This $199,503 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund a large-scale, mixed-methods study to understand perceptions and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in K-12 education. The one-year project will survey a nationally representative sample of parents, teachers, and youth to identify opportunities, risks, and supports needed for integrating AI-driven learning tools. The study will employ both...
This $385,921 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and research of an AI Across the Curriculum program at North Carolina State University. The interdisciplinary team will create introductory and advanced modules integrating artificial intelligence concepts into existing high school mathematics, English language arts, and history curricula. They will also develop a 60-hour professional development program to train...
This federal Project Grant award of $812,312, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop learning trajectories and educational resources to support middle and high school students' understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) concepts. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Designing and pilot testing learning activities and assessments targeting challenging AI concepts based on the developed learning...
The National Science Foundation awarded North Carolina State University a $1,166,886 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop the AI Play program model and associated curricular materials. The grant aims to introduce 500 middle school students and more than 20 teachers in rural North Carolina communities to artificial intelligence concepts through game design activities and professional development from May 2022 to April 2025. As part of the grant, Wested will...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) provides $489,803 to North Carolina State University (NC State) to establish and nurture a research-practice partnership called "AI by 8" focused on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) concepts into K-2 English Language Arts (ELA) instruction for rural North Carolina students. The project aims to directly impact 30 teachers and approximately 600 students...
This Project Grant award for $1,487,350.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will engage approximately 500 high school students and 25 teachers from underserved communities in Florida, Kansas, and Texas in the design and application of AI-enabled smart, embedded technologies. The project aims to broaden access to microelectronics and AI education, fostering engineering identity development and preparing students for STEM careers. The...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $185,496 to the University of North Texas to engage approximately 500 high school students and 25 teachers from under-resourced communities in the design and application of AI-enabled microelectronics technologies. The goal is to develop a high school curriculum that integrates computer science and engineering using microelectronics and AI as the context, in order to prepare students...
This three-year, $516,058 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the development of artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum modules integrated across high school core subjects and a professional development program for teachers. Led by the Concord Consortium, the project team which includes Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University, will create a two-hour introductory AI module and three five-hour...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: AI BY 8: A RESEARCH INVESTIGATION LED BY A RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP ON UNPLUGGED AI LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN" aims to establish a research-practice partnership (RPP) focused on introducing artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and practices into K-2 English Language Arts (ELA) instruction in rural North Carolina. The $509,999 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to...
This $300,841 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Carnegie Mellon University to develop and research an artificial intelligence (AI) across the curriculum program for high school students. Over three years, the university team will create introductory and advanced AI modules for mathematics, English language arts, and history. They will also design $60k in professional development for 12 teachers to implement the modules across...