This $997,575 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program. The grant aims to develop and implement elementary computer science (CS) education pathways in rural school districts in the Pacific Northwest, involving a research-practice partnership between the American Institutes for Research (AIR), Bootup Professional Development, the Idaho STEM Action Center, Oregon Department of...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $236,404 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to address the national need for preparing prospective STEM teachers who can integrate emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, into their classrooms. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project at Boise State University include: Providing paid summer internships and technology camp teaching experiences for 35...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $298,450 Project Grant on January 1, 2024 to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. Through this grant, the researchers at Georgia State University aim to develop a method to identify areas in Georgia school districts that are at higher risk for lack of access to computer...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $762,867 project grant to Learning Partnership LLC from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program. The grant will support the COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CAFECS: DEVELOPING EQUITABLE COMPUTER SCIENCE PATHWAYS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE project. This project aims to develop equitable computer science pathways from high school to college by researching strategies to engage underrepresented high...
This Project Grant award of $489,803, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports a research-practice partnership led by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), North Carolina State University (NCSU), and rural North Carolina school districts. The project, titled "AI by 8: A Research Investigation Led by a Research-Practice Partnership on Unplugged AI Language Arts Instruction for Young Children," aims to introduce...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070) for $298,528 will fund a research and practitioner partnership between Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) to support the persistence and science teacher identity of pre- and in-service computer science (CS) educators from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM. The goal is to generate insights into...
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports a research-practice partnership between Jackson State University (JSU) and the Jackson Public School (JPS) district in Mississippi. The goal is to enhance computer science (CS) learning experiences for JPS students, particularly those underrepresented in computing, by improving CS professional development for 6th grade teachers. Key...
This $299,994 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under their Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), aims to integrate the principles and practices of emerging technology laws into computer science (CS) curriculum. The University of Iowa will lead this 2-year effort to develop a layered educational plan that (1) starts with prerequisite-free foundation lectures and seminars, (2) infuses law into core CS coursework, and (3)...
The Rochester Institute of Technology was awarded a $671,070 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop online laboratories for computer science students. The three-year grant, awarded October 1, 2021 and set to be completed by September 30, 2024, will support the collaborative research project titled "Developing Online Laboratories for Computer Science Students to Learn How to Build Accessible Software and to Use...