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This $275,625 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop a physical science course for prospective elementary school teachers that utilizes model-based inquiry (MBI) pedagogy to enhance their understanding of science and ability to teach using these effective practices. The "Modeling for Understanding Physical Phenomena and Engaging Pre-Service Teachers in Science" (MUPPETS) project at Mercer...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $333,285 to the University of Pittsburgh to create an innovative "Peer-Reviewed Presentation Exchange (PEREPEX)" model that integrates primary biology research literature into large undergraduate courses. The project aims to make research engagement opportunities traditionally available only in advanced courses accessible to a broader range of students, with a focus on inclusivity and...

This $370,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to implement and study evidence-based teaching practices that promote equitable collaboration in undergraduate data science courses at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and California State University, Monterey Bay. The project will investigate students' experiences when collaborating on pair programming tasks in the data science classroom, with a focus...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of South Carolina received a $157,689 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) effective October 1, 2026, with completion targeted for November 30, 2027. The project, titled "Examining the Role of District Science Coordinator Professional Learning in Supporting and Retaining Science Teachers," generates research and knowledge products examining how professional learning (PL) among...

Federal Grant Award Summary BSCS Science Learning received a $419,963 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The organization will develop and deliver a professional learning intervention program designed to increase high school science teachers' tolerance for ambiguity (T4A)—their comfort level with...

This $119,548 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development and delivery of introductory geoscience lessons at the University of South Carolina aimed at quantifying the relationship between instructional reform practices, student learning, and student attitudes. Specifically, the grantee will design lessons delivered at varying levels of reformed teaching methodology as measured by the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol and Classroom Observation Protocol for...

This $234,639 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS) will support the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to develop the USA Sky Partners program. The program aims to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, LCO will partner with Occidental College and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio...

This $247,739 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development and evaluation of a Comprehensive Personalized Programming Practice Environment (C-3PE) that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance computer science education. The project, led by the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Massachusetts, and North Carolina State University, aims to provide...

This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), received $227,921 in obligated funding with a performance period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The project delivers empirical research and methodological innovations investigating how undergraduate physics students spontaneously generate and utilize multiple representations—such as diagrams, sketches, and...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a partnership development and planning initiative between the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN). Spanning from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, the project conducts a comprehensive...