This $645,744 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development of anti-racist, community-based STEM teaching among future secondary teachers. National-Louis University will provide $15,000 scholarships over four semesters to 22 STEM teacher candidates as part of coterminous BS/MAT degree programs in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics. Scholarship recipients will engage with...
This $222,051 project grant from the National Science Foundation will support the Authentic Research Experiences for Teachers at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites project. Under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), pairs of high school teachers from schools with large populations of underrepresented students in STEM fields will conduct authentic research at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month...
The National Science Foundation awarded Illinois Wesleyan University a $538,024 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to recruit and prepare diverse STEM teachers for high-need schools through its Authentic Research in STEM Educator Preparation for Issues of Culture, Justice, and Equity project. Over five years, the University will directly recruit up to 20 new STEM teachers of color from local high-need school districts, provide them with a week-long science...
This five-year, $812,324 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of South Alabama's Investigating Science Teacher, Research, Education, and Methods Used to Prepare Pre-Service Science Teachers program. The program aims to address the national need for highly qualified K-12 science teachers, especially those from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, through recruiting and preparing 16 science majors to obtain...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $361,296 to Baylor College of Medicine over three years to develop the capacity of future STEM teachers through authentic research experiences involving data analytics. Specifically, the award aims to immerse six prospective secondary STEM teachers per year in mentored summer research experiences related to biological applications of data science at Baylor...
This $166,940 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Augustana College's efforts to increase the recruitment, preparation, and retention of effective mathematics and science teachers for high-need school districts. The key products and services provided under this 5-year award include: 1) Increasing enrollment of talented STEM undergraduate majors pursuing teaching, 2) Deepening participants' experience in diverse...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $678,869 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Louisiana State University (LSU) to prepare a diverse population of expert STEM teachers for high-needs schools. The 5-year project aims to implement robust recruitment efforts, upgrade the undergraduate curriculum, and pilot an effective teacher professional development model based on mentoring, experiential learning, and integrated STEM instruction. Key activities include...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,349,744 Project Grant to Illinois State University under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support a project to advance STEM education and career pathways for 320 high school students from four Chicago-area schools and community organizations serving underrepresented populations. The project aims to increase student knowledge and interest in STEM and ICT careers...
This $106,713 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the Collaborative Research: Biorets project. The project engages pairs of high school teachers from schools serving marginalized STEM student populations in authentic research experiences at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month period, teacher pairs will conduct field and laboratory research...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will provide $769,984 to the University of Chicago to train a cohort of early- and mid-career researchers in advanced quantitative and computational methods for STEM education research. The goal is to deepen participants' methodological training, provide sustained support in research planning and data analysis, and broaden participation in a community of emerging STEM education scholars. The...