This Project Grant award of $1,156,140.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Pittsburgh. The project focuses on developing learner-co-created social robots to support middle school girls from historically underrepresented backgrounds in developing AI and computing skills. The project will carry out three design-based research iterations with a total of 140 girls in collaboration with two community...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program (CFDA 47.076), supports a collaborative research effort to develop learner-co-created social robots for helping girls from underrepresented backgrounds develop AI and computing skills. The $843,071 grant awarded to Carnegie Mellon University will fund three design iterations and program deployments with a total of 140 middle school girls, in partnership with two...
The Santa Clara County Office of Education was awarded a $924,479 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. The grant will support the "Culturally-Responsive Teaching for Supporting Positive Computer Science Identities among Latinx Girls" project from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Under this award, the Santa Clara County Office of Education will implement culturally responsive teaching methods to support...
This Project Grant award of $943,061 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to address gender equity and diversity issues in community college computing programs. The University of Colorado Boulder, in partnership with the National Center for Women & IT and the County College of Morris, will adapt existing research-based resources, develop new resources, and facilitate professional development for faculty at nine community colleges. The goal is to...
This $469,995 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop a semiconductor curriculum and learning framework for high school students. The project will create game-based semiconductor modules and hands-on learning experiences, enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, to engage diverse students in exploring semiconductor design and manufacturing. Key activities...
This $295,285 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) to Clover Park Technical College will increase the number of manufacturing engineering technicians, with a particular focus on improving female representation in the workforce. The project involves a collaboration with local career and technical education providers, faculty professional development, increased outreach at area high schools, and the establishment of a business and industry...
The National Science Foundation awarded $134,986 under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation from May 2023 to April 2026. The project aims to develop the Creative Computing Cookbook and supporting resources to guide K-12 students in New York City through artistic computing learning experiences grounded in computer science standards. Partnering with two arts education organizations serving over 4,000...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $1,239,952 provides funding from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025 to develop and research a model for engaging African American young women in STEM and entrepreneurship through community-centered making. Funded under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the awardee Terc, Inc. will partner with The Forge Greensboro makerspace and the Greensboro Housing Authority to introduce participants to product design, computer-aided...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,300,000 to the University of Virginia to develop low-cost, adaptable physical computing tools such as robots to provide equitable opportunities for elementary and middle school students to learn computer science (CS) skills and concepts. The project aims to investigate how these educational robots can help students develop CS understanding and executive functioning skills, while...
This Project Grant award for $787,042 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative effort to engage Latinx families as design partners in creating equitable informal engineering learning opportunities for young children. The project involves researchers from Loyola University Chicago, educators from the Chicago Children's Museum, and community leaders from Palenque LSNA. Together, they will work with 90 Latinx caregivers and their 5- to...