UMBI EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE NOW PART OFTOWSON UNIVERSITY!

In January, 2010 all of the education and outreach programs that have been part of UMBI were transferred to Towson University and are now part of the Towson University Center for STEM Excellence. All of our programs will continue, including our equipment loan program (the Maryland Loaner Lab), our student learning lab (SciTech) and teacher professional development activities. Our programs will continue to be physically located in the Columbus Center in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. In the coming months, our website and email addresses will be changed to Towson University, but in the meantime all of current contact information and website links will remain active. We are excited to be joining Towson University, which has a strong history of working with the Maryland K-12 community.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a full-time Education and Outreach Coordinator to work with the Education and Outreach team. The E&O Coordinator will work to deliver and develop informal science education programs targeted at Maryland's K-12 students and teachers. Located at the Columbus Center in downtown Baltimore, the education and outreach programs of the Towson University Center for STEM Excellence are designed to support Maryland's economic development with effective promotion of excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. For more details and instructions for submitting an application please click here.

UMBI's flagship education programs include the Maryland Loaner Lab (MDLL) and SciTech, on-site student laboratory.

The MDLL offers comprehensive biotechnology curriculum and lab activities available in a self-contained kit. Each kit, delivered via Fed-Ex, contains all of the reagents, equipment, background information and protocols for students to conduct inquiry-based science activities in the classroom. Since it began in 2004, the MDLL has served over 16,400 students in 20 of the 24 Maryland school districts.

The SciTech program offers students the opportunity to experience biotechnology first-hand in our dedicated student laboratory led by an expert instructor. Located UMBI's Center for Marine Biotechnology in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, SciTech has served over 25,000 students since its inception. All of UMBI's curricula are aligned with Maryland's Voluntary State Curriculum.

UMBI also has a strong history of teacher professional development. Throughout the school year, teachers are trained to incorporate biotechnology activities into their classroom curricula. In an innovative partnership with the University System of Maryland and Montgomery County Public Schools, UMBI scientists work with teachers to explore the role of inquiry in science and translate their experiences into classroom activities. UMBI also offers summer professional development for teachers to explore the use of inquiry based lab activities in teaching science.

Contact Education and Outreach for more information on these programs

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