Subject: Try Teaching, TLPL 101, $100 Scholarship Description: Do you have a passion for math or science? Looking for a way to give back to your local community? TLPL 101 + TLPL 102 satisfies the Scholarship & Practice general education requirement. TLPL 101 encourages students to think deeply about what it means to learn and teach math and science. The main goals are to begin to understand the teaching profession, the complexity of the classroom, and start to develop teaching practices that are responsive to student ideas. You will be matched with a partner from your class, and a teacher in a local elementary school. Over the course of the semester, you and your partner will visit this teacher’s classroom to conduct two observations and teach two inquiry-based lessons. Your class schedule must allow for a 3-hour window of time, preferably twice weekly, during the local elementary school hours (7:45am-3:15pm) to complete the four fieldwork assignments. All schools are close to campus and accessible via public transportation. Terrapin Teachers will pay for the fingerprinting that is required prior to visiting the school. For a similar field experience at the middle school level, sign-up for TLPL 102. Contact Person: Jahaira Dixon Contact Email: [log in to unmask] Contact Phone Number: 301-405-0645 Website URL: http://tt.umd.edu