This $8,494,700 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) program supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally responsive, project-based learning intervention in secondary science in Alabama and North Carolina. The primary awardee, Michigan State University, is partnering with Winston-Salem State University and Alabama A&M University to conduct randomized controlled trials of the Crafting...
This $631,404 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in developing resources to help informal STEM educators conduct more effective and culturally responsive program evaluations. Over the 2-year project period from September 2024 to August 2026, NYSCI will collaborate with caregivers to identify meaningful evaluation metrics and develop a toolkit to empower educators to gather and apply...
The New York Hall of Science received a $4,419,291 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program to leverage civic science approaches to advance science learning for high-need, grade 6-8 students. The project, titled "YOUR LIGHT AND AIR: LEVERAGING CIVIC SCIENCE TO ADVANCE HIGH NEED, GRADE 6-8 STUDENTS' SCIENCE LEARNING THROUGH INVESTIGATIONS", will run from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The EIR program...
This $399,997 federal project grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop and research improved teaching strategies to support student engagement in science civic participation. The project, awarded to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, will incorporate experiential learning and civic engagement activities into a large-enrollment introductory science literacy course. The research will examine the impact of these...
The University City Science Center was awarded a $4,449,706 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) federal grant program (CFDA 84.411). The grant will support the Science Center's "EXPERIENCING STEM FIRSTHAND: THE IMPACT OF A NOVEL APPROACH TO BOLSTERING SCIENTIFIC IDENTITY, INTEREST, AND KNOWLEDGE IN LOW-INCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS OF COLOR" program from December 2021...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) totaling $2,867,303 supported case studies of next generation science instructional materials, assessments, and professional development delivered through the University of Utah and sub-awardees Gooru and Colorado State University. The grant funded the evaluation of a suite of materials designed to support diverse middle school science instruction through case studies conducted between March 2021 and...
This $238,141 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) will support the development and testing of a learning progression for middle school physical science that incorporates the three key dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. The project aims to explore diverse student learning pathways and provide teachers with guidelines to adapt...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) will provide $6,658,592.00 to WestEd to address equity in dual enrollment mathematics. The project aims to develop and evaluate an innovative approach to teaching quantitative reasoning for high-need students. The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support the creation,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $449,555 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. to develop and test a professional learning model for high school science and ESOL teachers. The model aims to support multilingual learners' engagement in science and engineering practices through the Instructional Conversation pedagogy. Key products to be delivered include co-developed instructional materials,...
The New York Hall of Science was awarded a $749,372 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The grant supports the development of childhood space science programs and curriculum, as well as facility rehabilitation, with...