ITEST Projects

596 Projects

Biology Meets Engineering: Expanding Transdisciplinary STEM Education (2342578)

2024 - 2029
PI(s): Stephanie Rollmann

CAREER: Teachers Learning to be Technology Accessibility Allies to Blind and Low-Vision Students in Science (2334693)

2024 - 2029
PI(s): Natalie Shaheen

Connecting Indigenous Culture and Integrated STEM in Hawaii Through Smart AgTech (2342700)

2024 - 2028
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
PI(s): Dylan Bulseco

Creating a Lasting LEGACY - Scaling a Peer-learning Community Model to Provide AP CS Preparation and Career Awareness for Black Young Women (2342766)

2024 - 2028
PI(s): Jeffrey Gray, Mohammed Qazi, Rebecca Odom-Bartel

Supporting Elementary Students’ Computer Science Skills and Interest through Engagement with Low-cost, Adaptable Robots (2342489)

2024 - 2028
PI(s): Jennifer Chiu

SEI: Creating a Lasting LEGACY - Scaling a Peer-learning Community Model to Provide AP CS Preparation and Career Awareness for Black Young Women (2342769, 2342770, 2342771, 2342772)

2024 - 2028
PI(s): Martha Escobar, Jacqueline Jackson, Shelly Hollis, Rajeev Swami

Developing and Testing Innovations: Computer Science Through Engineering Design in New York (2341962)

2024 - 2028

Using Artificial Intelligence to Personalize Mathematics Instruction to Students Interests (2341948)

2024 - 2028
PI(s): Candace Walkington
Co-PI(s): Ryan Baker, Neil Heffernan

Integrating Robotics and Socio-emotional Learning for Incarcerated Middle School Students (2238882, 2404954)

2023 - 2028
PI(s): Daniel Kelly

A Semiconductor Curriculum and Learning Framework for High-Schoolers Using Artificial Intelligence, Game Modules, and Hands-on Experiences (2342748, 2342747, 2342746)

2024 - 2028
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Emerging Tech (Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Blockchain)
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Lin Lipsmeyer, Prabuddha Chakraborty, Xiaoli Yang

Designing and Studying Collaborative Coding Experiences for Middle School Computer Science Education (2342632)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Michael Horn

Promoting Students' Data Literacy through the Creation of Interactive Multimodal Representations of Biometric Data (2241751)

2023 - 2027 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Camillia Matuk
Co-PI(s): Suzanne Dikker

Using Flow-Based Music Programming to Engage Children in Computer Science (2241714, 2241715)

2023 - 2027
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Victor Minces, Wanli Xing

MyTurn: An Afterschool Social Robotics Program to Promote Interest in Computing Among Middle School Students (2342099)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Joseph Michaelis

Fostering Mathematical Modeling Competencies through Collaborative Learning in a Large Language Model (LLM) Simulated Virtual Classroom (2418580, 2418582)

2024 - 2027

Framework for Integrating Technology for Equity (2342624, 2342625, 2342626, 2342627)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Jennifer Suh, Gabriel Matney, Jennifer Lewis, Rongjin Huang

From Black Boys to Men in a Multiyear STEM Education Intervention and Mixed Methods Research Project (2201904)

2022 - 2027 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Julius Davis

Culturally situated immersive virtual learning and engineering design to build STEM capacity in Dine communities (2241802)

2023 - 2027
PI(s): Shawn Jordan
Co-PI(s): Shari Metcalf

Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD): Auditing Machine Learning Applications for Algorithmic Justice with Computer Science High School Students and Teachers (2342438)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Yasmin Kafai

Early childhood maker literacies: Fostering computational thinking among Navajo youth and educators (2342369, 2342370)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Kristin Searle, Avneet Hira

Rural Energy Futures: Facilitating community understanding of energy transition opportunities through middle-school math skills development (2342470)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Heidi Cian

Learning to create Intelligent Solutions with Machine Learning and Computer Vision: A Pathway to AI Careers for Diverse High School Students (2342574)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Yan Sun

Learning to create Intelligent Solutions with Machine Learning and Computer Vision: A Pathway to AI Careers for Diverse High School Students (2342574)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Yan Sun

Enhancing Underrepresented Student Engagement in STEM through Mentoring and Family Involvement (2148560, 2148561)

2022 - 2027
PI(s): Jerrod Henderson, James Holly Jr.

Embodied Interactive Environment for Advancing Data Sensing and Computational Thinking Skills in the Built Environment (2241785, 2241786, 2241787)

2023 - 2027 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Data Science, Engineering
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Chukwuma Nnaji, Abiola Akanmu, Yewande Abraham
Co-PI(s): Karen Rambo-Hernandez, Ann McNamara

Fostering elementary students' computing career aspirations through a physiological computing curriculum (2342738)

2024 - 2027
PI(s): Feiya Luo

SCC-IRG Track 1: Qoyangnuptu: Smart, Connected, and Culturally-centered System to Support the Well-being of Hopi/Tewa Youth (2224014)

2022 - 2026
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
PI(s): Morgan Vigil-Hayes

AI for the Workforce of Tomorrow: Attending to Ethics and Collaboration in Learning Artificial Intelligence for High School Aged Youth (2241576)

2023 - 2026 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Matthew Cannady

Social Media Co-Pilot: Enhancing Teens? Digital Literacy and Cyber Safety Education with AI-based Conversational Intervention (2302975, 2302976, 2302977)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Wenting Zou, Dominic DiFranzo, Qian Yang

Integrating Quantum Concepts and Technologies into Middle School Science Lessons (2422937)

2024 - 2026
Project Category: EAGER
PI(s): Muhsin Menekse

Promoting learning and interest in mathematics for urban Black and Latinx children through culturally relevant daily robot coding activities (2147699)

2022 - 2026
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Mathematical sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Irina Lyublinskaya
Co-PI(s): Laura Hart

YouthAstroNet: Research on the scale-up of innovative technology experiences in astronomy and science imaging (2049012)

2021 - 2026
PI(s): Mary Dussault
Co-PI(s): Erika Wright

Using drone technology, communal motivation, and strength-based approaches to engage middle school female students from rural areas in STEM (2146613)

2022 - 2026 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Amanda Bastoni
Co-PI(s): Jess Gropen

Supporting Rightful Presence in Museum Spaces: Youth as Participatory Designers of Indigenous Mixed Reality Science Exhibits (2241805)

2023 - 2026 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Computer and informational technology science, Environmental sciences, Life sciences
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ari Krakowski
Co-PI(s): Sarah Olsen, Jedda Foreman, Kimiko Ryokai, Vincent Medina

Bolstering STEM Pathways for Students in Rural New England Through a Comprehensive, Multi-Year Learning Community (2148345)

2022 - 2026
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Computer and informational technology science, Data Science, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Emerging Tech (Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Blockchain), Interdisciplinary
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Markus Testorf
Co-PI(s): Alyson Michael, Peter Faletra, Jesse Mast

Building STEM Skills by Integrating Data Literacy and Text Analytics in English Language Arts (2241483)

2023 - 2026 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD)
Discipline(s): Data Science
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Victor Lee
Co-PI(s): Sarah Levine, Dora Demszky

Creative Computing Cookbook: Grounding Artistic Computing in the Learning Sciences (2241809, 2241810)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Kayla DesPortes, Betsy DiSalvo

QuEST: Quantum Education for Students and Teachers (2148467)

2022 - 2026
PI(s): Angela Kelly

Engaging Underrepresented Populations in Environmental Action through Mentoring, Geospatial Technology and Digital Media Storytelling (2148606)

2022 - 2026 (NSF Website)
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies
PI(s): Laura Cisneros

Empowering Youth in STEM and Technological Careers through AI-Enhanced Sustainable and Community-Focused Urban Gardening (2241766)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Mike Barnett
Co-PI(s): Avneet Hira, Helen Zhang

Place-based Learning, STEM Identity Work and Identity Play with Storytelling Technologies (2241814)

2023 - 2026
Technology Category: Immersive Learning and Simulation Technologies, VR, AR & MR Environments
PI(s): Heidi Carlone

Equity-Centered Design of Conversational Agents for Inclusive Science Communication Education in High Schools (2241596)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Rossella Santagata
Co-PI(s): Ha Nguyen

CAREER: Engaging Rural Students with Next Generation Physiological Interfaces (2045561)

2021 - 2026
PI(s): Chris Crawford

NeuroVivid: Developing and Testing a Maker Experience to Build Interest in Careers in Brain-Computer Interfaces Among Neurodivergent Youth (2241380)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki

A Model Program to Engage Students in Authentic, Technology-Infused Coastal Research and Monitoring: Building Student Data Literacy and Career Competency through Partnership (2148520)

2022 - 2026
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Geosciences, Life sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physics and astronomy, Other
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Other
PI(s): Susan Mckay
Co-PI(s): Franziska Peterson, Sara Lindsay, David Thomas, Marina Van der Eb

Critical Data Stories: Co-Designing Remixing Tools with Teachers to Support Critical Data Literacy with Middle School Youth (2302659)

2023 - 2026
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies
PI(s): Megan Silander

A Culturally Relevant Approach to Spatial Computational Thinking Skills and Career Awareness through an Immersive Virtual Environment (2148732, 2148733)

2022 - 2026
PI(s): Wanli Xing, Perla Myers
Co-PI(s): Adan Escobedo Sanchez

Integrating Language-Based AI Across the High School Curriculum to Create Diverse Pathways to AI-Rich Careers (2241669, 2241670, 2241671)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Jie Chao, Shiyan Jiang, Carolyn Rose

Teachers and Researchers Advancing Integrated Lessons in STEM (2148782, 2148781)

2022 - 2026
PI(s): Pauline W.U. Chinn, Todd Kelley

Integrating Students' Interests, Identities and Ways of Knowing with Network Visualization Tools to Explore Data Literacy Concepts (2241705, 2241706)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Merijke Coenraad, Joshua Danish

YouthQuake: Engaging urban students in a computational geology experience to forecast earthquake hazards and manage risks for their community (2241021)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Amy Pallant

Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Youth in STEM through Culturally Relevant and Place-Based Digital Storytelling (2342763)

2024 - 2026
PI(s): Silvie Huang

STEM-based University Pathway Encouraging Relationships with Chicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy (2148429)

2022 - 2026
PI(s): Matthew Aldeman
Co-PI(s): Allison Antink-Meyer

Making Mentors: Enhancing Access to STEM Careers for Autistic Youth through Mentorship Programs in Makerspaces (2241350)

2023 - 2026
PI(s): Wendy Martin

Preparing High School Students with Autism for the Future of Remote Software Development Work (2148720)

2022 - 2026
PI(s): Paige Rodeghero

Connected Spaces: A Technological Framework for Fostering Collaboration by Linking Novice Makers with Mentors and Peers (2048833)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Michael Tissenbaum

International Year of Quantum (IYQ) Educational Leadership Conferences (2414742)

2024 - 2025
PI(s): Angela Kelly

Increasing Students' Interest in STEM through the Science of Music (2048930)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Victor Minces

Integrating AI Learning into Middle School Science through Natural Language Processing (2147810, 2147811)

2022 - 2025
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Environmental sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education, Other
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Krista Glazewski
Co-PI(s): Mehmet  Celepkolu, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Thomas Brush

A Learning Ecosystem for Teaching High School Students Machine Learning Concepts and Data Science Skills in Healthcare and Medicine (2148451)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Kathryn Eller

A Networked Improvement Community Approach to School-wide Transformation, Teacher Agency, and Minoritized Students’ Climate Science Learning and Belonging (2049130)

2021 - 2025 (NSF Website)
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies
PI(s): Karina Garbesi

Designing Mixed Reality Experiences to Support Participatory Complex Systems Learning (2202431)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Eric Klopfer

Collaborative Research: Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD): Investigating the relationships among making, wearables, curiosity, computational thinking and STEM careers (2241700, 2241701)

2023 - 2025
PI(s): Heather Zimmerman
Co-PI(s): Gabriela Richard, Jennifer Weible

Collaborative Research: Minoritized Youth Computer Science Learning, Belonging and Career Interest: Coding and Creating with Beats (2048793)

2021 - 2025
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies, Music & Sound Design Platforms
PI(s): Chrystalla Mouza

Integrating AI Machine Learning into the Teaching of Paleontology Using Fossil Shark Teeth in Middle Schools (2147625)

