This $360,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports a research-practice partnership between New Mexico State University, the New Mexico Public Education Department, and other partners. The project aims to develop a professional development program that prepares high school teachers in rural New Mexico to teach culturally responsive, rigorous computer science (CS) curricula aligned with AP CS...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $418,509 project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant will fund a collaborative project with four other universities to develop a generalizable model for integrating computer science education into teacher preparation programs across disciplines. The project aims to address barriers to computer science...
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...
This $299,709 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program will support the Computer Science Alliance, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to launch a multi-subject "Data Science + Artificial Intelligence (DS + AI) National PD Week" for high school teachers across at least 20 U.S. states. The project aims to equip educators with strategies and teaching techniques to integrate emerging...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $565,771 to San Francisco State University, in collaboration with WestEd and 10+ California school districts, to design an effective and equitable professional learning program for middle school computer science (CS) teachers. The key objectives are to: Identify factors contributing to lower retention rates of underrepresented groups in middle school CS teacher preparation programs. Develop...
This $550,786 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to improve computer science (CS) education in high schools in Western Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota. The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will deliver a 7-week intensive summer research program for 30 STEM teachers over 3 years, focusing on integrating interdisciplinary CS research experiences in K-12 education. The program will...
This $997,575 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program aims to support the development and implementation of elementary computer science (CS) pathways in rural school districts in the Pacific Northwest. The award recipient, the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will partner with the Idaho STEM Action Center, Oregon Department of Education, and Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,061,469 Project Grant to the Learning Partnership LLC under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to increase access to and success in Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles (CSP) for African American and Hispanic students in the Chicago Public Schools district. The Learning Partnership will collaborate with DePaul University and Chicago Public Schools to ensure every high school offers...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,009,021 to Northwestern University to develop justice-oriented teachers certified to teach computer science. The project will recruit, prepare, and support 16 STEM majors (2 cohorts of 8) to earn a master's degree in education and an Illinois teaching license with a computer science endorsement. Key program elements include academic, networking, and social support, as well as 2...
The National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program awarded a $1,999,941 project grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration. The grant, awarded on October 15, 2023, will fund a partnership between the National Center for CS Education at the College of Saint Scholastica, Hermantown Community School, Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, St. Louis County Public Schools, and Duluth...
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 project activities include: 1) Designing and formalizing the Integrated Math and Computer Science (IMACS) research-practice partnership; 2) Implementing IMACS activities such as teacher workshops, continuing education units, and virtual office hours; 3) Studying the efficacy of the IMACS approach; and 4) Disseminating lessons learned. This project aims to address critical needs around training more people, especially underrepresented groups, with digital skills and computational thinking, as well as developing effective methods for training existing teachers to be skilled CS educators.