Project Grant 2012962

This $1.97 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research and activities to improve student success in gateway mathematics courses at community colleges. The University of California Irvine leads a research partnership with the Virginia Community College System and University of Delaware to study Virginia's comprehensive reform initiative for underprepared students. This includes identifying students needing support,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $221,003 to The Regents of the University of Colorado to conduct research on student interactions in small groups within belonging-oriented undergraduate mathematics classrooms that employ active learning approaches. The project aims to explore the experiences of students from non-dominant identity groups and their instructors during these group activities, analyzing their interactions,...

This $593,783 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Kellogg Community College. The grant aims to improve mathematics instruction at community colleges in Michigan through professional development on active learning pedagogical practices. Key products and services to be delivered include: Providing two training programs on active learning for mathematics faculty at six community colleges across Michigan Establishing...

Valencia College was awarded a $1,226,725 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the project "SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT OF FACULTY: PROMOTING WIDESPREAD USE OF ACTIVE LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS" from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The project aims to provide leadership and ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education by...

This $347,370 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of active assessment strategies aligned with active learning methods in collegiate mathematics. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the grant aims to build capacity for high-quality STEM education research and practice. Specifically, the awardee, California State University, East Bay Foundation, will integrate student and instructor perspectives on active assessment through communities of...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education aims to develop and evaluate an empirically-defensible model for increasing STEM persistence and graduation rates among underrepresented students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the $500,000 award made to Our Lady of the Lake University on January 1, 2023 will support redesigning the institution's College Algebra course into three...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $299,623 to the University of Florida (UF) and its subgrantee, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), to develop a machine learning-powered tool called MathCollaborate. This tool aims to support mathematics teachers in orchestrating productive collaborative learning activities for their students. The...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $400,000 to Los Angeles Pierce College from October 2022 to September 2024 to support collaborative undergraduate research experiences in mathematical sciences for community college students. Specifically, the award adapts the proven Research Experiences in Community Colleges model into an online community of practice. Each year, teams of two community college students, one community college...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) Program project grant for $1,502,771 will fund the development and pilot testing of an asynchronous, collaborative online professional learning (PL) course for middle grades mathematics teachers. The project aims to help teachers provide equitable mathematics instruction to their students by incorporating equity-based teaching practices, such as positioning students as mathematically competent. The 10 PL sessions will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) provides $366,027 to the CAL Poly Corporation, a non-profit organization serving as the auxiliary for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The project, titled "AGENTS OF CHANGE: INVESTIGATING HOW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FACULTY AND LEARNING ASSISTANTS ENABLE PATHWAYS FOR SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONAL AND CLASSROOM...