Project Grant SPK33023GR0021

This $449,885 project grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program aims to design, implement, and test climate science and history professional learning materials and experiences for high school teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The University of California, Berkeley, as the prime awardee, will work with a team of scientists, historians, and educators to co-develop curricular planning tools and lesson plans to help teachers integrate...

This $269,884 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the Collaborative Research: Biorets project. The project engages pairs of high school teachers from schools serving marginalized STEM student populations in authentic research experiences at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month period, teacher pairs will conduct field and lab research with...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310), will provide $510,470 to the University of Montana to facilitate remote learning and STEM research opportunities for middle and high school students in rural areas of Montana, Idaho, and Alaska. The project aims to increase students' interest in STEM careers and research, with a focus on climate change, wildfires, and public health. Key activities include...

This $106,713 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the Collaborative Research: Biorets project. The project engages pairs of high school teachers from schools serving marginalized STEM student populations in authentic research experiences at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month period, teacher pairs will conduct field and laboratory research...

This Project Grant award, valued at $617,025 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports a project to build teacher capacity for teaching across science disciplines using smart greenhouses. The project will engage 60 teachers and 580 students across rural and urban districts in three states over a three-year period. Teachers will participate in professional development to learn about and implement a transdisciplinary approach...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,128,652 to support a 3-year project, "Building Teacher Capacity for Teaching Across Science Disciplines Using Smart Greenhouses", led by Trustees of Boston College. The project aims to engage teachers and students in transdisciplinary learning experiences by designing and building "smart greenhouses" that integrate engineering, computer science, and...

This $329,664 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to address the national need for developing highly qualified K-5 teachers adept at using inclusive practices in STEM instruction and addressing global environmental challenges. The College of New Jersey will work directly with two cohorts of 12 experienced K-5 teachers who will serve as Master Teacher Fellows (MTFs). In the first year, the MTFs will complete a graduate certificate...

This $557,548 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) funds the Smithsonian Institution to deliver their Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center from February 2022 through January 2025. The RET program will provide hands-on research training to middle school teachers from Maryland and Washington, D.C. school districts on topics related to global change ecology. Teachers will study...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to propagate an effective faculty professional development program and leadership model that supports community college STEM faculty in creating curricula to broaden participation of underrepresented groups and prepare students to address 21st century challenges related to climate change and social inequities. Over 3 years, the $499,999 award will: 1) establish a community of...

This $222,051 project grant from the National Science Foundation will support the Authentic Research Experiences for Teachers at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites project. Under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), pairs of high school teachers from schools with large populations of underrepresented students in STEM fields will conduct authentic research at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month...