Southwest Ohio Science Institutes (SOSI), Course 1

Southwest Ohio Science Institutes (SOSI), Course 1 is a program offered to teams of science teachers, grades 3-6 and administrators.

SOSI summer workshops coupled with iDiscovery* online academic year follow-up, offers teachers at least 8 graduate credit hours and administrators at least 3 graduate credit hours through Miami University (tuition and fees waived).   Appropriate content and resources are used in each grade specific course for grades 3-6.   All first year courses address the following SOSI goals: 1) Enhance science teacher understanding of and capacity to use the Ohio Science Academic Content Standards (OSACS), 2) Develop deeper science content knowledge and instructional practices of participating science teachers, 3) Improve student achievement, and 4) Sustain programmatic changes at the school/district level.

• Required follow-up sessions will occur during the school year.

• Please contact person listed for application and final dates.

• Each institute's availability is dependent upon funding and a full complement of participants.

• Dates listed are subject to change. 

*Support for iDiscovery is provided by a grant under the federally funded Improving Teacher Quality Program, administered by the Ohio Board of Regents; and by Miami University.