2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
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investigative mathematics or science. Subsequent monthly Inquiry Series meetings featured interactive<br />
presentations and content- and grade-specific learning communities (COSMOS action groups) facilitated by<br />
K-12 teacher leaders. The series concluded with a Summit in late spring during which NWO partners shared<br />
lessons they developed during the year and action research they conducted on student learning in science<br />
and mathematics. Participants, including pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, MAT graduate students,<br />
NWO TEAMS participants, COSMOS DREAMS participants, school administrators, and higher education<br />
faculty, rated sessions highly. Feedback focused on the opportunities to develop a great support network,<br />
get assistance in developing lesson/curriculum plans, learn how to go about inquiry in the classroom, and<br />
gain awareness and preparedness to help students reach the Ohio standards and succeed on<br />
OGT/achievement testing. NWO/COSMOS will continue to expand this sustained professional development<br />
and adapt it to reflect emerging needs of our partners.<br />
MAT Programs<br />
Currently, COSMOS offers tuition scholarships to study both content and pedagogy through BGSU’s Master of<br />
Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs. The coursework for these programs has been developed in part by COSMOS<br />
faculty to blend content consistent with the Ohio Standards with research-based pedagogical techniques.<br />
The physics MAT program offers a three-year-long professional development experience and has successfully<br />
created communities of teachers that persist even after they complete the program. In 2006-07, 14 students<br />
received full tuition MAT scholarships (four mathematics, eight physics, and two biology education). A total of<br />
158 graduate credit hours were completed by MAT students, subsidized by COSMOS and the BGSU Graduate<br />
College at an expense of $74,400. Due to the COSMOS DREAMS grant program, many efforts are underway to<br />
expand and enhance the MAT offerings at BGSU including revised coursework in the sciences and<br />
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