Personal Information
Last Name: First Name: Middle Initial:
Home Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Telephone Number: Email Address:
If you have already applied to UMBC, please check here:
Undergraduate Institution: Other Institution(s), if applicable:
Please include in your application an unofficial copy of your transcript(s).
Content & Certification Area
Content Area: Intended Certification Program:
Praxis I Scores Reading: Math: Writing:
If applicable, Praxis II Content Area Score:
Personal Statement
On a separate piece of paper, please briefly answer the questions below:
What are your education and career goals? How does the Sherman STEM Teacher Scholars Program fit into those goals?
Essays
On a separate piece of paper, please answer each of the questions below. Please limit your responses to one-page each.
1. UMBCs Department of Education has a 3-pronged mission: 1) to research teaching and learning; 2) to develop caring, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and skilled teachers who are responsive to children, families and the community; and 3) to graduate teachers who will serve as leaders in their schools and as advocates for democracy and social justice. Select one aspect from the mission statement and describe how your goals relate to it.
2. Think of a teacher that you admire. What skills and qualities does that teacher have that you seek to emulate?
3. What is your motivation or inspiration to work with children from underserved communities?
4. What issues in education are of greatest concern to you? Why?
Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _____________________
Please return your completed application and letters of recommendation to:
UMBC Sherman Scholars Program; Administration 723; 1000 Hilltop Circle; Baltimore, MD 21250