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...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports a collaborative research project focused on empowering middle school teachers to integrate computational thinking (CT) into their science classrooms. The $235,672 award, effective August 15, 2024 through July 31, 2027, will: Co-design and test 28 new CT-integrated science learning activities with teachers. Provide professional development experiences to 84 science teachers on...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $499,999 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the development of a culturally-relevant assessment for computational thinking skills for early elementary students. The three-year award, made on September 1, 2021 and set to conclude on August 31, 2024, will fund the University of Massachusetts to research and create a culturally sustaining assessment tool to measure computational...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to empower middle school teachers to integrate computational thinking (CT) into their science classrooms. The $564,135 award to North Carolina State University will fund the co-design and testing of 28 new CT-integrated science activities, provide professional development on CT in science for 84 teachers, and iteratively co-design and test an AI-powered tool to support teachers in...
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 Project Grant of $308,277 was awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Digital Promise Global, a non-profit organization, to develop a professional development approach using a library of vetted video cases. The goal is to build elementary teachers' capacity for inclusive computational thinking (CT) integration within their core instruction in subjects like math, science, and language arts. The project will partner with urban and rural school...
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...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award in the amount of $479,970.00 supports the "Collaborative Research: Modeling Inclusive Computational Thinking Instruction: Video Cases for Developing Teacher Knowledge" project. Led by Michigan State University in partnership with the non-profit Digital Promise, the project aims to: Develop a professional development approach using a library of vetted video cases to build elementary teachers' competencies in integrating...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $849,931 to support a collaborative research project that aims to help middle school teachers customize an integrated science, engineering, and computational thinking curriculum unit. The project will work with 18 teachers and up to 4,800 students to understand how teachers can adapt next-generation STEM+CS curricular materials to their local school and community contexts. Key outcomes...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) provides $889,785 to Cornell University from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023 to integrate computational thinking into English language arts and math curricula for grades K-5. The goal is to build an onramp to computer science education for younger students. Cornell will support research design, analysis, and project management. Additionally, $50,000 of the award will...