Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL)

An author signs a book for a student in the Summer Reading Program
Summer Vibes
Sep 2, 2026
This summer, the University of Maryland College of Education welcomed students ranging from kindergarten to 12 th grade to campus through three summer...
Carol Pisciotta '96 runs her ice cream and shaved ice business out of a school bus converted into an ice cream truck. The bus is painted blue and white, with the words "COOL BUS" on the front.
Ice Cream Dreams
Aug 25, 2026
Stop by an outdoor festival, neighborhood picnic, or even an office park during lunch hour, and you might spot an EdTerp serving frozen treats from a...
MILE donors Ho Nam and MR Macgill stand next to each other, with Macgill's hand on Nam's shoulder.
Going the Extra MILE to Improve Literacy
Aug 18, 2026
For MR Macgill, a philanthropist and native of Baltimore County, the number $15,000 is shocking. It is the average income of high school graduates...
Crouching at the water’s edge on Poplar Island, Provost and Senior Vice President Jennifer King Rice (center) and music education major Lorelai Loyd ’28 release two terrapin hatchlings raised at UMD, Tess and Tudo, into the Chesapeake Bay., while a group of students looks on.
Back to the Bay for Baby Terrapins
Jul 8, 2026
A month after the University of Maryland’s Commencement exercises, two more terrapins took their first steps into the real world this week. Tess and...