Project Grant W912HZ1310007

This $595,227 National Science Foundation project grant supports the University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sacramento State Sponsored Research to implement the PROJECT-ACE program. PROJECT-ACE aims to enhance engineering students' identity, self-efficacy and sense of belonging through active learning pedagogy in six core electrical, electronic and computer engineering courses along critical paths. This supports the NSF STEM Education program's goal of improving STEM education effectiveness for all...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $198,427 to Wright State University, the University of Dayton, and Central State University (a land-grant HBCU) to develop and implement a 3-year Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program focused on electronics materials, packaging, and semiconductor (EMPS) research and education. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Engaging K-12 in-service and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under CFDA 47.041 - Engineering program provides $205,020 to the University of Dayton Research Institute Division to support a 3-year collaborative Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site project titled "Teacher Power: Preparing Our Workforce Through Electronics and Research". The project engages K-12 in-service and pre-service teachers in the Southwestern Ohio region to develop the skills, knowledge, and...

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 $1,458,957.00 was provided by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), part of the U.S. Department of Education, under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The award, granted to Digital Promise Global, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., will support a "Community Hub of Accelerate, Transform, Scale (ATS) Teams" initiative. The project aims to advance learning through educational technology,...

This $292,717.15 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) supports research activities aimed at improving educational outcomes and expanding knowledge. The grant funds a study by Georgetown University, the prime awardee, to examine differences in financial deliberations and decision-making between school boards trained in return-on-investment (ROI)...

This $334,245 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings will support the development of a Data Sensing Learning Environment (DASLET) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. DASLET aims to enhance middle school students' computational thinking skills and engagement with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers related to the construction industry through embodied interaction with data...

This $195,937 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a three-year collaborative RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) site program titled "Teacher Power: Preparing Our Workforce Through Electronics and Research". The program is hosted by Central State University, the University of Dayton, and Wright State University, and engages K-12 in-service and pre-service teachers in the Southwestern Ohio region. The key products...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $568,584 to develop an Augmented Reality (AR) learning environment integrated with a Large Language Model (LLM)-powered pedagogical agent. The project aims to support middle school students' modeling practice, a key scientific skill emphasized in the Next Generation Science Standards. Over three years, the project will directly impact approximately 10 middle school teachers and 400...

This $900,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support North Carolina State University in developing a low-cost augmented reality platform that integrates force sensing and visualization capabilities to enhance physics education. The project aims to create an affordable tablet-based system and complementary curriculum modules covering Newtonian mechanics and electrodynamics, targeting high school students. The goal...