This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) totaling $2,867,303 supported case studies of next generation science instructional materials, assessments, and professional development delivered through the University of Utah and sub-awardees Gooru and Colorado State University. The grant funded the evaluation of a suite of materials designed to support diverse middle school science instruction through case studies conducted between March 2021 and...
This $151,662 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to address racial inequities in STEM teacher preparation. The University of Washington will lead a collaborative effort with a consortium of STEM teacher preparation programs in Washington state to: 1) identify community assets and systemic barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from underrepresented populations; 2) develop strategies for...
This $188,167 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research to address racial inequities in STEM teacher preparation programs. The project is a collaborative effort led by Washington State University, which will: Identify community assets and systemic barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from underrepresented populations; Develop strategies for preparing STEM teacher candidates to employ...
This $105,673 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports a collaborative research project focused on advancing racial equity in STEM teacher education. The project aims to: (1) identify community assets and systemic barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from historically underrepresented populations; (2) develop strategies for preparing STEM teacher candidates to enact culturally sustaining pedagogies; and...
This $559,342 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to foster a STEM + medicine learning ecosystem that brings together secondary teachers in historically under-resourced schools and local STEM professionals to co-design and allocate STEM-based resources for youth. The research team will employ an ethnographic design to understand how integrating STEM lessons in under-resourced schools can advance equitable learning...
This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve mathematics education for pre-service K-8 teachers at Arizona State University. The project will integrate visual computing technology and the engineering design process into an upper-division mathematics methods course, engaging approximately 180 pre-service teachers per year. Research will study the effectiveness of this interdisciplinary approach in...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,595,043 to Utah State University (USU) to develop teacher leaders with expertise in data science and mathematical modeling. The project aims to serve the national need of enhancing secondary mathematics teachers' skills in these areas, particularly in rural and Native American communities in Utah. The key objectives are to: 1) develop 24 master teacher fellows with...
This $600,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support Texas State University in developing equitable group work strategies for proof-based undergraduate mathematics courses. Over a two-year period ending December 2025, the university will design and implement instructor workshops on incorporating group-worthy tasks adapted from K-12 complex instruction principles. It will also study the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) federal grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $349,995.00 to Terc, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on improving STEM education through innovative research, curriculum development, and professional development programs. The project, titled "Examining the Integration of Equity and Interdisciplinarity in the Policies of Innovative Graduate Training Programs," aims to explore the connection between...
This $311,988 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of equitable science teaching practices for elementary teacher candidates. Specifically, the Ohio State University will design learning activities for elementary science methods courses that leverage immersive learning, collaborative planning, and reflection to help teacher candidates develop ideologies supporting multiple pathways for learning science. Activities will...