Project Grant 2605372
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Southern California $381,999 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and test a data-driven framework investigating how teachers acquire content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge through online professional development focused on proportional reasoning. The project will analyze real-time interaction data from hundreds of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. $134,948 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate how teachers develop content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge through engagement with online professional development systems. The project will develop a data-driven framework examining teacher learning in proportional reasoning within an...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $418,577 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program to study how teaching simulations and individualized feedback improve pre-service elementary mathematics instruction and classroom teaching practices. The project conducts three integrated studies examining the connection between simulated teaching performance and actual classroom...
- The University of Delaware received a $500K project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is a mixed-method systematic review of existing research on teacher professional learning in mathematics and science, synthesizing decades of empirical findings to develop a next-generation framework (theory of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Michigan State University a $372,888 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the collaborative research project "Integrating Perspective-Taking and Systems Thinking for Complex Problem-Solving" from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded $301,008 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation on October 1, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate the integration of computational thinking into elementary school curricula and develop professional development models for teachers. The project delivers multi-year professional development and mentorship to elementary teachers, supporting them in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Massachusetts $628,360 on August 1, 2026, to develop simulated student agents—AI-based systems designed to model how students think, learn, and respond during educational activities. The award funds research under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The research team will develop fully interactive student models capable of engaging in dialogues with teachers and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Michigan State University $398,264 on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to validate drawing-analysis methods for assessing student learning in undergraduate STEM courses. The project will evaluate the validity and reliability of five drawing assessment approaches—rubric scoring, semiotic analysis, manual grouping, factor analysis, and artificial intelligence analysis—to establish whether...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $229,649 to Michigan State University from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The goal of this project is to train a cohort of early- and mid-career scholars to become leaders in applying advanced quantitative and computational methods to STEM education research. The project will deepen participants' methodological training, provide sustained methodological support, and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $593,783 to Kellogg Community College to support state-wide professional development for mathematics instructors at Michigan community colleges. The project aims to improve mathematics instruction through training on active learning pedagogical practices, mentorship, and the development of a faculty learning community. Key objectives include increasing awareness and use of...
The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Michigan State University $182,000 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and analyze an interactive online professional development system for teachers learning proportional reasoning. The project will investigate how teachers acquire content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge as they engage with an online PD system. Using machine learning and psychometric methods, the research team will analyze real-time interaction data from hundreds of participating teachers to identify specific program features—such as analyzing videos of mathematics instruction—that best support knowledge growth and learning trajectories. The framework will examine how teachers' knowledge components evolve, relate to one another, and respond to particular system design characteristics, generating evidence to inform the design of more effective, scalable professional development programs. Performance occurs in East Lansing, Michigan, with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The award is classified as a Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $182.0k | 8/5/26 |