This chapter in The Story of SUSTAIN reports on Project TIMS (Teaching Inquiry in Mathematics and Science), conducted at the University of Akron (UA). The focus of Project TIMS was to provide mathematics and science faculty members at higher education institutions the skills to implement inquiry-based teaching in their curriculum.

This chapter in The Story of SUSTAIN reports on Project TIMS (Teaching Inquiry in Mathematics and Science), conducted at the University of Akron (UA). The focus of Project TIMS was to provide mathematics and science faculty members at higher education institutions the skills to implement inquiry-based teaching in their curriculum. Project TIMS identified two distinct goals aligned to the focus of Project SUSTAIN. These goals were (a) to promote the integration of inquiry-based teaching and learning in mathematics and science courses, especially those taken by preservice teachers, and (b) to strengthen communication and coordination among college science and mathematics faculties at higher education institutions throughout northeast Ohio. These goals were addressed by promoting collaboration within and across several colleges and universities. Five institutions (Ashland University, Hiram College, John Carroll University, Kent State University - Stark Campus, and Malone College) used subgrant funds from Project TIMS to create a collaborative environment where inquiry-based teaching and learning could be studied and institutionalized. (author/sw)