2022 - 2025
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Geosciences, Life sciences, Other
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bruce MacFadden
Co-PI(s): Pavlo Antonenko, Jeremy Waisome, Victor Perez

Developing neural and behavioral measures to predict long-term STEM learning outcomes from a high-school spatial learning course (2201306, 2201307, 2201304)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Robert Kolvoord, David Uttal, David Kraemer

Collaborative Research: Minoritized Youth Computer Science Learning, Belonging and Career Interest: Coding and Creating with Beats (2048792)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): David Shepherd

Fostering STEM identify development through localized engineering for LGBTQ+ youth displaced by housing insecurity (2148739)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Jennifer DeBoer

Fostering Computer Science and AI Learning through Youth-Led Conversational App Development Experiences (2048480)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Kristy Elizabeth Boyer
Co-PI(s): Maya Israel

A Culturally-Relevant Computer Science Education Program to Expand Equity, Access, and Opportunity for Native American High School Students (2049023)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Kathy DeerInWater

Engaging Young Black and Latino Students in Data Science Through Water Security (2048958)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Upmanu Lall
Co-PI(s): Laureline Josset

Seeing Science: Using Computer Vision to Explore the Scientific Principles Behind Everyday Objects (2202578, 2202579)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Pedro Blikstein, Lydia Chilton

Puffins: Exploring how narrative, data science, and artificial intelligence enhance the study of ecology in middle school (2241777)

2023 - 2025 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD)
Discipline(s): Data Science, Environmental sciences, Life sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Janice Mokros
Co-PI(s): Penny Noyce, Don Lyons

Employing Peer Mentoring to Empower Youth to Become 21st Century Energy Leaders (2147839)

2022 - 2025
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Environmental sciences, Geosciences, Life sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Post-secondary
PI(s): Catherine Jordan
Co-PI(s): Beth Mercer-Taylor, Juliette Rooney-Varga

Digitally Inoculating Viewers Against Visual Misinformation With a Perceptual Training (2202457)

2022 - 2025 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Martina Rau

Digital Mathematics Storytelling: Fraction Stories from Urban Emergent Communities (1943208)

2020 - 2025 (NSF Website)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Mathematical sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies
PI(s): Theodore Chao

Creating and testing data science learning tools for secondary students with disabilities (2048356, 2048394, 2048428, 2048605)

2021 - 2025
Discipline(s): Data Science
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Andreas Stefik, Jenna Gorlewicz, Brianna Blaser, Nicholas Giudice

Enhancing Programming and Machine Learning Education for Students with Visual Impairments through the Use of Compilers, AI and Cloud Technologies (2202632)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Wei Wang

Data Science Learning Experiences for Middle School-aged Girls in Informal Gaming Clubs (2214516)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Lisa Hardy

Learning from the Maui community to understand layers of trauma and trauma-informed STEM education as a tool to support processing, recovery, and healing (2345383)

2023 - 2025
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Tara O'Neill

Engineering Pathways for Appalachian Youth: Design Principles and Long-term Impacts of School-Industry Partnerships (1943098)

2020 - 2025
PI(s): Jacob Grohs

Partnership to Provide Technology and Cyber-security Experiences to Alabama Black Belt through Mobile Application Development (2048884)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Jay Bhuyan
Co-PI(s): Jung Won Hur

Engaging Blind, Visually Impaired, and Sighted Students in STEM with Storytelling through Podcasts (2148711, 2148712)

2022 - 2025
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies
PI(s): Sara Robberson Lentz, Kelly Riedinger

Planning: FIRE-PLAN:Convergent Pyroscapes: Catalyzing Innovative and Inclusive Wildland Fire Science and Education in Western North Carolina (2331874)

2024 - 2025
PI(s): Laura German

Engaging Rural Students in Artificial Intelligence to Develop Pathways for Innovative Computing Careers (2148680)

2022 - 2025
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bradford Mott
Co-PI(s): Wookhee  Min, Veronica Cateté

Empathy-Driven Engineering Internships for Teens: Connecting Technical Work to Social Needs (2049109)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Tom Yeh
Co-PI(s): Stacey Forsyth, Jessica Sickler

STEM Learning and Research (STELAR) Center: A Resource Center to Support Research and Development on STEM Careers (1312022, 1614697, 1949200)

2013 - 2025
Project Category: Resource Center
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Mathematics - general
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK), Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sarita Pillai
Co-PI(s): Joyce Malyn-Smith

Developing and Testing Bilingual Curricula that Infuse Authentic Computer Programming Experiences into Middle School Mathematics for Latinx Youth (1949230)

2020 - 2025
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Interdisciplinary
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Marios Pattichis
Co-PI(s): Sylvia Celedon-Pattichis, Carlos Lopez Leiva

Engaging Native American Students in STEM Career Development Through a Culturally-Responsive After-School Program Using Virtual Environments and 3-D Printing (2048987)

2021 - 2025 (NSF Website)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Other
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Tilanka Chandrasekera
Co-PI(s): Nicole Colston

Engaging African American Young Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship Through Community-Centered Making (2148543)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Ken Rafanan

Minoritized Youth Computer Science Learning, Belonging and Career Interest: Coding and Creating with Beats (2344570)

2023 - 2025
PI(s): David Shepherd

Open Data Exploration Tools for K-12 Education (2346126)

2024 - 2025
PI(s): Daniel Damelin

A Technological Framework for Fostering Collaboration by Linking Novice Makers with Mentors and Peers (2048852)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Nathan Holbert

Supporting the Scientific Practice of Data Analysis through Creative Investigations of Long-Term Ecological Datasets (2049061)

2021 - 2025
PI(s): Steven McGee

Enhancing Early Childhood Educators' Knowledge of Computer Science and Engineering Concepts to Spark Young Children's Early Interest in STEM Careers (2148777)

2022 - 2025
PI(s): Gisele Ragusa

A Workshop Proposal for Promoting Culturally and Critically Responsive Creative AI in K-12 Education (2414590)

2024 - 2025
PI(s): Yasmin Kafai

Cultivating Elementary Students' Interest in Cryptography and Cybersecurity Education and Careers (1849768)

2019 - 2024
PI(s): Pasha Antonenko

Maker Challenges to Promote Math Learning among English Language Learners (1850367, 1850372)

2019 - 2024
PI(s): Rena Dorph, Benjamin Ford

Supporting Science Inquiry, Interest, and STEM Thinking for Young Dual Language Learners (1949266)

2020 - 2024
PI(s): Jessica Young

Mixed Reality Based Interactive Cybersecurity Education for Middle School Students (2048874)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Chien-Chung Shen

STEM Tales: Investigating the effect of media read-alouds on young children's STEM and literacy learning and interest in STEM careers (2148023)

2022 - 2024
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Engineering, Environmental sciences, Geosciences, Life sciences, Physics and astronomy
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Katie Hessen
Co-PI(s): Claire Ratcliff, Patricia Tribe, Lauren Shea

Integrating Culturally Relevant Project-based AI Learning into High School STEM Education (2333098, 2333099)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website, NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Shenghua Zha, Woei Hung

A Community-Inclusive AI Chatbot to Support Teachers in Developing Culturally Focused and Universally Designed STEM Activities (2334631)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Jeremy Price

Developing STEM Identity in Rural Audiences through Community-based Engineering Design (1949454)

2020 - 2024
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Engineering, Life sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physics and astronomy
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Tameshia Baldwin
Co-PI(s): LaTricia Townsend

Preparing Secondary Teachers and Students for Quantum Information Science (2048691)

2021 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Engineering, Interdisciplinary, Physics and astronomy, Other
Project Setting(s): Other
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Karen Matsler

COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (2313212)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Janice Mokros

Constructing Understandings of Generative AI and Machine Learning with High School Youth (2335926)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Antero Garcia

Innovation Challenges for Middle School Mathematics in a Digital Learning System: Student Participation Impact on Achievement, Affect, and STEM Career Interest (1759167)

2018 - 2024
PI(s): Erin Krupa

Preparing Students for the New Manufacturing Economy: An Integrative Learning Approach (1949363 1949439)

2020 - 2024
PI(s): Francis Quek, Sharon Lynn Chu

Non-digital Hands-on AI Learning Resources for Middle-School Students (2343693)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Duri Long

STEM Career Connections: A Model for Preparing Economically-Disadvantaged Rural Youth for the Future Workforce (1949299, 1949322, 1948709)

2020 - 2024
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): John Ristvey, Tamara Sumner, Mimi Recker
Co-PI(s): Quentin Biddy

Career Exploration Lab: 3D Printing and STEM Engagement for High School Students with Visual Impairments and their Educators (1949458)

2020 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI), Youth-Based
Discipline(s): Engineering, Physics and astronomy, Other
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Thomas Madura
Co-PI(s): Tiffany Wild, Carol Christian

FuSe-TG: Electronic-Photonic Systems-on-Chip for Computation, Communication and Sensing (2235466)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Vladimir Stojanovic

Scaffolding Automated Feedback for Teachers (2337772)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Dora Demszky

Riverside Air Monitoring Project (1759448)

2019 - 2024
PI(s): Crystal Howard-Johnson, Linda Christopher

Network Science for All: Positioning Underserved Youth for Success in Pursuing STEM Pathways (1949526, 1949484)

2020 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies, Design Tools
PI(s): Kimberly Howard, Alexandra Oliver-Davila

Engaging Adolescents through Collaboration on Simulated STEM Career Scenarios and Mathematics Activities (2048985, 2048993)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Daniel Heck, Jill Hamm

Co-Robots to Enhance Motivation and Self-efficacy in Formal STEM Education (2133028)

2021 - 2024
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Engineering
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Nina Mahmoudian
Co-PI(s): Nathan Mentzer, Mo Rastgaar, Ryan Novitski

Investigating environmental identity development among children in rural Alaska Native communities through intergenerational, culturally responsive community science programming (2209594)

2022 - 2024
PI(s): Carie Green

Envisioning STEM Education for the Green and Blue Economies (2330910)

2023 - 2024
Project Category: Conference/Workshop
PI(s): Andres Henriquez

The Development of a Digital Platform for Evaluating and Using AI-Generated Content for Academic Purposes (2337969)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Amy Hutchison

Middle School Teacher and Student's Experiences with Artificial Intelligence via Computational Cameras (1949493, 1949384)

2020 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Engineering
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies, Design Tools
PI(s): Ramana Pidaparti, Suren Jayasuriya
Co-PI(s): Dawn Robinson, John Mativo, Kimberlee Swisher, Terri Kurz, Wendy Barnard

Connecting Students with Autism to Geographic Information Science & Technology Careers (2048937)

2021 - 2024
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Geosciences
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jason Painter

Understanding Perceptions and Use of AI in K-12 Education Using a Nationally Representative Sample (2334172)

2024 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Candice Odgers

Expanding Socio-Environmental Science Investigations with Geospatial Technologies in High Schools (1949388, 1949400, 1949393)

2020 - 2024
PI(s): Judith Morrison, Thomas Hammond, Richard Alexander
Co-PI(s): Kate Popejoy

Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI for Equity and Access in Robotics Education (2341190)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Ross Higashi

Students Build Augmented and Virtual Reality Plant Models to Understand the Role of Design in STEM (1949463)

2020 - 2024
Project Category: Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD)
Discipline(s): Life sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kristine Callis-Duehl
Co-PI(s): Sandra Arango-Caro, Christopher Topp

Beyond CS Principles: Engaging Female High School Students in New Frontiers of Computing (1949472, 1949492, 1949488)

2020 - 2024
PI(s): Akos Ledeczi, Tiffany Barnes, Shuchi Grover
Co-PI(s): Brian Broll

Baltimore Online Algebra for High School Students in Technology (2005790)

2020 - 2024
PI(s): Michael Falk

COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (2048463)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Janice Mokros

Supporting collaborative reflection by K-12 teachers with analytics from intelligent tutoring software (2119501)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Vincent Aleven

Exploring Key Predictors of STEM/ICT Career-related Outcomes Using the World Smarts STEM Challenge Model that Incorporates Global Engagement and Mentorship (2048417)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Sarah Bever

Empowering Future Teachers with Generative AI Education: Understanding Applications, Risks, and Limits (2333675)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Aman Yadav

Design and Pitch Challenges in STEM: Merging Entrepreneurship and Mathematics Learning (2048332)

2021 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Mathematical sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies, Design Tools
PI(s): Erin Krupa
Co-PI(s): Robin Anderson

Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Smart Engineering and English Language Arts in Upper Elementary Education (2119174)

