This program for teachers presents science, health, and technology through a developmental approach that enables students in grades K-6 to understand basic concepts and to form a foundation on which to build ideas of increasing complexity. The two-week institute is offered separately for grades 2-6, while grades K and1 are combined. DASH was developed by the Curriculum Research and Development Group (CRDG), University of Hawaii-Manoa, and it has been designated as a "Promising" curriculum by the Mathematics and Science Education Expert Panel of the U.S. Department of Education.

Physical Science by Inquiry is a two-week course for science teachers of grades K-8. Using modules developed by the University of Washington's Physics Education Group, participants strengthen their understanding of concepts in chemistry, physics, and earth science through inquiry. Cooperative grouping techniques provide support for novice and expert learners. This research-validated course was developed and refined by Discovery scientist-educators and teacher-leaders.

This program provides instruction on how to use an inquiry approach to involve students in scientific research. FAST's multi-disciplinary curriculum for students is laboratory- and field-centered, and curriculum units include The Local Environment, Matter and Energy in the Biosphere, and Change Over Time. Both the curriculum and the two-week institute were developed by the CRDG at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. FAST is designated as an "Exemplary" program (one of two) by the Mathematics and Science Education Expert Panel, U.S. Department of Education.

Physics by Inquiry is a four to six week curriculum for high school teachers. Using modules developed by the University of Washington's Physics Education Group, participants strengthen their understanding of concepts in physics through inquiry and cooperative grouping techniques. The teacher institute has been developed and refined by Discovery scientist-educators and teacher-leaders. Discovery has documented enhanced achievement on the science portion of the Ohio Proficiency Tests by students whose teachers have completed this institute.

Life Science by Inquiry is a four to six week institute for high school teachers. Using modules developed and refined by Discovery scientist-educators and teacher-leaders, institute participants strengthen their understanding of life science concepts through inquiry. Cooperative grouping techniques provide support for novice and expert learners. The institute is modeled after other research-validated Discovery institutes, and the modules are aligned with national and state science education standards.

This one-week institute on how children learn mathematics was designed for teachers of students in grades K-3. The CGI approach focuses on student knowledge and encourages teachers to pose story problems that can be solved by any means chosen by the child. Problem-posing and problem-solving become the foci of the mathematics class, rather than the traditional emphasis on recall of number facts and memorization of algorithms. The research-based approach was developed by faculty at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This one-week institute presents the basics of solving equations as well as how to understand and apply mathematical concepts for teachers of grades K-5. The Investigations in Numbers, Data, and Space curriculum emphasizes using manipulative objects - geometric shapes, measurement devices, and counters - to make mathematics concrete for children. The research-based program was developed at TERC (Technical Education Research Center) with NSF funding and is regarded by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse as an innovative mathematics curriculum.

This one to two week institute on how students develop knowledge and understanding of mathematics is designed for teachers of grades 6-8. The CMP curriculum makes connections among core ideas by matching teaching and learning activities with the special aptitudes and interests of middle school students and by utilizing real-world applications of mathematical ideas. This research-based program, developed at Michigan State University, has been rated highly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has been identified as one of the best mathematics curricula by the U.S. Department of Education's Mathematics and Science Expert Panel.

This is a two-week course for high school mathematics teachers. Participants use open-ended, problem-solving situations to develop consistent and reliable models to develop mathematical thinking. The emphasis is on problematic topics of standards-based curricula, such as probability, data analysis, algebra, geometry, and measurement. This research-based course, developed by Discovery mathematics-educators, has been revised by faculty at The Ohio State University. Discovery has documented enhanced achievement on the mathematics portion of the Ohio Proficiency Test by students whose teachers have participated in this institute.

New standards in science and mathematics education suggest new strategies for teaching and learning. The Principals' Institute (I) provides principals with the opportunity to enhance their instructional leadership skills in the areas of science and mathematics. Experience with inquiry learning in science and mathematics along with the development of cognitive strategies provide principals with content-oriented coaching skills, an understanding of the science and mathematics standards, and how the standards may be implemented in actual classroom practice.

In addition, Discovery will broaden administrators' effectiveness in supporting inquiry-based teaching by offering advanced institutes (II) for central office administrators and principals who have completed a Discovery Principals' Institute (I). As a result of the advanced institute (II), administrators will be skilled in transforming and supporting inquiry-based science and mathematics education in their buildings and districts.