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 three-year, $999,806 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development and dissemination of computational thinking (CT) resources and professional learning experiences for K-5 teachers. Awarded to Southern Oregon University on October 1, 2022 and set to be completed by September 30, 2025, the grant enables a research-practitioner partnership involving 20 teachers. The partnership will examine how CT concepts become more...
This four-year, $1,779,377 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to scale inclusive computing pathways through a collaborative effort between Digital Promise Global and eight diverse school districts across the United States. The partnership will create a professional learning community for district administrators and instructors to develop skills and support systems for implementing cumulative, consistent, and...
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...
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) is for a collaborative research project to empower middle school teachers to integrate computational thinking (CT) into their science classrooms. The $235,672 award will fund three yearly cycles of teacher professional development, co-design of 28 new CT-integrated science activities, and the development and implementation of an AI-powered support tool called TRACES. The tool will provide...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports a collaborative research project to help middle school teachers customize an integrated science, engineering, and computational thinking curriculum unit. The $849,931 award aims to understand how teachers can effectively adapt computationally-rich, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)-aligned curricular materials to meet the needs of their students and...
This $399,361 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research and practice partnership to increase access and equity in K-8 computer science education for learners with disabilities. The project aims to: Provide professional development for special and general education teachers on universal design for learning and high-leverage practices to support students with disabilities in computer science classrooms....
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $1,662,312, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The goal of the project is to enhance elementary school teachers' content and pedagogical content knowledge of numbers and operations using an AI-based interactive professional development program. The program aims to create a personalized, active learning environment for teachers to improve their understanding of foundational math...
This Project Grant award of $242,667.00 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project between the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado School of Mines, and Aurora Public Schools. The project aims to establish a Research Practice Partnership to address the shortage of experienced computing teachers at the elementary level and the lack of coherent computing curricula that supports incremental knowledge building. The key...