2021 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Emerging Tech (Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Blockchain), Interdisciplinary
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Jennifer Cross

Integrating Computational Science with Environmental Sciences Associated with Habitat Restoration and Education in New York Harbor (1839656)

2018 - 2024
PI(s): Lauren Birney

Engaging High School Youth in Algorithmic Justice Through Audits of Designed and Everyday Machine Learning Applications (2333469)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Yasmin Kafai
Co-PI(s): Danaë Metaxa

Empowering Informal Educators to Prepare Future Generations in Wireless Radio Communications with Mobile Resources (2053160, 2005784)

2020 - 2024
Discipline(s): Engineering, Physics and astronomy
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Sherry Hsi
Co-PI(s): Darrell Porcello, Hyunjoo Oh

Leadership Support for the Board on Science Education (1933193)

2019 - 2024
PI(s): Heidi Schweingruber

Promoting Aspirations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through Youth and Family Engagement (2045306)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Eugene Judson
Co-PI(s): Meseret Hailu, Nalini Chhetri, Shawn Jordan, Philip Klucsarits

Common Error Diagnostics and Support in Short-answer Math Questions (2118904, 2118725)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Neil Heffernan, Cristina Heffernan

Engaging Latinx Youth in Understanding the Science of Climate Change by Developing Digital Narratives and Games (2148016)

2022 - 2024
Project Category: Research Study
PI(s): Rae Ostman

Building a Youth-Led Learning Community through Automating Hydroponic Systems (2048994)

2021 - 2024 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Mike Barnett
Co-PI(s): Avneet Hira, Helen Zhang

Exploring an AI Literacies Framework for Young Children: A Delphi Study (2334829)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Xiaohui Wang

Catalyzing Inclusive STEM Experiences All Year Round (CISTEME365) (1850398)

2019 - 2024
PI(s): Lynford Goddard
Co-PI(s): Lara Hebert

STEM PUSH (Pathways for Underrepresented Students to Higher Education) Network (1930990)

2019 - 2024
PI(s): Alison Slinskey Legg

Earth Partnership: Community-Based Research into Tribal-School-University Partnerships that Deepen Indigenized STEM Teaching and Learning (2048940)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Cheryl Bauer-Armstrong

Using AI to Focus Teacher-Student Troubleshooting in Classroom Robotics (2118883)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Ross Higashi

STEM Opportunities in Prison Settings (STEM-OPS) (1931045)

2019 - 2024
PI(s): Eden Badertscher

Beyond Access and Participation in CS for All: Measuring Equitable CS Learning Environments (2219389)

2022 - 2024
PI(s): Cheri Fancsali

Responsible, Ethical, and Effective Acceptable Use Policies for the Integration of Generative AI in US School Districts and Beyond (2334525)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Patricia Ruiz

Engineering Academy: Educating Engineers of the Future (1850116)

2019 - 2024
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Monica Fernandez-Bugallo
Co-PI(s): David Ferguson, Bonita London

Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners (1948591)

2020 - 2024
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Scott Bellman

Youth Engaged in STEM and Service: Locally- and Globally-Relevant Solar Technology Summer Experiences (1949586)

2020 - 2024
PI(s): Joanna Totino

Leveraging Dynamically Linked Representations in a Semi-Structured Workspace to Cultivate Mathematical Modeling Competencies Among Secondary Students (M2Studio) (2101382)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Jie Chao

Empowering Teachers to Collaborate with Generative AI for Developing High-Quality STEM Learning Resources (2335975)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Xu Wang

Understanding and Supporting K-12 School Leaders' AI-related Decision-making (2333764)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): David Miller

Peering a generation into the future: NSF's Young Scholars Program and the nation’s STEM workforce (2109443)

2021 - 2024
Project Category: EAGER
PI(s): Eric Hamilton

AI4GA - Developing Artificial Intelligence Competencies, Career Awareness, and Interest in Georgia Middle School Teachers and Students (2049029, 2048502)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): David Touretzky, Christina Gardner-McCune

Developing Hands-on Virtual Reality Science Laboratory Experiences (1918045)

2019 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Chemistry
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Post-secondary
PI(s): Kambiz Hamadani

Artificial Intelligence Curriculum and K-12 Teacher Agency: Barriers and Opportunities (2333393)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Karin Jensen

Watershed Awareness using Technology and Environmental Research for Sustainability (WATERS) (1850060, 1850051, 1849719)

2019 - 2024
Project Category: SPrEaD
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Computer and informational technology science, Environmental sciences, Geosciences, Life sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Carolyn Staudt, Nanette Marcum-Dietrich, Steven Kerlin
Co-PI(s): Cindy Stunkard, Melinda Daniels, Diana Oviedo-Vargas

Enhancing Engagement and Conceptual Understanding of Fractions for Students with Learning Disabilities using the Model Mathematics Education Curriculum (1949122)

2020 - 2024
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Environmental sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jessica Hunt
Co-PI(s): Matthew Marino, Michelle Taub

Preparing High School Students for Careers in Machine Learning through Mentored Scientific Research (2049022)

2021 - 2024
PI(s): Mark Weckel
Co-PI(s): Irene Lee

Supporting Early Learning of Computational Thinking Using Mixed Reality Technology (2048989, 2049046)

2021 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK), Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Kyungbin Kwon
Co-PI(s): Thomas Brush, Jaejin Hwang

A Career-Driven AI Educational Program in Smart Manufacturing for Underserved High-school Students in the Alabama Black Belt Region (2338987)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Jia Liu

Engaging Secondary Female Students in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (1949585)

2020 - 2024
Project Category: Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Engineering
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mei Yang

Transforming Preschoolers’ Spatial Orientation: Leveraging New Technologies for Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms and at Home (2048883)

2021 - 2024
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Mathematical sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK)
PI(s): Ashley Lewis Presser
Co-PI(s): Jillian Orr

Empowering Math Teachers with an AI Tool for Auto-Generation of Technology-Enhanced Assessments (2335834, 2335835)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website, NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Shuchi Grover, Corrin Clarkson

Data Driven Approaches to Integrating AI in K-12 Education Using Social Media Analysis (2332306)

2023 - 2024 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Hari Kalva

Robot-Mediated Learning: Exploring School-Deployed Collaborative Robots for Homebound Children (2136847)

2020 - 2023 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Interdisciplinary, Other
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Veronica Ahumada-Newhart
Co-PI(s): Laurel Riek

The IT College and CAREERS Readiness Project: Career Academy Research on Educational Experiences and Related Successes (1614707, 2016580)

2016 - 2023
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Edward Fletcher
Co-PI(s): Victor Hernandez-Gantes, Katherine Blasik

Connecting STEM to Music and the Physics of Sound Waves (1657366)

2017 - 2023
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Victor Minces
Co-PI(s): Angela Booker, Alexander Khalil

Engaging Women in Engineering: Training Mentors to Make a Difference (1849735)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Jacqueline Genovesi

Maryland Sports Data Analytics Camps for Youth (1906736)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Lawrence Clark

Fostering Joint Parent/Child Engagement in Preschool Computational Thinking by Leveraging Digital Media, Mobile Technology, and Library Settings in Urban and Rural Communities (2005975)

2020 - 2023 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Other
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK)
PI(s): Marisa Wolsky
Co-PI(s): Jessica Andrews, Janna Kook, Heather Lavigne

Promoting STEM Interests and Careers through Families and Museums Exploring (1614468)

2016 - 2023
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Melissa Jones

Engineering a Community-Family Partnership: Developing a Program Aimed at Making and Design Practices in Home Environments (1759259, 1759314)

2018 - 2023
PI(s): Adam Maltese, Amber Simpson

Investigating How Museum Experiences Inform Youths' STEM Career Awareness and Interest (1906954)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Aaron Price

Enacting and Researching Culturally Sustaining STEM Pedagogies Across Informal Settings in Gullah/Geechee Communities in the Southeastern United States (2005810)

2020 - 2023
PI(s): Fenice Boyd

Innovative Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics Work Force Development Project (2048821)

2020 - 2023
Project Category: Scaling, Expanding, and Iterating Innovations (SEI)
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Life sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physics and astronomy
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Cynthia Trawick
Co-PI(s): Tiffany Bussey, Dwayne Joseph

Bridging Communities with Student STEM Stories: Culturally-Responsive Strategies for Motivating STEM Engagement in Diversifying Public Schools (1759372)

2018 - 2023
PI(s): Amy Wells

Voices to Hear (V2H): Native American Youth Learning About Environmental Sciences, Related Careers and Engaging Their Communities through Podcasts (1759407, 1759355, 1852687)

2018 - 2023
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
Technology Category: Creative and Multimedia Technologies
PI(s): Sameer Honwad
Co-PI(s): Anne Kern, Fritz Fiedler, Chris Meyer

Understanding Weather Extremes with Big Data: Inspiring Rural Youth in Data Science (1850447)

2019 - 2023 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Josephine Louie
Co-PI(s): Emily Fagan, Brian Fitzgerald, Kevin Waterman

Broadening Life STEM Participation Among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (1739139)

2017 - 2023
PI(s): Florastina Payton-Stewart

Seeding the Future of STEM researchers through emerging agricultural technologies (1759152)

2018 - 2023
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mike Barnett

Identifying Stakeholder Perceptions and Practices to Develop a Comprehensive Framework for Bioscience Industry Internships for Underrepresented Youth (1850568)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Lynda Gayden

Everyday AI for Youth: Investigating Middle School Teacher Education, Classroom Implementation, and the Associated Student Learning Outcomes of an Innovative AI Curriculum (2048746)

2021 - 2023
PI(s): Irene Lee
Co-PI(s): Helen Zhang

Investigating Barriers and Strategies to Increase HBCU Participation in STEM Education Research (2131762)

2021 - 2023
PI(s): Cynthia Trawick

Curriculum and Community Enterprise for Restoration of a Keystone Species in New York Harbor (1759006)

2018 - 2023 (NSF Website)
PI(s): Lauren Birney

My STEM Story: Scaling STEM Motivation Through Digital Storytelling and Near Peer Relationships (1759442)

2018 - 2023
PI(s): Ed Madison
Co-PI(s): Jenefer Husman, Ross Anderson, Matt Kim

Building a Learning Ecology to Increase STEM Participation Among Middle School Girls (1850505)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Sheena Erete

Role Models in Elementary Engineering Education (1657519, 1657509)

2017 - 2023
PI(s): Adam Maltese, Merredith Portsmore

Developing Abilities and Knowledge for Careers in Design and Engineering for Students on the Autism Spectrum by Scaling Up Making Experiences (1850289)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Wendy Martin

Peer-learning communities to develop rural, African American girls' computer science knowledge and career awareness (1759421, 1759262, 1759197)

2018 - 2023
PI(s): Jeffrey Gray, Mohammed Qazi, Martha Escobar

Drone Research and Opportunities for Native Elementary Students (DRONES) (1850561, 1850556)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Lynda McGilvary, Dayna DeFeo

Augmented Reality Experiences in 21st Century STEM Careers (1849773)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Jonathan Costa

Advancing Refugee Youth's STEM and Social Capital Through Family-Focused Learning (2003126)

2021 - 2023 (NSF Website)
Discipline(s): Other
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Eugene Judson
Co-PI(s): Rae Ostman, Pamela Marshall, Nalini Chhetri, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati

Sociocultural Approach to Integrating Computational Thinking and Data Analysis into an Online Citizen Science Program Linking Rural Educators in Maine, Mississippi, and Alabama (1933491)

2020 - 2023
PI(s): Ruth Kermish-Allen

A Quantitative Meta-Analysis and Qualitative Synthesis on the Impacts of Informal STEM and ICT Programs on Cognitive and Socio-emotional Outcomes of Youth Participants (2048544)

2021 - 2023
PI(s): Mande Holford

Caminos a la Ciencia/Pathways to Science: A Program Designed to Recruit, Retain, and Develop Latinas in STEM Disciplines (1850405)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): April Marchetti

Cultivating Creativity to Integrate Computation and Science Problem Solving in Informal Learning (1934087)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): H Chad Lane

Culturally Relevant Computing Activities and Career Readiness for At-Risk Youth (1849849)

2018 - 2023 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Exploratory
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Other
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jason Engerman
Co-PI(s): Richard Otto, Ph.D.

