Project Grant 2445721
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,909,468.00 to North Carolina State University to scale up an Artificial Intelligence (AI) education curriculum for rural upper elementary students using immersive problem-based learning. The project aims to reach over 5,000 students and 60 teachers across Alabama, Indiana, and North Carolina, fostering students' interest in STEM and equipping them with fundamental AI...
- This $901,611 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Integrating AI Concepts and Literacy for Rural Upper Elementary Students: A Curriculum Initiative and Teacher Professional Development" initiative at the University of Alabama. The three-year project aims to develop AI-themed children's literature and a digital learning environment to teach AI and machine learning concepts to 4th-6th grade students in...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $830,209 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Trustees of Indiana University (UEI: YH86RTW2YVJ4) to conduct research on scaling up AI education for rural upper elementary students through immersive problem-based learning. The project aims to reach over 5,000 students and 60 teachers across multiple states, investigating how to effectively integrate AI concepts into classroom instruction while fostering student...
- This $901,299 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "LEVERAGING AI INNOVATION TO ENHANCE SCHOOL-WIDE LITERACY THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS - THE ELEMENTARYAI PROJECT". This 3-year partnership between North Carolina State University and Montgomery County (North Carolina) Schools aims to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into elementary school...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $151,410 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of South Alabama. This grant aims to engage high-school students from North Dakota and Southern Alabama in learning about artificial intelligence (AI) by implementing and examining a culturally relevant project-based AI-integrated learning framework. The project includes two key components: (1) training of high-school teachers,...
- 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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $100,000 to the University of Illinois to develop AI literacy resources and curriculum for K-8 students and teachers. The goal is to help schools, especially smaller districts, effectively integrate AI concepts, practices, and ethics into their instruction as AI technologies advance rapidly. The project partners the university's AI education experts with a small suburban school...
- This $1,192,951 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund a 3-year program to provide 15 high school teachers and 60 high school students, primarily from underrepresented and rural communities in Mississippi, with innovative learning experiences in machine learning and computer vision. The project aims to develop the AI/ML competencies of these students and prepare them for potential careers in artificial intelligence and...
- 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 $199,999 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant supports the development and evaluation of an age-appropriate, career-driven AI educational program in smart manufacturing for 50 high-school students from underserved Alabama school districts. Key program components include: Creation of AI learning modules focused on the fused filament fabrication (FFF) additive manufacturing process, incorporating real-time...
This federal Project Grant award of $759,516 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project titled "Scaling Up AI Education for Rural Upper Elementary Students with Immersive Problem-Based Learning". The project aims to advance foundational knowledge in K-12 AI education by leveraging immersive problem-based learning pedagogies for upper elementary students in grades 3-5. The University of Alabama will partner with teachers from rural communities in Alabama, Indiana, and North Carolina to engage over 5,000 students and more than 60 teachers in authentic AI-infused problem solving. The project will investigate key factors that influence the successful scaling of AI education curricula across multiple state contexts, examining the interplay among teacher professional development, localized classroom adaptation, collaborative design methods, and student learning and interest.