This $308,559 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program aims to leverage the lived experiences of nontraditional engineering students to promote engaged student learning in technical classrooms. The project will identify characteristics of nontraditional students' lived experiences that can be leveraged, create cooperative learning activities that utilize these experiences to increase engaged learning for...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Oregon a $636,613 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The five-year award will support the Mathematics and Science Teams Engaging in Research to Inspire Teaching project. Through partnerships with local school districts, the project aims to develop at least 25 new certified science and mathematics teachers by 2027 by pairing undergraduate majors in teams to undertake applied research experiences requiring both...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded a $199,999 Project Grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support the New Jersey Institute of Technology's collaborative research project "Facilitating Engineering Faculty's Adoption of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices" from June 2021 through May 2024. The project aims to provide leadership and...
Washington State University was awarded a $509,403 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2027. The grant will support a collaborative research project to study the role of flexible course design and instructor supports in implementing sustainable course-based undergraduate research experiences across diverse institution types. The University...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Portland State University a $299,945 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to understand the role of student engagement in active learning outcomes in general chemistry through discourse analysis. The three-year grant running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 will support Portland State University's work analyzing classroom discussions to gain insights into how student engagement impacts...
The National Science Foundation awarded Oklahoma State University a $500,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant will support Oklahoma State University's project titled "Undergraduate Students' Reasoning about Equivalence in Multiple Mathematical Domains: Exploration and Theory-Building." As the primary awardee, Oklahoma State University will explore undergraduate mathematics students' reasoning abilities...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program provides $100,000 to Oregon State University for a collaborative planning project with Heritage University and Western Oregon University. The goal is to strengthen partnerships and develop programs and supports for a future proposal that would fund scholarships through the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program. Specifically, the award will support leveraging existing connections...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $392,226 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska through the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site project from May 2023 to April 2026. The University will engage eight students per summer for three years in engineering education research and professional development activities. Students will investigate questions in the area of engineering education...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $778,131 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Nebraska from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The grant will support research to evaluate how open educational resources facilitate implementation of Vision and Change core concepts and competencies across diverse higher education institutions. As the lead awardee, the University of Nebraska will collaborate with other institutions to study how open...
This $1,999,986 National Science Foundation project grant supports institutional and community transformation efforts to implement evidence-based teaching practices across science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the five-year award beginning October 1, 2022 aims to shift faculty culture towards practices proven to benefit all students through activities like a mobile summer...