Synthesis: Impact of integrating innovative technologies in STEM classrooms on K-12 students' STEM career outcomes (1949437)

2019 - 2023
Project Category: Synthesis
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK), Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Yue Li

Analyzing and Supporting Students' Learning Behaviors in Computational STEM Learning Environments (2017000)

2020 - 2023
PI(s): Gautam Biswas

Group-Based Cloud Computing for STEM Education Project (1615207, 1614745, 1723884, 2149356)

2016 - 2023
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
PI(s): Walter Stroup, Uri Wilensky

Enhancing STEM Identity through E-Mentoring Experiences (1850024)

2018 - 2023
PI(s): Cameron Denson

Clean Energy and Environmental Science Career Pathways (1849958)

2019 - 2023
PI(s): Kevin Cuff

An Embodied, Augmented Reality Coding Platform for Pair Programming (2017042)

2020 - 2023
Project Category: Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD)
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Other
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ying Choon Wu
Co-PI(s): Robert Twomey, Monica Sweet

Investigating environmental identity development among children in rural Alaska Native communities through intergenerational, culturally responsive community science programming (2049768)

2021 - 2023
PI(s): Carie Green

Improving the Pipeline for Rural and American Indian Students Entering Computer Science Via Storytelling (1657553)

2017 - 2023
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Brittany Fasy
Co-PI(s): Mike Wittie, Sweeney Windchief, Barbara Komlos, Stacey Hancock

Trans-disciplinary Education in Biology and Engineering Technology (1759150)

2018 - 2023
PI(s): Stephanie Rollmann
Co-PI(s): Anna DeJarnette

Developing a culturally responsive pedagogical framework for STEM self-efficacy and career interest in the middle grades (1949241)

2020 - 2023
PI(s): Emily Evans

Investigating environmental identity development among children in rural Alaska Native communities through intergenerational, culturally responsive community science programming (2049767)

2021 - 2023
PI(s): Jessica Andrews

Adapting and Implementing a Geospatial High School Course in Career and Technical Education Clusters in Urban Settings (1759371, 1759370, 1759360)

2018 - 2023
Project Category: SPrEaD
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Steven McGee, Robert Kolvoord, David Uttal

Virtual Access to STEM Careers (VASC) (1850430)

2019 - 2023
Project Category: Exploratory
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Toni Pence

Narrative Modeling with StoryQ: Integrating Mathematics, Language Arts, and Computing to Create Pathways to Artificial Intelligence Careers (1949110)

2020 - 2023
PI(s): Jie Chao
Co-PI(s): Shiyan Jiang

Digital technology integration and engineering contexts to support elementary students' systems thinking (1850296)

2019 - 2023
Project Category: Strategies
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science, Engineering
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Post-secondary
PI(s): Jennifer Maeng
Co-PI(s): Amanda Gonczi, Robert Handler

New Possibilities for Broadening the Impacts of Middle School Engineering through a Partnership between Teachers and Underrepresented Undergraduates in STEM (1932739)

2019 - 2023
Project Category: EAGER
Discipline(s): Engineering
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Meredith Kier

Robot-Mediated Learning: Exploring School-Deployed Collaborative Robots for Homebound Children (2024933, 2024953)

2020 - 2023
PI(s): Laurel Riek, Veronica Ahumada-Newhart

Developing rural girls' STEM competency and motivation through communicating scientific topics with advanced technology (Girl ARTs) (1657248, 1657317, 1657217, 1657017)

2017 - 2022
PI(s): Martin Storksdieck, Cathlyn Stylinski, Ruth Kermish-Allen, Amy Kamarainen

A Government-University-Industry Partnership and STEM CareerBuilder for the R&D of an Innovative Computer Forensics Program & an Education-Career Pathway for Girls (1758975 )

2018 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - biotechnology
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Joselina Cheng
Co-PI(s): Gang Qian

Promoting Robotic Design and Entrepreneurship Experiences among Students and Teachers (1614085)

2016 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Vikram Kapila
Co-PI(s): Jennifer Listman, Jin Montclare, Oded Nov, Catherine Milne

Personalizing Mathematics to Maximize Relevance and Skill for Tomorrow's STEM Workforce (1759195, 1759229, 1759238, 1851680)

2018 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Candace Walkington, Neil Heffernan, Matthew Bernacki
Co-PI(s): Harsha Perera

Developing underserved elementary students’ systems thinking and economic literacy through investigations of local ecological-economic systems (2048828)

2021 - 2022
Project Category: Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)
Discipline(s): Environmental sciences, Other
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Amanda Dickes

Actualizing STEM Potential in the Mississippi Delta (1511792)

2015 - 2022
Project Category: SPrEaD
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Brenda Brand
Co-PI(s): Takumi Sato

Rural Girls Engaged in Math and Science Plus Technology (1657174)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Noel Gardner
Co-PI(s): Debra Mays-Jackson, Marquise Loving, Deborah Danner

Community-Engaged Engineering Interventions with Appalachian Youth (1657263)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jacob Grohs
Co-PI(s): Holly Matusovich, Gary Kirk, Liesl Baum

A Workshop to Synthesize Findings from Education Research Conducted During the Pandemic: Emerging Lessons From COVID-19 (2140471)

2021 - 2022
Project Category: Conference/Workshop
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Geosciences, Life sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physics and astronomy
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK), Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Vanessa Peters

Leveraging the U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Program to Develop a Regional STEM Workforce (1759430)

2018 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Susan Hinton
Co-PI(s): Susan Pruet, Robert Barrow

STEM CareerLaunch: Evaluating the Feasibility of a STEM Career-Based, Collective Impact Model on Youth in Boys & Girls Clubs (1811028)

2019 - 2022
PI(s): Donata Martin

Workshop for Writing Grants for Early Career Scholars in STEM and Learning Sciences Focused on Racial Equity (2133577)

2021 - 2022
PI(s): Christopher Wright

Virtual Epidemics for Promoting Upper Elementary and Middle School Students' Immersion and Inquiry into Pandemic Outbreaks (2031748)

2020 - 2022
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Yasmin Kafai

Fostering Equitable Science through Parental Involvement and Technology (1657088)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Keisha Varma

Examining a place-based and technology driven curriculum that focuses on systems thinking among students. (1759163)

2018 - 2022
PI(s): Margaret Cahalan

Building a Learning Ecology to Increase STEM Participation Among Middle School Girls (1850543)

2019 - 2022
PI(s): Nichole Pinkard

Connections in the Making: Elementary Students, Teachers, and STEM Professionals Integrating Science and Engineering to Design Community Solutions (1657218)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Kristen Wendell
Co-PI(s): Tejaswini Dalvi

Developing and Researching Youth-Driven Media that Highlights Science as an Act of Service During a Public Health Crisis (2032226)

2020 - 2022
Project Category: RAPID
PI(s): Ed Madison

Revitalizing Rural - Equipping Rural Communities with Technology Literacy for Seizing Productivity (2125393)

2021 - 2022
PI(s): John O'Hara

Nanotechnology Experiences for Students and Teachers (NEST) (1513112)

2016 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - nanotechnology
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Hazim El-mounayri
Co-PI(s): Brandon Sorge

Chief Science Officers: A Strategy for Student Awareness and Industry Engagement (1615209)

2016 - 2022 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Strategies
Discipline(s): Other
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jeremy Babendure
Co-PI(s): John Falk, Jacquelyn Kelly

Understanding the Role of Gender in Engaging the Interest of Girls in Computer Science (1614849)

2016 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jody Clarke-Midura
Co-PI(s): Vicki Allan, David Feldon

Science Technology Engineering and Math: Developing Education and Career Opportunity Systems (1657015)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Charlotte Alverson
Co-PI(s): Laura McCoid

Promoting Commenting and Debugging in Early Years Programming (1759254)

2018 - 2022
Project Category: Exploratory
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Laura Bofferding

Building Unique Inventions to Launch Discoveries, Engagement and Reasoning in STEM (1657123, 1657399 )

2017 - 2022
PI(s): Martha Escobar, Mohammed Qazi

Integrating the Computer Science and Computational Thinking in Three Rural Eastern North Carolina School Districts (1738767)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Matthew Militello
Co-PI(s): Robert (Martin) Reardon, Ronnie Smith, David Frye

Exploring Careers and Learning Informally to Prepare for STEM Employment (1713456)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Manuel Alonso
Co-PI(s): Svetlana Darche, Cathy Ringstaff

Project-Based Learning Opportunities and Exploration of Mentorship for Students with Visual Impairments in STEM (1657201)

2017 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - astronomy
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sunggye Hong
Co-PI(s): Steve Kortenkamp

ScratchEncore: Equity via a Flexible, Culturally-Relevant Advanced Scratch Curriculum for Upper Elementary Diverse Students and Teachers (1738758)

2017 - 2022
PI(s): Diana Franklin

Influence of Industry-Informed STEM Pathways on Student Experiences and Outcomes in Non-Selective Urban School (1758773; 1855763)

2018 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Edward Liu
Co-PI(s): Jesse Solomon, Jackie DeLisi

Fly High Your Math and Science Skills (1614249)

2016 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Chadia Affane Aji
Co-PI(s): Mohammad Javed Khan

Elementary STEM Teaching Integrating Technology and Computing Holistically (1758823)

2018 - 2022
PI(s): Colby Tofel-Grehl

Inspiring Commitment for STEM Career Paths through Extended Women's Hackathons (1615255)

2016 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general, Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Youwen Ouyang
Co-PI(s): Anna Woodcock

Enhancing Underrepresented Boys' Engagement in STEM through Mentoring and Father Involvement (1760311)

2018 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Jerrod Henderson
Co-PI(s): Mariam Manuel

Innovative Science, Technology Engineering, & Mathematics Explore Project (1850302)

2018 - 2022
PI(s): Cynthia Trawick
Co-PI(s): Tiffany Bussey

Collaborative Research: Hybrid Professional Development to Enhance Teachers' Use of Bootstrap (1738606)

2017 - 2022 (NSF Website)
PI(s): K. Ann Renninger

Making a Difference: Engaging Young People in Engineering and Computer Science through Computational Making and Social Entrepreneurship (1759261)

2018 - 2022
PI(s): Stephen Uzzo

Web Adventures Interactive: Innovative Online Activities as Effective Tools for Broadening Participation in Science (2041426)

2020 - 2022
Project Category: EAGER
PI(s): Adem Ekmekci

Urban STEM Stewards: Expanding Career Interests through Citizen-Science with Community Partners (1759291)

2018 - 2022
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Constance Flanagan
Co-PI(s): Matthew Diemer

Case Study of Experiential, Capstones in Industry: Understanding High School Students Interest and Preparation for STEM Careers (1850072)

2019 - 2022
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Computer and informational technology science, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Geosciences, Life sciences
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Corliss Thompson
Co-PI(s): Kelly Conn, Elizabeth Zulick

Designing the Impact Studio -- Dynamic Visualizations in the Write4Change Networked Community (1623468, 1623468)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - multimedia - audio, video and animation
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Glynda Hull, Amy Stornaiuolo
Co-PI(s): Matthew Hall

Activating Student Potential through Innovation and Real-World Experience (1759320)

2018 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Lance Bush
Co-PI(s): Eric Jenner

Developing AI Literacy Interventions to Teach Fundamental Concepts in AI (2022502)

2020 - 2021
PI(s): Irene Lee

E-Communities: Investigating How a Collaboration Between STEM Educators and Engineers Impact Underserved Youth's Participation in Engineering Design (1510347)

2015 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Meredith Kier, Deena Khalil

The Bessie Coleman Project - Using Computer Modeling and Flight Simulation to Create STEM Pathways (1757976)

2018 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jacqueline Leonard
Co-PI(s): Roni Ellington, Geeta Verma, Brandon Gellis, Ruben Gamboa

Skills21STEMStarter: An Incubator and Launch Pad to STEM Entrepreneurship and Careers (1614182)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jonathan Costa
Co-PI(s): Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Christine Broadbridge, Katherine Shields

Developing K-12 Education Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (1846073)

2019 - 2021
Project Category: EAGER
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): David Touretzky

Preparing High Achieving Urban Students for STEM Careers: Engineers of the Future Program (1657111)

2017 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Gabriella Gonzalez
Co-PI(s): Troy Smith, Catherine Villnave, Beth Sappe

Examining the Impact of an Industry-aligned, STEM Problem Based Learning Curriculum on Native Hawaiian and Underrepresented Youth Workforce Development (1657625)

2017 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Lui Hokoana
Co-PI(s): Amir Amiraslani

Building the Capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Increase Competitiveness in DRL programs (1946852)

