This National Science Foundation project grant of $499,954 awarded in September 2022 will fund Education Development Center, Inc. to research tools supporting the school-wide integration of computational thinking at the elementary school level. The award is provided through the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to ensure the vitality of the Nation's STEM education. Under the grant, Education Development Center will create tools for...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $621,776 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Pittsburgh. The grant funds a partnership between the University, school districts, and regional educational organizations to develop innovative curricula, instructional practices, and teacher professional development for integrating computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) instruction into middle school English language arts (ELA) classrooms....
This $248,136 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support research at Cornell University to develop new artificial intelligence (AI) methods for learning symbolic knowledge represented as computer code. The project aims to create AI systems that can learn more abstract forms of knowledge from fewer examples and express their knowledge in human-understandable languages. This research...
This three-year, $993,213 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development of K-8 computer science and computational thinking curricula and teacher professional development for multilingual learners. The University of California, Santa Cruz will prepare pre-service and in-service teachers to design curricula integrating these skills into science classes through collaborative design processes involving teachers, students, and...
The National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program awarded a $1,299,990 Project Grant to Hofstra University to develop and test innovations in computer science education through engineering design in New York. The 4-year project, starting June 1, 2024, aims to address the shortage of computer science teachers by training middle and high school technology and engineering teachers to teach computer science courses. Key project components include implementing a statewide...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), will support a high school-focused research practitioner partnership between Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS). The goal is to understand and address the challenges that K-12 educators face in increasing their computational expertise and integrating high-quality...
This $162,814 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of conceptual models to improve student learning outcomes in computer science theory courses at the University of Rochester from July 2022 through June 2025. The award aims to study the impact of teaching students to create their own conceptual models of theoretical computing concepts. Researchers will analyze qualitative and quantitative data from student surveys,...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program provides $721,534 to the University of Maryland, College Park from September 2022 through August 2025 to develop curricular modules and teacher training materials focused on integrating computer science into linguistically inclusive, transdisciplinary STEM instruction at the elementary school level. Specifically, the award supports a research-practice partnership team in modifying existing lesson plans to include...
Cornell University was awarded a $537,796 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of computational tools to revitalize the U.S. textile manufacturing workforce from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. As part of the grant, Cornell University will work to advance research and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports collaborative research to help middle school teachers customize an integrated science, engineering, and computational thinking curriculum unit. The project aims to understand the supports teachers need to adapt STEM+CS curricular materials for their specific classroom contexts. The $293,356 award to the nonprofit research organization SRI International will impact up to 4,800 students in...