ITE 238), starting October 1st, 2025 and ending in June 2026 that help them solidify their course ideas, learn about teaching approaches that are accessible and engaging for high school and middle school students, and plan their courses. Fellows obtain an Associate CIRTL certificate for developing their course and attending the Professional Development sessions, and the Practitioner CIRTL certificate after teaching the class in summer. CIRTL is a nationally recognized teaching certificate! Upon teaching the course in Summer 2026, Fellows will be paid $1000/week if the course runs, for their time and effort.

Note: Courses are run as half-day camps for a week (5 days), and Fellows will be able to choose two weeks of these five options: June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27 – 31.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this form by September 27, 2025.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at seacirtl@umbc.edu or join our information session on Monday, September 8th at Noon (12 PM) online.

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