2019 - 2021
PI(s): Ivory Toldson

Engaging Secondary Students in Regionally Relevant Science Topics Through Videography (1513320)

2015 - 2021 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Anne Gold
Co-PI(s): Sarah Wise, Lesley Smith

Designing Tactile Picture Books: Critical Making in Libraries to Broaden Participation in STEM Education and Careers (1615247)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Tom Yeh
Co-PI(s): Stacey Forsyth, Bridget Dalton

Coding Science Internships: Authentic Learning Experiences to Support Students' Science and Programming Practices and Broaden Participation in Computer Science (1657002)

2017 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Eric Greenwald
Co-PI(s): Ari Krakowski

Early College Career Exploration Through STEM Courses and Apprenticeships in Advanced Manufacturing (1763558)

2018 - 2021
Project Category: Exploratory, Youth-Based
Discipline(s): Engineering
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ethan Karp

Making the Transition to Remote Science Teaching and Learning (2033922)

2020 - 2021 (NSF Website)
Project Category: RAPID
Discipline(s): Chemistry, Environmental sciences, Life sciences, Physics and astronomy
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Daniel Damelin
Co-PI(s): Joseph Krajcik

Promoting Student Interest in Science and Science Careers through a Scalable Place-Based Environmental Educational Program at a Public Aquarium (1614187)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Sandra Yarema
Co-PI(s): Joan Chadde, Amy Emmert, Jeffrey Ram

Broadening identities for diverse youth in STEM through socioenvironmental problem solving (1657194)

2017 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Heidi Carlone
Co-PI(s): Lakshmi Iyer, Sara Heredia, Amy Germuth

From Practice to Research: Engaging Science Communicators with Educational Research They Can Use (1854059)

2019 - 2021
PI(s): Bronwyn Bevan

Scaling Up Success: Using MATE's ROV Competitions to Build a Collaborative Learning Community that Fuels the Ocean STEM Workforce Pipeline (1312333)

2013 - 2021
Project Category: Scale-Up
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jill Zande
Co-PI(s): Deidre Sullivan

Teachers and Researchers Advancing Integrated Lessons in STEM (TRAILS) (1513248)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Todd Kelley
Co-PI(s): Jeff Holland, Lynn Bryan, David Eichinger

iDigFossils: Engaging K-12 Students in Integrated STEM via 3D Digitization, Printing and Exploration of Fossils (1510410)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - gaming and simulations, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Environmental Science - climate modeling, Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Pasha Antonenko
Co-PI(s): Bruce MacFadden, Corey Toler-Franklin

Connected STEM - Promoting STEM Education through Connected Devices and Building Automation (1615019, 1614496)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Michael Johnson, Max Hibbs
Co-PI(s): Jay Porter, Joseph Morgan, Mathew Kuttolamadom, Jenn Whitfield

Life STEM: Promoting STEM Career Awareness, Engagement, and Identity, via a Culturally Relevant and Technology-Infused STEM-Based Curriculum (1850283)

2019 - 2021
PI(s): Stephanie Dance-Barnes

Developmentally Appropriate Strategies for Targeting Early Adolescents' Motivation in STEM (1614107)

2016 - 2021
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): DeLeon Gray

Closing Gaps: Connecting Assessment and Culture to Increase Achievement (1626939)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sharon Nelson-Barber
Co-PI(s): Matt Silberglitt, Jon Boxerman

Scaling up an innovative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Mathematics) learning environment through two partnership models with industry and schools (1657438)

2017 - 2021
Project Category: SPrEaD
PI(s): Reed Stevens

A Sleep Education Program to Improve STEM education in Elementary School (1433185)

2015 - 2021 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education, Other
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Michelle Perfect
Co-PI(s): Janet Roveda

Project BUILD (Building Using an Interactive Learning Design) (1657593)

2017 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Paul Dusenbery
Co-PI(s): Keliann LaConte, Robert Tai, Jeannine Finton

An Impact Study to Examine the Efficacy of a Mathematics Professional Development Program for Elementary Teachers (1513155, 1513104)

2015 - 2021
Project Category: SPrEaD
Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Paola Sztajn, Daniel Heck
Co-PI(s): Kristen Malzahn

Engaging Youth in Expanded STEM Career Pathways through Clean Energy Literacy Development (1433552)

2014 - 2021
Project Category: SPrEaD
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Rena Dorph
Co-PI(s): Kevin Cuff, Matthew Cannady

SciGirls Strategies: Gender Equitable Teaching Practices in Career and Technical Education Pathways for High School Girls (1513060)

2015 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Rita Karl
Co-PI(s): Brenda Britsch, Siri Anderson

Earth Partnership: Indigenous Arts and Sciences - Connecting STEM to Native Science (1613811)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Cheryl Bauer-Armstrong

Who Likes Computer Science? How Gender Stereotypes about Interest Shape Children's Motivation (1849902)

2018 - 2021
Project Category: Exploratory
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Allison Master
Co-PI(s): Andrew Meltzoff, Sapna Cheryan

Making it Stick! Mobile Apps to Pedagogically Support Retrieval Practices (1614847)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Osman Yasar
Co-PI(s): Peter Veronesi, Jose Maliekal, Leigh Little

Exploring STEM Impact and Engagement in Student-Led and Purpose-Driven Projects (1759299; 1759224)

2018 - 2021
Project Category: Exploratory
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Luo Cassie Xu, Nathan Holbert

Nano-satellites and East Bay Rocket Scientists (NEARS) (1615158)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - remote sensing technology
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Matthew Cannady
Co-PI(s): Kevin Cuff, John Howarth

Opportunities to Learn: Creative Science Through Inquiry, a Middle Grades Teaming Framework (1614861)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - biotechnology
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
PI(s): Dana Franz
Co-PI(s): Katie Echols

Broadening Participation of Latina/o Students in Engineering Using an Integrated Mathematics, Engineering and Computing Curriculum in Authentic, Out-of-School Environments (1613637)

2016 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sylvia Celedon-Pattichis
Co-PI(s): Carlos Lopez Leiva, Marios Pattichis

A Cultural Framework for Equity in Maker Practices (1723750)

2017 - 2021
PI(s): Uri Wilensky

Biomechanics to Offer Diverse Young Minds Opportunities to Develop, Explore, and Learn STEM (1759000)

2018 - 2021
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Neal Grandgenett
Co-PI(s): Amelia Lanier, Kota Takahashi, Anne Karabon, Michelle Friend

Expanding Geospatial Technology Career Development for High School Students Through Teacher Professional Development (1513287)

2015 - 2020
Project Category: SPrEaD
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Lori Ann Rubino-Hare
Co-PI(s): Brooke Whitworth, James Sample, Mark Manone, Nena Bloom

Geotechnology Experiences for Students and Teachers (1614976)

2017 - 2020
PI(s): Joseph Gardella

Supporting English Learners in STEM Subjects (1636544)

2016 - 2020
Project Category: Strategies
PI(s): Heidi Schweingruber

A Reciprocal Model for Teaching and Learning Computational Competencies: Connecting Pre-Service Teachers and Urban Latino Youth (1433440)

2015 - 2020 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Patrick Enderle
Co-PI(s): Judith Monsaas

Building STEM Identity and Career Interests in Native American Students By Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Remote Sensing Technologies (1513349)

2016 - 2020
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - remote sensing technology
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Karla Bradley Eitel
Co-PI(s): Lee Vierling, Melinda Hamilton, Raymond Dixon, Kay Seven

Green Infrastructure Technologies Inspire STEM Interest (1759272)

2018 - 2020
PI(s): Elizabeth Fassman-Beck

Engineering Experiences: Research on Student Competency, Motivation and Persistence in STEM for Underserved Youth (1510922 / 1513102)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - aerospace
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): John Ristvey, Tamara Sumner
Co-PI(s): Randy Russell, Holly Devaul

Enhancing Minority Middle School Student Knowledge, Literacy, and Motivation in STEM Using Contextualized Agricultural Life Science Learning Experiences (1513256)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Levon Esters
Co-PI(s): Neil Knobloch, Heidi Diefes-Dux

Preparing African American Males for Energy & Education (PAAMEE) (1614741)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jason Lee
Co-PI(s): Michelle Reaves

Collaborative Research: American Innovations in an Age of Discovery: Teaching Science and Engineering through 3D-printed Historical Reconstructions (1513018, 1512866, 1511155, 1510289, & 1508319)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Glen Bull, David Slykhuis, Carrie Kotcho, Tandra Tyler-Wood, Michael Littman
Co-PI(s): Joe Garofalo, Gerald Knezek, Rhonda Christensen, Matthew Hoffman

Computer Science For All Workshop in Atlanta (1721834)

2016 - 2019
Computer Science - general
PI(s): Brandeis Marshall

Broadening Interest in Geosciences, Habitat, and Technology among Girls (1513328)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - remote sensing technology
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Laura Conner
Co-PI(s): Anupma Prakash, Andrew Seitz

The CryptoClub: Extending Learning with Student-Generated Tutorials (1311977; 1824443)

2013 - 2019
Project Category: Research Study
Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Janet Beissinger
Co-PI(s): Bonnie Saunders

Authentic Art Making as a Vehicle for Connecting to STEM Learning and Careers (1513065)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Susan Rodgerson
Co-PI(s): Lynn Goldsmith

Memphis Virtual STEM Academy at East High School (1311876)

2013 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Stephanie Ivey

Innovative Collaborative Research Experience and Technical Education (iCREATE) (1513198)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ron Gray
Co-PI(s): Kenric Kesler, Danielle Ross, Brent Neilson, Dave Engelthaler

Socio-Environmental Science Investigations Using the Geospatial Curriculum Approach with Web Geospatial Information Systems (1614216)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
PI(s): Alec Bodzin

Marine Technology for Teachers and Students (MaTTS) (1311890; 1311908)

2013 - 2019
Project Category: Research Study
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Gail Scowcroft, Ivar Babb
Co-PI(s): Dwight Coleman

Strategic Problem-based Approach to Rouse Computer Science (SPARCS) (1433788)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Harvey Siy
Co-PI(s): Qiuming Zhu, Neal Grandgenett, Brian Dorn, Jong-Hoon Youn

LinCT: Linking Educators, Youth, and Learners in Computational Thinking (1513009)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Kathryn Guimond
Co-PI(s): Joseph Adamji, Lauren Causey

Kids as Urban Scientists: Mapping the Biodiversity of the Philadelphia Promise Zone (1614511)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Nancy Songer
Co-PI(s): Nancy Peter, Winifred Black

Strengthening the STEM Pipeline for Elementary School African Americans, Hispanics, and Girls by Scaling Up Summer Engineering Experiences (1615143, 1614739, 1614710)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: SPrEaD
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Karl Reid, David Knight, Monica Cardella
Co-PI(s): Walter Lee

SportsLab - Bringing Sport Research and Design Challenges into the 21st Century (1311901)

2013 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jamie Larsen
Co-PI(s): Jodi Asbell-Clarke

Next Step Learning: Bridging Science Education and Cleantech Careers with Innovative Technologies (1512868)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Charles Xie
Co-PI(s): Joyce Massicotte, Dan Barstow

An Integrated Approach to Creating STEM Career Pathways (1512996)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - programming, Engineering - general, Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mike Barnett
Co-PI(s): David Blustein

Making the Maker: A Pathway to STEM for Elementary School Students (1433770)

2014 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
PI(s): Francis Quek

Soft Robotics to Broaden the STEM Pipeline (1513175)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Nathan Mentzer
Co-PI(s): Rebecca Kramer, Barry Burke

Workshop on Engaging First-Generation Immigrant Students and Their Families in Learning About STEM and STEM Careers (1844431)

2018 - 2019
PI(s): Andres Henriquez

Innovative Technology-Enabled Astronomy for Middle Schools II (ITEAMS II) (1433431; 1433345)

2014 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - astronomy
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Philip Sadler, Mary Dussault

ET-ECS: Electronic Textiles for Exploring Computer Science with High School Students and Teachers to Promote Computational Thinking and Participation for All (1510725, 1512760, 1509245)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Yasmin Kafai
Co-PI(s): Jane Margolis, Joanna Goode

Collaborative Digital Bioscience Career Awareness Curriculum and Teacher Professional Development (1614167)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Berri Jacque

Collaborative Research: Human-Centered Robotics Experiences for Exploring Engineering, Computer Science, and Society (1433414; 1433841)

