Project Grant 0628132

This $1,783,246 five-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to create online curricula and conduct research to prepare future middle and high school mathematics teachers to effectively use web-based dynamic geometry technology tools to facilitate productive classroom discussions on geometric concepts. The project has three key goals: 1) develop online modules to train future teachers on using technology to lead productive...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $496,807 over five years to Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. (KSU R&SF) to develop an "Accessible Calculus" curriculum that introduces calculus concepts in high school algebra II courses. The project aims to create a standards-aligned algebra II curriculum incorporating the Algebra Project's "polynomial calculus" approach,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,072,633 to The Algebra Project, Inc. over 5 years beginning October 1, 2023. The key products and services delivered include: Developing a comprehensive, standards-aligned Algebra II curriculum based on the Algebra Project's "polynomial calculus" and "five-step curricular process" approach. This geometric introduction to differential and integral calculus does...

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 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to gain deeper insights into how undergraduate students in computer science and mathematics approach and comprehend fundamental discrete mathematics concepts. The $175,000 award to the California State University Long Beach Research Foundation will span one academic year from August 2024 to July 2025. The project will utilize a novel analytical approach combining the frameworks of...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $212,613 to East Carolina University to develop curriculum materials and conduct research to prepare future middle and high school mathematics teachers to effectively use web-based dynamic geometry technology tools when leading discussions on geometry concepts. The three main goals are: 1) creating online modules to train future teachers on facilitating productive mathematics discussions...

The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York received a $700,033 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant aims to improve secondary mathematics education through a teacher preparation program that emphasizes community, equity, and inclusion. Over 5 years, the project will recruit 24 undergraduate mathematics majors and prepare them to become effective middle and high school mathematics teachers for...

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...

This Project Grant award of $548,223 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in designing meaningful learning experiences to develop statistical literacy in secondary mathematics students. The project examines how to foster critical statistical reasoning and thinking skills that help students interpret and explain social phenomena using data analysis. The focus is on creating an empirical theory of...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $398,515 to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to implement and evaluate an innovative instructional model for college algebra and calculus courses. The project aims to enhance student engagement, understanding, and performance in these foundational mathematics courses through the adoption of a hybrid-flipped learning approach that embeds interdisciplinary data...