This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $188,167 to Washington State University to address racial equity in STEM teacher education. The key objectives are to: (1) identify community assets and systemic barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from underrepresented populations; (2) develop strategies for preparing STEM teacher candidates to use culturally sustaining pedagogies; and (3)...
This $169,035 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports a collaborative research project to advance racial equity in STEM teacher education programs. The project aims to: 1) identify community assets and barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from underrepresented populations, 2) develop strategies for preparing STEM teachers to enact culturally sustaining pedagogies, and 3) establish...
This $105,673 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) to Eastern Washington University aims to address racial equity in STEM teacher education. The key products and services to be delivered under this 7-month award include: Identifying community assets and systemic barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from historically underrepresented populations in Washington state. Developing strategies for preparing STEM teacher...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $637,498 supports Prairie View A&M University in building a community of racially and ethnically diverse secondary mathematics and science teachers. Funded under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076), the five-year project beginning July 15, 2023 aims to prepare 24 underrepresented minority students as STEM teachers through a bridge-to-teaching program, learning communities using the UTeach...
This $252,486 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to promote meaningful collaboration in a STEM + Medicine learning ecosystem. The project seeks to address the challenge of sharing STEM resources across informal and formal learning contexts for youth in under-resourced school districts, which exacerbates the underrepresentation of minoritized learners in STEM fields. The research team will employ an ethnographic...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to address the national need for preparing high-quality science teachers. The project at Eastern Washington University will engage 20 prospective science teachers over five years in year-long independent research experiences paired with professional development seminars. The goal is to increase the participants' understanding of the nature of science, self-efficacy in...
This $124,998 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of teacher education pathways and a student recruitment plan through a partnership between Dona Ana Community College and New Mexico State University. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the award's goals are to strengthen pathways for STEM undergraduates to obtain secondary education minors, draw on research to design recruitment centered on underrepresented groups given the demographics of...
This $712,744 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research to identify and understand pedagogical strategies that promote equity in team experiences for Black and Latinx students in engineering and computer science classrooms. The research team will use an asset-based approach to inform team compositions that foster cooperation, collaboration, and inclusion, and will couple this with training to educate faculty and students...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $723,081 Project Grant to North Central College under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The "Commitment to Recruit, Educate, and Assist Teachers in Equity (CREATE)" project aims to address the shortage of STEM teachers, particularly from underrepresented minority groups, in high-need school districts. The project will recruit and provide scholarships to 20 diverse STEM teacher candidates, educate them in culturally...
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...