2014 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Orion Lawlor, Selma Sabanovic
Co-PI(s): Cindy Hmelo-Silver

Zipping Towards STEM: Integrating Engineering Design into the Middle School Physical Science Curriculum (1513205)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Donald Visco
Co-PI(s): Nidaa Makki, Nicholas Garafolo, Wondimu Ahmed, Kristin Koskey

Developing Digital Makers in the Coding Makerspace to Include Boys of Color in Computer Science Learning and Cybersecurity Workforce Development (1723289)

2017 - 2019 (NSF Website)
Project Category: EAGER
Discipline(s): Computer and informational technology science
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Phillip G. Eaglin, PhD

Understanding the Impact of Making on Veterans in Pursuing STEM Degrees (1749566)

2018 - 2019
PI(s): Anthony Dean

Creating a Virtual Infrastructure for Engaging Rural Youth in STEM Disciplines through Computer Science (1543040)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: SPrEaD
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bruce Segee
Co-PI(s): Craig Mason, Stephen Foster

Digital East St. Louis: An Urban Place-Based Learning Model to Promote Information Technology and Computer Science Career Interests of Minority Youth (1433660)

2014 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general, Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sharon Locke
Co-PI(s): Jessica DeSpain, Liza Cummings

The Youth Digital Storytelling STEM Academy (1513332)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Eugene Cordero

A MULTI Approach to Engaging Students and Teachers in Effective STEM Education (1615193)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Janelle Johnson
Co-PI(s): Richard Wagner

Beyond Rubrics: Moving Towards Embedded Assessment in Maker Education (1723459)

2017 - 2019
Project Category: Exploratory
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Justin Reich
Co-PI(s): YJ Kim

iDesign: Developing Technological Fluency Through Culturally-Relevant Game Design (1312240)

2013 - 2019 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Roberto Joseph

Partnership to Provide Technology Experiences through Aerial Drones in High Schools of the Alabama Black Belt (1614845)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Hira Narang
Co-PI(s): Fan Wu

Investigating Digital Badges as Alternative Credentials to Broaden STEM Participation Among Underrepresented Youth (1614727)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Wendy Martin
Co-PI(s): Marc Lesser

Conference on Literacies in Engineering for Access and Participation (1644976)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Conference/Workshop
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK), Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Eli Tucker-Raymond
Co-PI(s): Amy Wilson-Lopez

Nebraska Innovative Maker Co-laboratory (1723520)

2017 - 2019
Project Category: EAGER
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Bradley Barker
Co-PI(s): Shane Farritor, Jennifer Keshwani

Going Green! Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World (MSOSW) (1312168)

2013 - 2019
Project Category: Scale-Up
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Gerald Knezek
Co-PI(s): Rhonda Christensen, Tandra Tyler-Wood

Innovative Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Strategy Project (iSTEM) (1512957)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Cynthia Trawick
Co-PI(s): Willie Rockward, Tiffany Bussey

GeniConnect: Game-based Learning, Mentoring, and Laboratory Experiences - A Model for Industry-Afterschool Partnerships (1513086)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - biotechnology
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Frieda Reichsman
Co-PI(s): Chad Dorsey, Michael Delia

IDEAS: Inventing, Designing, and Engineering on the Autism Spectrum (1614436)

2016 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Wendy Martin
Co-PI(s): Sylvia Perez, Kristie Koenig, Jennifer Yu

Data Modeling with Young Learners and Their Families (1614663)

2016 - 2019
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Katherine McMillan
Co-PI(s): Janella Watson

Developing a Model for Expanding Informal Tech Education for Underrepresented Communities through Makerspaces (1723610)

2017 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Shawn Grimes
Co-PI(s): Stephanie Grimes

App Maker Pro (AMP): Motivating STEM Study through App Development (1509105)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Carole Greenes
Co-PI(s): David Meltzer, Keith Hjelmstad, Lina Karam, Tim Lindquist, Ashish Amresh

Building Enhanced Scientific Thinking through Modeling Ecosystems (1508911 / 1513043)

2015 - 2019
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Bob Coulter
Co-PI(s): Eric Klopfer

Middle School Pathways in Computer Science (1433592)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Fred Martin
Co-PI(s): Molly Laden

Motivating Bilingual Hispanic Youth Towards STEM & STEM Cognate Study and Careers (MIO STEM) (1433837)

2015 - 2018
Project Category: SPrEaD
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sasha Barab

COMPUGIRLS Scale-Up (1139426)

2012 - 2018
Project Category: Scale-Up
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kimberly Scott
Co-PI(s): Shelley Zion

Innovation Institute (1311981)

2013 - 2018
Project Category: Scale-Up
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Priya Mohabir
Co-PI(s): Sylvia Perez, Eric Siegel

Nebraska Wearable Technologies (WearTec) (1433822)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general, Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bradley Barker
Co-PI(s): Neal Grandgenett, Gwen Nugent

Project ReCharge (1433597)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): David Crowther
Co-PI(s): Jacque Ewing-Taylor, Scott Terrell

Science, Technology and Engineering Mini-business Incubator (STEM-Inc) (1433851)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jidong Huang
Co-PI(s): John Jackson, Pradeep Nair, Amy Cox-Petersen, Diane Donnelly-Toscano

Researching A School District's Integration Of The Maker Movement Into Its Middle And High School (1623431)

2016 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Cindy Tananis
Co-PI(s): Keith Trahan

Reducing Achievement Gaps in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM): Promising International Research, Policies and Practices (1643308)

2016 - 2018
PI(s): Willie Pearson

Scaling up an Innovative Approach for Attracting Students to Computing (1031356; 1031351; 1031029)

2011 - 2018
Project Category: Scale-Up
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Madeleine Schep, RoxAnn Stalvey, Susan Rodger

STEM Career Clubs: Enhancing the Potential of Underrepresented Students in STEM Careers through a Strategic Teaming Model (1433747)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jason Painter
Co-PI(s): Margaret Blanchard, DeLeon Gray

Preparing Responsive Educators using Place-Based Authentic Research in Earth Systems (PREPARES) (1139313, 1441752)

2012 - 2018
Project Category: Scale-Up
Environmental Science - climate modeling
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kathy Bertram

Curriculum and Community Enterprise for New York Harbor Restoration in New York City Public Schools (1440869)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general, Environmental Science - general, Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis, Environmental Science - remote sensing technology
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Lauren Birney
Co-PI(s): Meghan Groome, Nancy Woods, Robert Newton

Advancing Geospatial Thinking and Technologies in Grades 9-12: Citizen Mapping, Community Engagement, and Career Preparation in STEM (1433574)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Beth Schlemper
Co-PI(s): Kevin Czajkowski, Sujata Shetty, Victoria Stewart

Educational Pathways Into College & Career (1433677)

2015 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ardice Hartry
Co-PI(s): Joanna Totino

GIS/T Resources and Applications for Career Education (GRACE) (1433640; 1433712)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Frances Saroki, Yichun Xie
Co-PI(s): David Anderson, Andrew Hartwick, Mary Starr

The Eyes Say it All: Using web page design and eye-tracking technology to learn STEM concepts, research skills, and human factors (1312285)

2013 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mohammad Javed Khan
Co-PI(s): Fan Wu, Marcia Rossi

Environmental Education Workshop for Wisconsin Institutions of Higher Education (1638420)

2016 - 2018
Project Category: Conference/Workshop
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Post-secondary
PI(s): Michael Beeth
Co-PI(s): Scott Ashmann, Rebecca Franzen, Clayton Russell

Design-Based Information Technologies Learning Experiences (DITLE) (1433769)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general, Engineering - astronomy
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Chengcheng Li
Co-PI(s): Helen Meyer, Hazem Said, Marcus Johnson

Acquainting Metro Atlanta Youth with STEM (AMAYS) (1433280)

2015 - 2018 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general, Computer Science - programming, Computer Science - web development
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Brendan Calandra
Co-PI(s): Maggie Renken, Jonathan Cohen

Engaging Middle School Girls in Computational Electronic Design (1433838)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sheena Erate

Middle Grades Career Mentors: Digital Resources for Effective CTE STEM Mentoring (1513284)

2015 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Marisa Wolsky

A Consortium Approach to CS for All (1645894)

2016 - 2018
Project Category: Resource Center
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Early Childhood (PK), Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Leigh Ann DeLyser
Co-PI(s): Michael Preston

Teaching Engineering Concepts to Harness Future Innovators (TECHFIT) (1312215)

2013 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bradley Harriger
Co-PI(s): Alka Harriger, Michael Flynn, Susan Flynn

From Data To Awesome (D2A): Youth Learning to be Data Scientists (1513282, 1513296, 1646690)

2015 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - multimedia - audio, video and animation, Computer Science - programming, Computer Science - web development, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Elisabeth Soep
Co-PI(s): Tapan Parikh, Ellin O'Leary

FUSE Studios: A New, Interest-Driven Model for Engaging Youth In STEM and Career Development Through Challenges and Partnership with Industry (1433724)

2014 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kemi Jona
Co-PI(s): Reed Stevens

oDREAMS: Promoting Computational Thinking through Game & Simulation Design (1312129)

2013 - 2018
Project Category: Scale-Up
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Alexander Repenning
Co-PI(s): Kris Gutierrez, David Webb

Integrated Computer Science in Elementary Classrooms (iCS) (1433327)

2015 - 2018
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general, Computer Science - gaming and simulations, Computer Science - general skills and mathematics, Computer Science - multimedia - audio, video and animation, Computer Science - programming, Computer Science - web development, Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Caitlin Dooley
Co-PI(s): Alison Shelton, Donna Whiting, Carolyn Sykora, Chris Thompson

Seeding the Future: Creating a Green Collar Workforce Through Learning about Indoor Urban Farming Technologies and Alternative Energy Sources (1312073)

2013 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mike Barnett
Co-PI(s): David Blustein, Catherine Wong, Elizabeth Bagnani

The Urban Community Project to Stimulate Interests in STEM Careers (U-CPS) (1311979)

2013 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): S. Ray Bullock
Co-PI(s): Keith Hargrove

Visualization Basics: Using Gaming to Improve Computational Thinking (UGame-ICompute) (1311810)

2013 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jacqueline Leonard
Co-PI(s): Alan Buss, Jerry Hamann, Farhad Jafari, Ruben Gamboa

Network Science for the Next Generation - Collaborative Research (1139482; 1139478)

2012 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): H. Eugene Stanley, Stephen Uzzo
Co-PI(s): Paul Trunfio

WNY Genetics in Research Partnership: Expanding Exposure, Career Exploration and Interactive Projects in Basic Genome Analysis and Bioinformatics (1311902)

2013 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - biotechnology
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Stephen Koury
Co-PI(s): Shannon Carlin-Menter, Norma Nowak, Patricia Masso-Welch, Rama Dey-Rao

Collaborative Research: Creating a STEM Pipeline for Low Income and Immigrant Youth (STUDIO: Build Our World) (1310817, 1311253)

2014 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Leslie Herrenkohl, Nathan Buck
Co-PI(s): Todd Herrenkohl

An Innovative Hybrid Program for Diversifying and Building Capacity in the STEM/ICT Workforce: ISTEM (1139317)

2012 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sally Stevens
Co-PI(s): Rosi Andrade

SISTERS: Sustaining Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research in Society (1312351)

2013 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Mandy Bratton
Co-PI(s): Jan Kleissl

Water SCIENCE: Supporting Collaborative Inquiry, Engineering, and Career Exploration with Water (1433761)

2014 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Carolyn Staudt
Co-PI(s): Susan Gill, Tirupalavanam Ganesh

CSI: Classroom Student Investigations (1031679)

2011 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Karen Yanowitz

Bits-2-Bites: Youth Applying STEM Content and Computational Thinking to Learn about Nutrition and Advocate for Food Justice (1312282)

2013 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Joseph Adamji
Co-PI(s): Keith Braafladt

Tri-C Youth Technology Academy: STEM Academy for Youth featuring Youth Essential Skills - SAY - YES! (1312252)

2013 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): George Bilokonsky
Co-PI(s): Majid Rashidi, Jim Heidenreich

Integrating Science Into Afterschool: A Three-Dimensional Approach To Engaging Underserved Populations In Science (1138911)

2012 - 2017
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Dale McCreedy

Back to the Earth (1139657)

2012 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Anne Kern
Co-PI(s): Fritz Fiedler

Exploring STEM Careers Initiative (1139689)

