The goal of the Summer Mathematics / Science Institute (SMSI) is to provide professional development workshops for Professional Development Schools' (PDS) mathematics and science teachers in content, pedagogy and instructional technology. This summer, a two-week Mathematics Institute was held from July 11-22 for Middle School Teachers. The institute was facilitated by Ms. Latasha Thompson and Mr. Christian Anderson, doctoral students of the Mathematics Education program at Morgan State University.

A high school Mathematics Institute was also held from July 11-15. This one week intensive institute was facilitated by Ms. Roni Ellington, an Associate Professor at Morgan State University and doctoral student of Mathematics Education at the University of Maryland, College Park.

This year's Science institute was held from July 18-22, and was facilitated by Ms. Lois Waters and Mr. Rommel Miranda, doctoral students of Science Education at Morgan State University. Teachers were exposed to technological connections in Science Education and an intensive compilation of lesson plans, activities, teacher/student resources and websites was made and distributed.

Dr. Asamoah Nkwanta, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Dr. Dwayne Hill, Associate Professor of Biology both of Morgan State University, facilitated a one-week workshop - Applications for connecting Biology and Mathematics in the Classroom. The workshop entitled: Discrete Mathematics and Applications of RNA Sequences in the Classroom, was held from July 11-15.

Teachers were engaged in hands-on mathematics and science activities designed to support their classroom instruction. In addition, they were required to develop and complete special projects that consisted of developing lesson plans using PowerPoint. These lesson plans were connected to the mathematics or science curriculum from which they teach. A total of 70 teachers benefited from these Summer Institutes. Teachers completed an evaluation questionnaire of the institutes and rated the institutes on a scale of 1 (poor) -5 (excellent). Ninety-five (95%) of the participants rated the Institutes 4 or 5 in the following areas:

• Clarity of objectives
• Accomplishments of objectives
• Materials and resources
• Assigned activities
• Practicality of the workshop
• Provided new learning experiences
• Relevant to participants' needs
• Adequacy of facilities

The following schools participated in the Mathematics / Science Two-Week Summer Institute:

• Baltimore City College High School
• Benjamin Franklin Fr. High School
• Diggs-Johnson Middle School
• Dr. Roland N. Patterson Senior Academy
• Dr. Samuel L. Banks High School
• Dr. W.E.B. Dubois Senior High School
• Francis H. Wood Alternative High School
• Francis Scott Key Technology Magnet School
• Garrison Middle School
• Harbor City High School
• Highlandtown Middle School
• Lombard Middle School
• Maritime Academy
• Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School
• Milford Mill Academy
• Northwestern High School
• Patterson High School
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
• Pimlico Middle School
• Robert Poole Middle School
• Southeast Middle School
• Southwestern High School
• Thurgood Marshall High School
• Thurgood Marshall Middle School
• Upton School
• West Baltimore Middle School
• Western High School
• Winston Middle School