Grades 3-5 June 15 - 18, 2009 (Cohort 3) - 8:30am - 4:30pm

Grades 6-8 June 22-25, 2009 (Cohort 3) - 8:30am - 4:30pm

Partnering for Success (PFS), teachers are provided with high-quality professional as part of a committed partnership whose goal is to increase student learning. The PFS initiative is designed to increase content knowledge and improve teaching practice through training teams of teachers. It is a collaboration among several school districts, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Case Western Reserve University and the Greater Cleveland Educational Development Center (GCEDC) dedicated to providing high quality, first class professional development to teachers from Priority I districts.

Each institute focuses on grade band specific content standards (earth/space, life and physical science) while incorporating science process skills. Teachers are activity involved in inquiry learning. Materials and lesson plan binders used in the institutes are given to each teacher.

The Program: Teachers will be expected to complete 4 institutes.

> 4-day summer 2008 institute (A)

> Semester-long online and 2-day face-to-face (2008-2009) institute (B)

> 4-day summer 2009 institute (C)

> Semester-long online and 2-day face-to-face (2009-2010) institute (D)

Teacher Benefits:

> Teachers may purchase up to eight (8) graduate credits from John Carroll University (2 per institute)

> Books and classroom-ready materials related to the institute topics.

> Stipend of $400 for the completion of each of the summer institutes.
(Stipends will take up to 3 weeks to process after the completion of the institute.)

TO REGISTER: Cohort 3 is full. Currently not accepting applications for Cohort 4. Additional funding is being sought for Cohort 4. Please call 216-397-4598 if you are interested.

Funded by the Ohio Department of Education Math and Science Partnership program