2012 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Nancy Taylor

Maximizing Mentor Effectiveness in Increasing Student Interest and Success in STEM: An Empirical Approach Employing Robotics Education - Collaborative Research (1139415; 1139400)

2011 - 2016
Project Category: Research Study
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Maja Mataric, Gary Mayer, Sharon Locke
Co-PI(s): Stephen Marlette, Jerry Weinberg

Action at a Distance (1311782)

2013 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - aerospace
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Daniel Claes
Co-PI(s): Gregory Snow, Jon Pedersen

SCI-TALKS (Supporting Community Initiatives for Teaching, Learning, and Knowing Science) (1031456)

2011 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Tina Cartwright
Co-PI(s): Brenda Wilson, Todd Ensign, Brittan Hallar

iPuzzle: Transforming Mathematics Learning Through Social Puzzling (1135173)

2012 - 2016
Project Category: Research Study
Mathematics - general
PI(s): E. Paul Goldenberg, June Mark

GLOBE California Academy Program (CAP) - Collaborative Research (1139664, 1139410)

2011 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): David Stern, Svetlana Darche

Real World Externships for Teachers of Mathematics and Science (1031784)

2011 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jeffrey Weld

Promoting 21st Century Science Technology-Enhanced Learning Across Formal and Informal Environments (1411939)

2010 - 2016
Project Category: Research Study
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Timothy Zimmerman
Co-PI(s): James Slotta

GreenTECH 2011 (1139308)

2012 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sarah Pidgeon
Co-PI(s): Marc Lesser, Mary Leou

Predicting STEM Career Choice from Computational Indicators of Student Engagement within Middle School Mathematics Classes (1031398)

2011 - 2016 (NSF Website)
Project Category: Research Study
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Neil Heffernan
Co-PI(s): Ryan Baker

Bridging the Gap: The Effects of A School-To-Career Approach To Promoting Wildlife Science Careers Among Minority Students (1138685)

2012 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Chanda Bennett
Co-PI(s): Don Lisowy

Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering via Apparel Design (1139466; 1139501)

2012 - 2016
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Susan Ashdown, Lucy Dunne
Co-PI(s): Charlotte Coffman

Build IT Underwater Robotics Scale Up for STEM Learning and Workforce Development (BISU) (0929674)

2009 - 2015
Project Category: Scale-Up
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Patricia Holahan
Co-PI(s): Karen Peterson, Edward Leach, Jason Sayres, Mercedes McKay

STEM Digital Images in Geoscience Investigations: Teaching Analysis with Light (STEM DIGITAL) (1031115)

2010 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Morton Sternheim
Co-PI(s): Stephen Schneider

PAC-Involved: Engaging Students in PAC (Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology) Learning through Repurposing of Popular Media (1311427)

2013 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - astronomy
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Izolda Fotiyeva
Co-PI(s): Marilyn Irving, Marcus Alfred, Prabhakar Misra

Society's Grand Challenges in Engineering as a Context for Middle School Instruction in STEM (1030126)

2010 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Amy Wendt

Barcoding Life's Matrix: Engaging Students as Citizen Scientists in the Barcode of Life Initiative (1030083)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ralph Imondi
Co-PI(s): Linda Santschi

Energy For ME (1029696)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ruth Kermish-Allen

Game Design with Mentoring for Computer Science and Math Achievement for Educationally Disadvantaged Students (1031926)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Vahl Scott Gordon
Co-PI(s): Kimberly Gordon Biddle, Jean Crowder

Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry Scale-Up Project (ITSI-SU) (0929540)

2009 - 2015
Project Category: Scale-Up
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Carolyn Staudt

Promoting Our Worth as Entrepreneurs and Researchers in Innovative Technology (POWER-IT) (1031475)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general, Bioscience - neuroscience
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Byron Ford

The FabLab Classroom: Preparing Students for the Next Industrial Revolution (1030865)

2010 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Glen Bull
Co-PI(s): Gerald Knezek

Co-Robots for STEM Education in the 21st Century (1208690)

2012 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Harry Cheng
Co-PI(s): Tobin White, Jean VanderGheynst

ICT-SPACE: Developing ICT-STEM Career Interest, Engagement and Self-Efficacy in Middle School Students through Serious Games (1031488)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jamie Kirkley

Connecticut Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (1029472)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jonathan Costa

Design Loft STEM Learning Program (1029929)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), Post-secondary
PI(s): Shelley Goldman
Co-PI(s): Sheri Sheppard

Conducting Authentic Molecular Biology and Genomics Research in High Schools (1031158)

2010 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - bioinformatics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Andrew Vershon
Co-PI(s): Forrest Spencer

Effects of STEM/ICT Aspirants' High School Experiences on STEM and ICT Course-Taking (1139510)

2012 - 2015
Project Category: Research Study
Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Gladis Kersaint
Co-PI(s): Jeffrey Kromrey

NanoExperiences: Pathways to Workforce Success (1029491)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - nanotechnology
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): John Ristvey
Co-PI(s): Whitney Cobb, Danette Parsley

Studio STEM: Engaging Middle School Students in Networked Science and Engineering Projects (1029724; 1029756; 1247287)

2011 - 2015
Project Category: Scale-Up
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Michael Evans, Christine Schnittka
Co-PI(s): Brett Jones

STEM Teams: Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Skills, Knowledge, Interest, and Career Awareness through Strategic Teaming (1031118)

2010 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Margaret Blanchard
Co-PI(s): Braska Williams, Thomas Alsbury

Middle School Science Readiness Program (1028771)

2010 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Nancy Moreno

Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology (SPIRIT2) (0737679)

2008 - 2014
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Alka Harriger

Bridging Math Literacy and Digital Media Creation: Students as Learners, Teachers, and Leaders of STEM Content (1031633)

2010 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Chad Milner
Co-PI(s): Eli Tucker-Raymond, Maisha Moses

Scaling up STEM Learning with the VCL (0929543)

2009 - 2014
Project Category: Scale-Up
Mathematics - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sarah Stein
Co-PI(s): Henry Schaffer, Eric Wiebe, Karen Hollebrands

IT and College Pathways through Application of Technology to Explore Urban Ecological Challenges (0833624)

2009 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mike Barnett
Co-PI(s): Catherine Wong

From Learning to Research: Developing Future Earth System Scientists and Professionals (0929725)

2010 - 2014
Project Category: Research Study
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Julie Malmberg
Co-PI(s): Tamara Sumner, Christopher Hoadley

Innovative Flight Simulation Experiences for Students and Teachers (0929609)

2009 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - aerospace
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mohammad Javed Khan
Co-PI(s): Chadia Affane Aji, Marcia Rossi

I-C-STEM IN My FUTURE (1031404)

2010 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Edna Holbrook

GUTSyGirls (1031421)

2010 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Irene Lee

National Robotics in 4-H: Workforce Skills for the 21st Century (0833403 )

2008 - 2014
Project Category: Scale-Up
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bradley Barker
Co-PI(s): Carl Nelson

Clean Energy Literacy and Leadership (CELL) (1031901)

2010 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kevin Cuff
Co-PI(s): Darrell Porcello

Community Platform for Ocean and Climate Education, Careers, and Workforce Development (1031015)

2011 - 2014
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - remote sensing technology
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sylvia Quinton

From Art to STEM - A Creative Journey of Discovery: A Transformational Project for Nashville Middle School Students (0833643)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sydney Rogers

Crossing Boundaries and Exploring Biodiversity Conservation Using Information Technologies (0833675)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): James MacKinster

MATE ROV Competitions: Providing Pathways to the Ocean STEM Workforce (0929875)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - robotics
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jill Zande

Beyond Blackboards: Integrated Methods for STEM Education and Workforce Development (0833726)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Richard Crawford
Co-PI(s): Anthony Petrosino

iQUEST: Investigations for Quality Understanding and Engagement for Students and Teachers (0833753)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - multimedia - audio, video and animation
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Katherine Hayden

Digispired ii: Workforce Investigation Inspiration for STEM (wiiSTEM) (0929521)

2010 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Manorama Talaiver

It's About Discovery (0833614)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Dean Cristol

Science, Engineering, and Technology for Students, Educators, and Parents (0929544)

2010 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Kenneth Hill

COMPUGIRLS: A Culturally Relevant Technology Program for Girls (0833773)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kimberly Scott

ITEST Strategies (0833378)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - astronomy
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Philip Sadler

M-SOS-W: Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World (0833706)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Gerald Knezek

Collaborative Research: The Robot Algebra Project (1029342; 1029404)

2010 - 2013
Project Category: Research Study
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Christian Schunn, Robin Shoop

Prime the Pipeline Project (P3): Putting Knowledge to Work (0833760)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Carole Greenes

Bio-ITEST: New Frontiers in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (0833779 )

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jeanne Chowning
Co-PI(s): Sandra Porter, Karen Peterson

PURSE: Promoting Underrepresented Girls Involvement in Research, Science, and Energy (0929728)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jason Lee

STEMware - Designing Immersive Biology Learning Simulations for Formal and Informal Settings (0929717; 0929769)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): David Gilchrist, Peggy Lemaux

Exploring Databases: STEM Learning and Authentic Research in the High School Classroom (0929181)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Maureen Munn

Games Requiring Advanced Developmental Understanding and Achievement in Technological Endeavors (GRADUATE) (0833452)

2010 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Len Annetta

Promoting STEM Career Interest in the Classroom: An Exploratory Study Linking Teacher Professional Development with Changes in Teaching Practices (0833524)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Research Study
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Carrie Parker
Co-PI(s): Cathlyn Stylinski, Carla McAuliffe

Science Research Mentoring Program (0833537)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - bioinformatics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Hilleary Osheroff

Project Opening Doors: An AP mathematics and science strategy to prepare underrepresented students for college success and STEM careers (0929788)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - multimedia - audio, video and animation
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Judith Resnick

Building IT and Career Self-Efficacy in Young Women by Entering and Measuring the Universe: The Universe Quest (0833777)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Carlton Pennypacker

IDEAS: Inquiry-based Dynamic Earth Applications of Supercomputing, Seeing the Big Picture with Information Technology (0737583)

2007 - 2013
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Bruce Segee

GET SET Global: Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology (0833517)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Joan Abdallah

Virtual Hall of Science (VHOS) (0929206)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - web development
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Eric Siegel

HiGene: A Genome Sequencing Project for High Schools (0737574)

2007 - 2013
Project Category: Comprehensive
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Andrew Vershon

ITEST Convening: Advancing Research on Youth Motivation in STEM (1029540)

2010 - 2013
Project Category: Conference/Workshop
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sarita Pillai
Co-PI(s): Tony Streit, Beverly Farr

TREES - Technology, Research, and Ecology Exchange for Students (0929796)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Anne Degnan

The POD Project: Harnessing the Power of Data (0929846)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): James Sample
Co-PI(s): Lori Ann Rubino-Hare, Mark Manone

ACTIVATE: Advancing Computing and Technology Interest and innoVation through Teacher Education (0833496)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Thomas Cortina

Transforming Interests into STEM Careers (TISC) (0929635)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Research Study
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Barbara Schneider

Science Journalism Pathways to STEM Careers (0833595)

2008 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Karen Michaelson

CincySTEM Urban Initiative (0929557)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ginger Rhodes

Studying Technology-based Strategies for Enhancing Student Interest in STEM Careers through Algebra Curricula in Grades 5-9 (0929575)

2010 - 2013
Project Category: Research Study
Mathematics - general
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Chris Dede

CAPSULE: CAPStone Unique Learning Experience (0833636)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ibrahim Zeid

Animando a Estudiantes con Technologia (AET) - Encouraging students in the field of information technology (0929676)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jacob Martinez
Co-PI(s): Jill Denner

Model My Watershed: Developing a Cyberlearning Application and Curricula to Enhance Interest in STEM Careers - Collaborative Research (0929763; 0929736; 0929639)

2009 - 2013
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Susan Gill, Charles Tomlin, Nanette Marcum-Dietrich

M2T2 - Maximizing Motivation, Targeting Technology (0833393)

2009 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Gil Naizer

The Pulsar Search Collaboratory (0737641)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - astronomy
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sue Ann Heatherly

High School Enterprise (0833548)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jean-Celeste Kampe

UAB-Birmingham Consortium for Advanced Education in Computer Science (0737703)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): J. Michael Wyss

Community Science Investigators (CSI) (0833663)

2009 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bob Coulter

ITEST Learning Resource Center (LRC) (0323098; 0737638)

