Project Grant 2050642

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $708,060 will support the Mathematics Master Teacher Leadership Project from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2029. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the award will develop a cadre of 18 master's-level mathematics teachers from five high-need Central Valley school districts in California as Master Teaching Fellows. The Fellows will complete a Master of Science in Mathematics degree and participate in teaching and leadership...

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 $330,021 STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (CFDA 47.076) awarded by the National Science Foundation supports a two-year project to advance community-engaged mentoring approaches for prospective secondary mathematics teachers. The project aims to: (1) develop a theory of community-engaged mentoring to support justice-oriented pedagogies, (2) increase understanding of mentoring practices related to justice-oriented mathematics teaching, and (3) create a new model for secondary...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program supports West Chester University of Pennsylvania in developing a teacher residency program to prepare twelve secondary science and mathematics teachers over six years. The $2.15 million award will fund two cohorts of six teacher fellows each to complete a novel residency program and earn a Master's degree in secondary education. Through a year-long teaching experience with mentoring, research opportunities, and...

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 of $464,108 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Smoky Mountain Noyce Scholars Program: Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Secondary Mathematics Teachers for High-Need Schools" at Western Carolina University. The project aims to increase the number and diversity of talented undergraduate students who become certified to teach secondary mathematics in high-need school districts in rural western North...

This three-year, $984,603 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to investigate factors influencing the effectiveness and retention of secondary mathematics teachers in high-need school districts. The project, conducted by San Jose State University Research Foundation, seeks to identify individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy factors that shape early-career teachers' enactment of effective and...

The National Science Foundation awarded Education Development Center, Inc. a $1,642,585 project grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate how Noyce teacher preparation programs prepare scholars to be science and mathematics teachers in high-needs schools, and the relationship between alumni's preparation and their persistence as teachers in these schools beyond their service requirement. EDC will collaborate with 10...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,307,273 to the University of North Texas to prepare high-quality STEM teachers for high-need secondary schools. The project aims to recruit and support two cohorts of STEM Teaching Fellows, targeting diverse candidates, who will complete a Master's in Education, lead a STEM summer camp for secondary students, and teach for four years in high-need schools. The project will also...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) totaling $769,731 supports CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation in recruiting and preparing secondary mathematics teachers through 2028. The nonprofit auxiliary will identify 13 associates and scholars annually from its mathematics programs and local community colleges to receive academic advising, internships, seminars, and induction support as new teachers. It will partner with the Anaheim...