Project Grant SAG10019GR0087

This $1,579,637 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) program, aims to improve student achievement through comprehensive teacher preparation and professional development initiatives. The primary products and services being delivered include: Establishing a pre-service teacher preparation program that will place 125 graduate-level pre-service teachers in DeKalb County, Georgia...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant of $632,122 aims to develop curricular packages for teaching about teaching college mathematics and build understanding of the knowledge, skills, and communities that faculty who provide teaching-focused professional development (TPD) need to grow as provider-scholars and leaders. The project will assemble lessons from a library of TPD activities, create assessments of learning about teaching, and train new TPD...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $361,296 to Baylor College of Medicine over three years to develop the capacity of future STEM teachers through authentic research experiences involving data analytics. Specifically, the award aims to immerse six prospective secondary STEM teachers per year in mentored summer research experiences related to biological applications of data science at Baylor...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $195,790.94 cooperative agreement to Teachers Of English To Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL) on September 30, 2021 to engage English trainers from state governments in India to use student-centered practices in their classrooms. The trainers will work to improve the quality of English instruction in government schools through September 30, 2022. This award supports the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs...

This $1,808,065 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) to the University of Houston System aims to develop STEM teacher leaders in the areas of culturally responsive classroom management, engineering design, and induction. Key goals include: Recruiting and providing 5-year, $20,000 annual salary supplements to 15 Master Teacher Fellows (MTFs) to receive intensive training in culturally responsive classroom management (CRCM) and engineering design....

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to investigate the impact of video-based analysis of classroom teaching on STEM teacher preparation, effectiveness, and retention in high-need schools. The $157,753 award to Teachers College Columbia University will engage approximately 200 future and current STEM teachers across seven institutions in video-based analysis activities as part of their teacher preparation...

This $706,140 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) supports Salish Kootenai College's comprehensive teacher preparation program. The award aims to strengthen the teacher pipeline by recruiting, preparing, and supporting diverse, well-qualified teachers to serve in high-need local education agencies and underserved schools. Key...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to address the critical shortage of qualified math and science teachers in rural and underserved K-12 school systems. With a total funding of $725,102, the University of West Alabama is leading a 5-year initiative to recruit, train, and support 29 new STEM teachers. Key components include: Providing financial aid, accelerated teacher certification pathways, and specialized STEM...

This $565,771 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a four-year effort to investigate effective design and implementation strategies for computer science (CS) teacher preparation programs aimed at increasing the number of middle school CS teachers from underrepresented groups. The project team from San Francisco State University, WestEd, and 10+ California school districts will first identify factors responsible for lower...

The National Science Foundation's Project Grant titled "Cultivating Persistence and Leadership Development in Science Master Teachers" will establish a cohort of 20 experienced grade 6-12 science teachers from high-need urban and rural school districts in Kentucky and Ohio. The $1,399,244 award, provided through the NSF's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to build leadership capacity in these high-need environments by creating a community of practice and incorporating...