Cooperative Agreement P16AC01626

This $400,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop and evaluate the T-PRACTISE system, a framework for fostering engaged asynchronous online and hybrid learning among diverse students, such as adult learners. The project plans to: 1) design, implement, and pilot a proof-of-concept T-PRACTISE system to reduce training and engagement disparities in an asynchronous online environment; 2) adapt and extend...

This $1,535,959 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the development and research of an innovative model for rural science teacher professional development via technology-mediated lesson study (TMLS). The project aims to build the pedagogical skills and science expertise of 88 rural high school biology and chemistry teachers in four regions of Utah, who will reach approximately 10,000 rural students annually, many of...

This NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $147,103 to the University of Maine System aims to develop curricular packages for learning about teaching college mathematics and build understanding of the knowledge, skills, and communities that providers (faculty who provide teaching-focused professional development) develop as they grow professionally into provider-scholars and stewards. The project will create a library of activities and assessments for teaching graduate students...

The University of Illinois received a $674,248 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education to conduct research examining elementary mathematics teachers' behaviors and learning with an online professional development platform. The three-year award, issued on August 1, 2023 and set to be completed by July 31, 2026, will support the investigation of how elementary school teachers participate in and perceive their learning from an online platform...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $344,869 to Tufts University to develop and implement professional development for Learning Assistants (LAs) to improve their facilitation of student learning in active learning STEM courses. The key objectives are to design and implement a new LA pedagogy course sequence based on recent research (Goal 1) and investigate how this pedagogy sequence impacts LA facilitation...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $471,360 project grant to The Rand Corporation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to facilitate teacher learning with video clips of science instruction. Rand will study how teachers learn from video clips within professional development contexts by infusing principles from cognitive science shown to enhance learning, such as contrasting cases and self-explanation. Through teacher participation in video-rich professional development...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,785,274 to investigate changes in teachers' classroom practices after participating in different professional development models. The 4-year study, beginning in September 2024, will examine six prior NSF-funded professional development projects to better understand effective factors associated with teacher uptake, learning, and impact. The research team, led by...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant of $632,122 aims to develop curricular packages for teaching about teaching college mathematics and build understanding of the knowledge, skills, and communities that faculty who provide teaching-focused professional development (TPD) need to grow as provider-scholars and leaders. The project will assemble lessons from a library of TPD activities, create assessments of learning about teaching, and train new TPD...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $1,549,821 to the University of Delaware will develop and test the "Orienting Positive Emotions in New Educators for Mathematics (OPEN for Math)" professional learning program. The program aims to help beginning elementary teachers create equitable and positive mathematics classroom environments by supporting their ability to leverage the emotions they and their students experience when...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $509,388 to Arizona State University to develop and study approaches for equipping 4th and 5th grade general and special education teachers with effective instructional strategies to teach computer science (CS) to students with disabilities. The project aims to improve accessibility, accommodations, and the role of paraeducators to increase participation and learning in...