Project Grant 2627886
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) provides $156,000 to Northwestern University to rapidly develop and research a set of "unplugged" hands-on learning activities for teaching middle-school students about artificial intelligence (AI). The project aims to create an open-source repository of up to 15 hands-on, low-cost AI literacy activities that can be led by educators...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,999 RAPID grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop and evaluate a generative AI-powered robot design assistant for educational robotics. The project aims to investigate the potential of a task-oriented generative AI tool to support lower-performing learners and advance educational equity in robotics. The key planned activities include the development and testing of a prototype...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to address the shortage of talent in the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by supporting innovative pedagogical approaches to teach AI technical skills and crucial collaboration/communication skills to autistic community college students. The $208,240 project, led by Carnegie Mellon University and Pennsylvania State University, will develop learning materials and...
- This $349,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support a research project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to investigate how to design and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to support equitable K-12 science education. The project plans to explore the use of multimodal AI to provide automated feedback for formative science assessments, with the goal of generating design principles to develop...
- The National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded $114,371 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York on September 15, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) literacy resources and professional learning support for middle school educators. Over the two-year project period through August 31, 2027, university researchers will collaborate with school districts in Texas...
- This Project Grant award of $200,000 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (47.076) program aims to promote AI readiness and democratize AI technologies for a broad spectrum of advanced cyberinfrastructure users and researchers. The key products and services provided under this 4-year award, which began on September 1, 2023, include: Developing a comprehensive suite of experiential learning modules, including flexible micro-modules and immersive extended reality experiences, to...
- 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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $300,000 to Rutgers, The State University to lay the groundwork for new paradigms of responsible design, development, and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered writing tools. The key products and services to be delivered include: Clear and accessible articulations of the research methods and challenges for design-oriented AI as it applies to writing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Northeastern University. The grant, awarded on November 1, 2024, supports the development of an "AI-Empowered Reflective Learning" tool that aims to deepen and accelerate learning through the use of AI-supported prompts and feedback across different interaction contexts, including digital learning environments, virtual reality simulations, and augmented reality...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $299,160 to Michigan State University (MSU) to enable co-learning and co-development of a culturally-centered artificial intelligence (AI) literacy roadmap. The project aims to reframe AI literacy by centering diverse cultural knowledges and ways of knowing, in partnership with learning scientists, educators, technologists, and Indigenous thought leaders. Key activities include...
NSF FF: PLANNING: COMMUNITY-GROUNDED CO-DESIGN FOR ADAPTIVE REASONING IN AI-SHAPED FUTURES -THIS FINDERS FOUNDRY AWARD EXPLORES SCENARIO EXPERIENCES AS A TOOL FOR STUDENTS TO NAVIGATE UNCERTAINTY IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE SHAPED BY RAPIDLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES LIKE AI. STUDENTS IMPROVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION AROUND LOCALLY RELEVANT CHALLENGES. THE PROJECT PRIORITIZES EDUCATOR, CAREGIVER, AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE EDUCATIONAL DIRECTIONS REMAIN INFORMED BY CLASSROOM REALITIES AND COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT'S CO-DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND SCENARIO DESIGN BRIEFS MAY ALSO INFORM FUTURE PARTICIPATORY DESIGN EFFORTS IN UNDERSERVED EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS. THIS FINDERS FOUNDRY AWARD ENABLES COMMUNITY-GROUNDED SCENARIO EXPERIENCES AS AN ADAPTIVE REASONING TOOL FOR RURAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO NAVIGATE TECHNOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY. THE PROJECT BUILDS UPON LITERATURE IN ILL-STRUCTURED PROBLEM SOLVING, COLLABORATIVE REASONING, PARTICIPATORY DESIGN, AND SCENARIO-BASED LEARNING. FACING ILL-STRUCTURED PROBLEMS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPER REASONING, MORE FLEXIBLE DECISION-MAKING, AND GREATER TRANSFER THAN STRUCTURED TASK COMPLETION. SCENARIO-BASED ENVIRONMENTS OPERATIONALIZE THIS BY PLACING LEARNERS WITHIN EVOLVING SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE INTERPRETATION AND ITERATIVE REASONING RATHER THAN ANSWER RETRIEVAL. THIS PROJECT EXAMINES HOW LEARNERS INTERPRET EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LIKE AI THROUGH COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION AROUND LOCALLY RELEVANT CHALLENGES. THE PROJECT ALSO EXPLORES HOW COLLABORATIVE FACILITATION MAY HELP LEARNERS COMPARE PERSPECTIVES, EXAMINE ALTERNATIVES, AND REFLECT ON COMMUNITY IMPACTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $49.8k | 7/15/26 |