Learning Opportunities
College in the Schools (CITS)
Information for Faculty Liaisons
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Each UMD course offered through CITS has at least one UMD faculty liaison/coordinator selected from the course's academic department. The faculty liaison is responsible for:
- Designing and delivering workshops to prepare first-time and continuing CITS teachers to teach University-level courses;
- Overseeing CITS course curricula, text selection, syllabi, assessment and evaluation;
- Overseeing implementation of the approved UMD grading rubric;
- Facilitating CITS subject-specific online discussions;
- Maintaining the critical link between the high schools and UMD for ensuring quality and integrity of the CITS programs;
- Mentoring CITS teachers;
- Evaluating CITS teachers' classroom teaching and sharing best practices; and
- Presenting course content to CITS students during site visits, as requested by the CITS teacher.
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