This $139,691 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to investigate the impact of using video-based analysis to improve STEM teacher preparation, effectiveness, and retention in high-need school districts. The project will engage approximately 200 future and current STEM teachers across seven universities in video-based analysis activities within teacher preparation programs and induction support. The research will examine how...
This $105,316 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports collaborative research to investigate the impact of video-based analysis of classroom teaching on STEM teacher preparation, effectiveness, and retention. The project aims to engage approximately 200 future and current STEM teachers at seven institutions across the country in video-based analysis to build skills in noticing inclusive approaches to STEM teaching. The...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $816,569 in funding to Kings College to support the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The project aims to address the national shortage of STEM teachers by funding the preparation, retention, and mentorship of high-quality STEM graduates to teach in K-12 classrooms, particularly in high-need school districts. Over a 5-year period, the program will provide...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to prepare high-quality STEM teachers for high-need schools. The $1,691,885 grant to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) will support a one-year residency program to recruit, train, and retain 24 STEM teaching fellows over two cohorts. The program will address best practices for preparing prospective STEM teachers, providing mentoring, induction support, and...
The National Science Foundation awarded Texas Christian University a $469,066 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to study the impact of different learning modalities on science and mathematics teachers' effectiveness and retention during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to understand how high-need school districts' decisions about in-person, remote, and hybrid learning during COVID-19 affected STEM teachers. It will analyze district and school-level data to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $118,728 Project Grant under its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) to investigate the impact of video-based analysis of classroom teaching on STEM teacher preparation, effectiveness, and retention. The project aims to engage approximately 200 future and current STEM teachers across seven geographically diverse institutions in video-based analysis activities as part of their teacher preparation programs...
The University of Maryland, College Park received a $912,018 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to address the national need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining high-quality secondary STEM teachers. The project aims to enhance and expand the number of STEM teacher candidates by providing scholarships and stipends, as well as improve long-term teacher retention through a 3-year induction support program. The project is expected...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $481,065 supports research on integrated STEM self-efficacy among elementary preservice teachers. Led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in partnership with multiple universities, the award will track changes in integrated STEM teaching self-efficacy as preservice teachers transition into the classroom. It will identify elements of teacher education programs that support self-efficacy development and examine relationships between...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,307,273 to the University of North Texas to prepare high-quality STEM teachers for high-need secondary schools. The project aims to recruit and support two cohorts of STEM Teaching Fellows, targeting diverse candidates, who will complete a Master's in Education, lead a STEM summer camp for secondary students, and teach for four years in high-need schools. The project will also...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to identify trends in the demographics and turnover behavior of the STEM teacher workforce, with a focus on retaining teachers in high-need, rural schools. The $150,810 award, effective July 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, will fund two complementary studies: one using national survey data and another utilizing longitudinal administrative data from Kansas and Missouri. The...