Educational Technology Policy, Research, & Outreach

Grants

   MHEC Brac Grant - BRAC-Preparation Partnership for Expanding Information Security Capacity in Maryland 

The BRAC-Preparation Partnership for Expanding Information Security Capacity in Maryland Track (A) BRAC Related Initiatives proposal provides a unified effort between education, government and community partners to increase the number of qualified individuals in the field of Information Assurance - Information Security. This collaborative venture between CyberWATCH Regional Center, Prince George’s Community College, and MarylandOnline consists of three major components: 1) developing online format of three courses for Information Security programs; 2) developing an Information Security and Management certificate program; and 3) developing courses for the Information Security and Management certificate program. These programs will provide participants with nationally-recognized credentials in Information Security that can be used at Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and other BRAC-impacted organizations.

This partnership will target military and civilian employees and embedded contractors that are relocating, as well those already in the area who have high school or associates degrees or those with degrees in other areas seeking additional credentials in Information Security and Assurance. The Information Security certificate and associate degrees are already available in the face-to-face format, but expanding state-wide capacity to meet the projected needs in this discipline requires programs with more flexibility in content delivery. This partnership focuses on developing online formats of courses in Information Security and then deploying these courses through MarylandOnline. It also builds upon the national recognized CyberWATCH Regional Center member partnerships’ efforts to cross map programs and courses and articulation agreements between 2 and 4 year member institutions.

   Virtual Digital Forensics Lab - Direct Link to Lab

The lab will be a virtual resource in the teaching of digital forensics at CyberWATCH universities and community colleges, as well as serve as a tool for performing digital forensic investigations in the future. [More]

   NSF CyberWATCH Grant

University of Maryland is part of a consortium of Washington area organizations, including five community colleges, five universities, regional high schools, government agencies and businesses, led by Prince George’s Community College, that has been awarded a $3 million grant over four years from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will support a project entitled “CyberWATCH (Cybersecurity: Washington Area Technician and Consortium Headquarters)” to establish and operate a Regional Center in cybersecurity for the period of 2005-2009. [More]

   MHEC-The New Majority: Highly Qualified Teachers Maximizing the Success of Hispanic English Language Learners

This proposal addresses two articulated needs within the Prince George’s County Public School system: helping conditional teachers meet the qualifications for becoming “highly qualified” and providing specific teacher development activities related to reading and language skills for Hispanic students, the fastest growing segment of the school age population in the state and the nation (The Progress of Education Reform 2004). According to this recent report, in some states, one of every two children entering school is of Hispanic descent. Hispanic students are significantly more likely than white students to enter kindergarten unprepared for learning, to have to repeat grades, and eventually drop out of school. As articulated in another seminal work, “Closing Achievement Gaps: Improving Educational Outcomes for Hispanic Children” (Tomas Rivera Policy Institute 2003), the achievement gap between Hispanic and white children is a product of a range of social, economic, and educational disparities. Among their recommendations for closing the gap within the context of education are the following activities: [More]

   PT3 Grant - Building Learning with Technology

In the Building Learning with Technology project faculty and students from the University of Maryland, College Park, Prince George's Community College, and the Prince George's County (MD) Public Schools worked in design teams to create and implement engaging, performance-based units enriched with technology. These units are being implemented in college/university courses and field experiences in which future teachers enroll. This 3-year Implementation grant was funded through a "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology" (PT3) grant awarded by the U. S. Department of Education. [More]

   PT3- Utilizing Technology to Enhance Teacher Quality and Student Achievement

Part of the State PT3 Grant Proposal Abstract and UMCP COE Sub-Grant. This project centers on the use of data to support both school wide and individual instructional decisions, and has three major goals: (1) To prepare pre-service teachers to use technology to interpret and analyze student and school data to develop data-driven instructional decisions; (2) to prepare pre-service teachers to design, deliver and assess learning experiences that integrate technology, are data-driven, and are designed to improve student achievement; and (3) to implement, evaluate and disseminate technology-based models used in teacher preparation programs to assess pre-service teachers and to improve programs. [More]

   Technology Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program

Technology Entrepreneurship education teaches students how to creatively solve problems, how to plan and communicate ideas, and about the risks and rewards of starting and running their own businesses. The Prince George's County Technology Council Technology Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program centers on middle and high school students in Prince George's County to address these very issues. With the development of the Technology Entrepreneurship Program Web site and a partnership between the Prince George's Tech Council, Prince George's County Public Schools, University of Maryland Educational Technology Outreach Programs, and Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area, PGTC-TEMP plans to reach and inspire many more future technology entrepreneurs. [More]