Our Mission

To provide resources for and training in the use of modeling and visualization tools for inquiry based instruction in science and mathematics

The Verona Computational Science Teacher Leader Award

Dr. Mary Ellen Verona, founder of Maryland Virtual High School, believed that K-12 students should be able to experience the same technology-rich approaches used to solve complex problems in research labs around the world. She believed that preparing students to "do" science in the real world of the future meant guiding them in "doing" science now. The Verona CSTL Award program has been established to promote and recognize the creative use of computer-based models, simulations, and visualizations as problem-solving tools for K-12 students.

Featured Student Projects

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Featured Computational Science Activity

Modeling Oscillatory Systems, a project designed by MVHS teachers Don Higdon, Bud Rorison, Allen Skinner and Charlotte Trout, was recently referenced in the textbook, Introduction to Computational Science, written by Angela B. and George W. Shiflet.

Teacher Workshops

MVHS is collaborating with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to provide computational science training to Pittsburgh area teachers through the Computation and Science for Teachers (CAST) project. See Computational Resources for Teachers for a collection of modeling and visualization activities for science classes.

MVHS in the News

Computer simulations from Maryland Virtual High School were recently featured in the Future Schools section of Scholastic Administrator magazine. Charlotte Trout, science teacher and MVHS leader at Williamsport High School in Washington County, Maryland, described how she uses computer simulations with her students to extend their "wet" lab experiments. Through the use of simulations, students are able to analyze data and graphs, test hypotheses, and critically evaluate the reliability of a model.