Project Grant P031S230300

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, totaling $421,171 will fund the development of a model to understand instructor implementation of evidence-based teaching practices. Yale University is the primary awardee and will collaborate with the State University of New York at Binghamton and the University of Connecticut on this project awarded February 1, 2023 with a projected completion date of January 31,...

This $381,176 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to establish networked improvement communities (NICs) that will support graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) in implementing evidence-based active learning strategies in undergraduate STEM courses. The project will develop a peer-mentoring curriculum to equip experienced GTAs to mentor their less experienced peers on active learning techniques. Two critical communities will...

This $347,370 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of active assessment strategies aligned with active learning methods in collegiate mathematics. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the grant aims to build capacity for high-quality STEM education research and practice. Specifically, the awardee, California State University, East Bay Foundation, will integrate student and instructor perspectives on active assessment through communities of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) IUSE: Engaged Student Learning Level 2 project grant, awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to improve access and inclusion in undergraduate physics education. With a total funding of $490,152, the award will support the development of professional development experiences for both physics faculty and disabled STEM students. The key products and services to be delivered include: Professional development for physics faculty to promote...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program ($106,679) supports the development of a model to understand instructor implementation of evidence-based teaching practices. Awarded February 1, 2023 for a three-year period concluding January 31, 2026, this collaboration between Yale University, SUNY-Binghamton, and the University of Connecticut aims to identify why some instructors continue to adopt evidence-based teaching methods after professional development...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program, provides $444,348 to Virginia Commonwealth University to develop a digital platform and classroom strategies for improving undergraduate STEM students' professional skills. The three-year award beginning in March 2023 will support creating a digital platform pre-loaded with customizable rubrics from the prior NSF-funded Enhancing Learning by...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Bakersfield Auxiliary For Sponsored Programs Administration California State University a $1,253,296 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the Pathways of Possibilities for Transforming Higher Education Curriculum Alignment Program (POP THE CAP) from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The FIPSE program aims to support institutional...

Chico State Enterprises was awarded a $199,997 National Science Foundation STEM Education Project Grant to implement a faculty learning community program at two Hispanic-serving institutions. The goal is to train STEM faculty in Universal Design for Learning principles to improve student outcomes in introductory science and math courses. Faculty will participate in learning communities to design course activities using these principles from 2023-2026. Student academic performance, interest in...

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of online learning modules to improve retention of STEM students at the City University of New York. Led by the Research Foundation of the City University of New York in partnership with the university system, the three-year project aims to design, implement, and refine eight modules focused on building students' sense of belonging and self-regulated learning skills. The modules will be piloted in two required civil...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program provides $299,906 to Florida International University to develop and implement the Deep Teaching Residency, a year-long faculty development program. The program aims to build a community of scholar-educators committed to developing and evaluating inclusive teaching practices in undergraduate STEM courses. Over two years, two cohorts of 24 STEM instructors each will participate in a preparatory summer workshop and...