Sign Up for a Higher Ed Partnership Interest Meeting

Higher education partnerships offers opportunities to MCPS employees seeking teacher certification or licensure, continuing professional development, or who are pursuing career advancement. Register on Professional Development Online. Below, get more information on upcoming interest meetings:

Hood College, Educational Leadership Program
Thursday, March 21; 5-6 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #87670

Hood College offers graduate certificate and master’s degree pathways for Educational Leadership leading to Administrator I certification. To be eligible, employees should have three or more consecutive years of successful classroom teaching experience and tenure. More information

For questions, contact Dan Shea or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website.

Notre Dame of Maryland University
Thursday, March 21, 6-7 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #87163

Notre Dame of Maryland University will review its course offerings in the Department of Education during this interest meeting. The two MCPS partnership programs are: the bachelor’s degree pathway for certification in ESOL or special education and the graduate-level pathway (a non-degree, graduate-level, state-approved teacher education program leading to initial certification in ESOL, special education, math, computer science or Spanish).

For more information, contact Sarah Gruen or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website.

Montgomery College, Culturally Responsive Educators Aspiring for Teaching Excellence (CREATE)
Monday, April 8; 4:30-5:30 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #89298

The CREATE Cohort Program will host an information session from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, on Zoom. To be eligible, employees should be current MCPS support professionals who hold permanent positions. Members of the cohort earn an associate of arts in teaching degree (AAT), the first two years of the required four-year degree. MC will assist employees who are new to college, or who have some college credits, in developing an academic plan that allows students to graduate in two to three years and seamlessly transfer to partner universities to complete the bachelor’s degree required to become a certified teacher.

For more information, email CREATEteachercohort@montgomerycollege.edu or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website. 

“How To Become a Teacher in MCPS” Information Session
Monday, April 8, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #87524

Want to become a certified teacher in MCPS? Join us to learn how! Participants will examine the commitment MCPS has for support professionals who want to become teachers, understand the Maryland State Department of Education certification process, explore the various degree pathways for teacher certification and learn about the specific MCPS offices and departments that collaborate for employees pursuing careers in teaching. Click here for additional information. 

For questions, email Heather Harman or Brittany Mackel.

Moreland TEACH-NOW
Tuesdays, April 9 and April 23; 5-6 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #91498

Moreland University's TEACH-NOW certification program helps conditionally certified teachers earn their teaching licensure. This is an asynchronous online program that provides a flexible, affordable and accelerated pathway to certification.

During this information session, you will:

• Learn about the program – schedule, learning goals and requirements.
• Complete the application. 
• Learn about the license process.
• Meet the Moreland team and an MCPS graduate of the program. 

For more information, contact Marjorie Guadarrama or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website. 

McDaniel College, Educational Leadership Program
Wednesday, April 10, 5-6 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #87534

McDaniel College will host an information session for their Administrator I Certification and Master’s degree programs. To be eligible for the leadership partnership program, individuals must have three or more years of successful classroom teaching experience and be tenured in MCPS.

For more information, contact Susan Flanders or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website.