This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $399,361 to the Computer Science Teachers Association, LLC to improve access and inclusion for K-8 students with disabilities in computer science education. The project aims to: (1) develop and deliver professional development for general and special education teachers on universal design for learning and high-leverage teaching practices, (2) investigate barriers and strategies for...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will develop and study approaches to equip 4th and 5th grade general and special education teachers with effective instructional strategies to teach computer science (CS) to a broad range of learners with disabilities. The $595,375 award, with a performance period from August 2024 to July 2028, will involve professional development, collaborative planning, and technical support to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $509,388 to Arizona State University to develop and study approaches for equipping 4th and 5th grade general and special education teachers with effective instructional strategies to teach computer science (CS) to students with disabilities. The project aims to improve accessibility, accommodations, and the role of paraeducators to increase participation and learning in...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,300,000 to the University of Virginia to develop low-cost, adaptable physical computing tools such as robots to provide equitable opportunities for elementary and middle school students to learn computer science (CS) skills and concepts. The project aims to investigate how these educational robots can help students develop CS understanding and executive functioning skills, while...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $587,690 to Youngstown State University to design, develop, implement, and evaluate accessible computational thinking curricula for middle school students with autism spectrum disorder. Over the award period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, the project will: Conduct a needs assessment to identify accommodations and adaptations required to make existing computing curricula...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program is funding a $299,813 project titled "Engaging Individual Education Plan Teams as Co-Designers of Middle Grades Computing Activities for Autistic Students." The project aims to develop tools and resources to create computational thinking activities for autistic students that are co-designed with their Individualized Education Plan (IEP) teams. The co-design process will...
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...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program provides $1,197,134 to the University of Massachusetts for a research-practice partnership studying the impacts of and impediments to diffusing an equity-centered computer science curriculum across 32 elementary schools in the Springfield Public School District through 2025. The University will partner with Springfield Public Schools to employ a teacher-co-designed curriculum integrating computer science...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $187,590 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Kansas State University. This collaborative research project aims to analyze the impacts of state policies on computer science (CS) education participation and teacher preparation nationwide. The researchers will combine data on the timing of state CS education policy adoptions with longitudinal data on high school CS...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to design, develop, implement, and evaluate an accessible video game design curriculum using Nintendo's Game Builder Garage platform. The $1,099,362 award will be used to deploy the curriculum in informal STEM learning environments and investigate its influence on computational thinking skills and attitudes towards STEM for individuals with disabilities. The project involves a...