2003 - 2012
Project Category: Resource Center
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Mathematics - general
PI(s): Joyce Malyn-Smith
Co-PI(s): Sarita Pillai, Carrie Parker, Siobhan Bredin, Tony Streit

OssaBEST: Ossabaw E-exploration for Students and Teachers (0737372)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ashraf Saad

MarineTech - STEM Preparation through Marine Engineering, Science and Technology Experiences - Collaborative Research (0833411; 0833570)

2009 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Alok Verma, Deborah Chen

Nanotechnology and Bioengineering in Philadelphia Public Schools (0737437)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - nanotechnology
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Susan Yoon

Student Enabled Network of Sensors for the Environment Using Innovative Technology (SENSE IT) (0833440)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - remote sensing technology
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): James Bonner

Girls InnovaTE3: Girls Innovating with Technology as Entrepreneurial Environmental Engineers (0833692)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Melissa Koch

Reforming IT Education through Game Design: Integrating Technology Hub, Inner City, Rural and Remote Regions (0833612)

2009 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Alexander Repenning
Co-PI(s): Andri Ioannidou

Digital WAVE: Warming Winds and Water (0929731)

2009 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Judy Brown
Co-PI(s): Ted Myers

Information Technology through Community Based Natural Resources Program for Students and Teachers (0737271)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Carol Hanley

ITEST Conference Event: Defining an Afterschool Research Agenda (0929760)

2010 - 2012
Project Category: Conference/Workshop
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
PI(s): Tony Streit

Learning through Engineering Design and Practice: Using our Human Capital for an Equitable Future (0737616)

2007 - 2012
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Tirupalavanam Ganesh

STEM and ICT Instructional Worlds: The 3D Experience (STEM-ICT 3D) (0833552)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Nita Matzen

Tri-Regional Information Technology (Tri-IT) Program (0833628)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics, Computer Science - multimedia - audio, video and animation
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): LaDonna Morris

Connecting Youth with Science through Mentored Experiences in Nature - Collaborative Research (0929421; 0929109)

2010 - 2012
Project Category: Scale-Up
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Brett Bruyere, Susan Carlson

Fostering Interest in Information Technology (0737326)

2007 - 2012
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mesut Duran

Expanding Opportunities for Innovative and Technology Rich STEM Experiences through Florida's High School Career Academies (0833503)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Research Study
Bioscience - general, Computer Science - general, Engineering - general, Environmental Science - general, Mathematics - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kathryn Borman

OUTBREAK: Opportunities to Use immersive Technologies to explore Biotechnology Resources, Career Education and Knowledge (0833521)

2008 - 2012
Project Category: Strategies
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Troy Sadler

Salmon Camp Research Team II (0737528)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Travis Southworth-Neumeyer
Co-PI(s): Steve Tritz, Oscar Arana

CoastLines (0737706)

2008 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Steven Moore

Advanced Digital Pathways (0737623)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ken Kiyoshi
Co-PI(s): Carol Varney

Rhode Island Information Technology Experiences for Student and Teachers (RI-ITEST) (0737649)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Daniel Damelin

Reach for the Sky: Integrating Technology into STEM Outcomes for American Indian Youth (0737565)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Gillian Roehrig

The Science of Small Things (0737675)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - nanotechnology
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Robert Forrant

Probes and Models Across the Curriculum: Information Technology in Science Instruction (IT-SI) (0624718)

2006 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Carolyn Staudt

GreenFab: Sustainable Design Through Engineering and Technology ( 0833751)

2008 - 2011
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Laura Hart

PROFIT: Pictures Represent Opportunities For Inspiration in Technology (0737683)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Niels da Vitoria Lobo

Plant IT Careers, Cases, and Collaborations (0737669)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Bioscience - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Claire Hemingway

Game Design Through Mentoring and Collaboration (0737667)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kevin Clark

Photonics Leaders II (0833615)

2008 - 2011
Project Category: Strategies
Engineering - design
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Dr. Pamela O. Gilchrist

Launch-IT (06-24553)

2006 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)

Invention, Design, Engineering and Art Cooperative (IDEA) (0737379)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Anika Ward

Improved STEM Preparation Through Humane Gaming Camp (06-24767)

2006 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Scott Leutenegger

Mayor's Youth Technology Corps - Creating Safe Communities Through Information Technology Training in Homeland Security Applications (0737589)

2008 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Yichun Xie

CyberBridge UCSD/SDSU (0737714)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Philip Bourne

COMmunities Educating Tomorrow's Scientists (COMETS) (0736067)

2007 - 2011 (NSF Website)
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5)
PI(s): Tina Cartwright

Investigating Green Energy Technologies in the City (GET City) (0737642)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Angela Calabrese Barton

Dan River Information Technology Academy (DRITA) (0624728)

2006 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Julie Brown

Conference on Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education (CyTSE) - Collaborative Research (0929628; 0929542; 0929601)

2009 - 2011
Project Category: Conference/Workshop
Computer Science - web development
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Elementary school (K-5), Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kemi Jona, Carl Wieman, Theodore Sicker

Harlem Children Society (HCS) Science and Engineering (0737668)

2008 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Bioscience - bioinformatics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Sat Bhattacharya

Extreme Experience Lab (0737631)

2007 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Antonio Monreal

CommunITy Studios (0737710)

2008 - 2011
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Cathy Barthelemy

Communities for Rural Education, Stewardship & Technology (CREST) Renewal (0737588)

2008 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ruth Kermish-Allen

TechMath: Real World Math, Technology, and Business Connections (0624632)

2006 - 2011
Project Category: Comprehensive
Mathematics - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ernest Mashburn

IT-E3 Tools: Information Technology Engineering and Environmental Education Tools (0624672)

2006 - 2010
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jeanne Ferrante

Paleo Exploration Project: Spatial Analysis of Fossil Finds in the Northern Plains (0624590)

2006 - 2010
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis, Environmental Science - GIS/GPS, Environmental Science - remote sensing technology
Project Setting(s): Formal Education, Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Heather Almquist
Co-PI(s): George Stanley

IT Community Support Project (0624729)

2006 - 2010
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - web development
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Colleen Kruger

Media-Based Resources to Support the ITEST Program (0736487)

2007 - 2010
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Amy Tonkonogy

Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) Engineering and IT Project-C5 (0737593)

2007 - 2010
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Jason Lee

Girls Creating Games: Cafe Universo (0624549)

2006 - 2010
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - gaming and simulations, Computer Science - web development
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)

Using Underwater Robotic Vehicles to Build IT and Pre-Engineering Skills (BUILD IT) (0624709)

2006 - 2010
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Elisabeth McGrath

Building an Internet Community of Design Engineers (iCODE) - Collaborative Research (0624669; 0624631)

2006 - 2010
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - design
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Fred Martin, Sam Christy

TechREACH (0624772)

2006 - 2010
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Karen Peterson

Students Investing in Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SIMET) (0624578)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Edna Holbrook

Robotics and GPS/GIS in 4-H: Workforce Skills for the 21st Century (0624591)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bradley Barker

Community for Rural Education, Stewardship, and Technology (CREST) (0525118)

2005 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ruth Kermish-Allen

Digispired: Digital Inspiration for Interactive Game Design and Programming Skills (0624565)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Manorama Talaiver

Global Challenge Award ITEST Program (0624663)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Domenico Grasso

Arctic Climate Modeling Program (ACMP) (0525277)

2005 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - climate modeling
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kathy Bertram

Medibotics: The Merging of Medicine, Robotics and IT (0624434)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ronald Rockland

IT Girl: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Solving Real World Problems Using 3D Modeling and Information Visualization (0624543)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Julie Shannan

IT Experiences for Students and Teachers Using Catfish and their Environment as a Model (0624747)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Louis Hall

An Innovative Approach for Attracting Students to Computing (0624654)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - programming
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12), Post-secondary
PI(s): Jonathan Hodgson

CSI: Creating Student Investigators (0624440)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Bioscience - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Karen Yanowitz

Using Squeak to Infuse Information Technology into the STEM Curriculum in Grades 7-12 (0624615)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Gene Tagliarini

A Laser Academy for High School Science Teachers (0624577)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - design
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Paul Marchese

Biomechanics and Robotics Explorations for IT Literacy and Skills in Rural Schools (0624582)

2006 - 2009
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Paul Kauffmann
Co-PI(s): Dana Espinosa

SeaTech: Underserved Teens Hooked on Ocean Technology! (0524799)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Harry Helling

MapTEACH: Place-based Geospatial Learning and Applications in Rural Alaska (0322958; 0322980; 0323191)

2004 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): DeAnne Stevens, Timothy Olsen, Sidney Stephens

Science Mission to Planet Earth (SMPE): IT–Integrated Coastal Education (0525235)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Fulbert Namwamba

Pueblo ITEST of New Mexico (0525261)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Anya Dozier Enos

Physical Computing for Students and Teachers (0525171)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Bonnie Brownstein

Eyes in the Sky: Applied Information Technology Project (0322566)

2003 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): LuAnn Dahlman

Photonics Leaders I (0523232)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - aerospace
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Joyce Hillard-Clark
Co-PI(s): Dr. Pamela O. Gilchrist

Marine Biotechnology and Bioinformatics for Teachers and Students (0525224)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Bioscience - biotechnology
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Simona Bartl

Delta Agriculture Middle School Applied Life Science (DAMSALS 2) (0322847)

2003 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Patty Watts
Co-PI(s): Eric Pani, Charlotte Owens, Michael Camille

Eagle Vision: Employing Geographic Information Technologies in Indian Schools and Communities (0422885)

2004 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Philip Sittnick

Build IT: Girls Building Information Technology Fluency Through Design (0524762)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Melissa Koch

DesignIT Studio (0322665)

2003 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Robert Lindsay

Invention Factory (0525274)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Neil Scott

Highly Interactive, Fun Internet Virtual Environments in Science (HI-FIVES) (0525115)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Len Annetta

Green Table Productions (0624761)

2007 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Brenda Trigg

DataTools: Tools for Data Analysis in the Middle School Classroom (0525183)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Tamara Ledley

EcoScienceWorks: Exploring and Modeling Ecosystems Using Information Technology (0525221)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Walt Allan
Co-PI(s): Eric Klopfer

AMNH ITEST High School Science Research Program (0423417)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Bioscience - DNA analysis/sequencing
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Cate Starr

Crime Scene Information Technology (CSIT) (0525119)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Bioscience - biomedicine
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Preeti Gupta

XTech: Exploratorium of the San Francisco Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception (0525217)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Engineering - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Vivian Altman

Urban Ecology, Information Technology, and Inquiry Science for Students and Teachers (0525040)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Mike Barnett

Salmon Camp Research Team I (0323170)

2003 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Travis Southworth-Neumeyer

The SUCCEED Apprenticeship Program (0525178)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Bob Panoff

SPIRIT: Silicon Prairie Initiative on Robotics in IT (0525111)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - robotics
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Bing Chen

Tech-Success (0525014)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Rebecca Cook

SoBRO TEC (0525162)

2005 - 2008
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Laura Hart

Translating Information Technology Into Classrooms: Teacher-Student's Research on Lake Erie Ecosystem (0423387)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Jazlin Ebenezer

Technology at the Crossroads (0423588)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Deborah Muscella

IMMEX Fayette Consortium: Community Integrated Problem Solving (0323036)

2003 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Greg Drake

Rural Schools Science and Information Technology (0423195)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Karen Michaelson

Museum Tech Academy (0423080 )

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Bonnie Styles

Inquiring with GIS (I-GIS) Project: A Partnership Between Scientists and Educators (0422545)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Cathlyn Stylinski

CyberTech Computer Science Program to Prepare Underrepresented Students for Careers in the Sciences (0423576)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - programming
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Laurence Peterson

YouthLink: Comprehensive, Innovative and Advanced Digital Technology Experiences for Underserved Teens (0422693)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - multimedia - audio, video and animation
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Ken Kiyoshi

Comprehensive Information Technology Education in Rural Appalachia (CITERA) (0422701)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Marjorie Darrah

YES To Technology (YES-2-Tech) (0423178)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Diane Miller

Building IT Skills among Inner City Youth in North Philadelphia through Development of a Community Geographic Information System (0423242)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - GIS/GPS
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Michele Masucci

Understanding the Science Connected to Technology (USCT) (0423459)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - general
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Charles Fritz

Robotics: Fundamentals of Information Technology and Engineering (0423059)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - robotics
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Randal August

Project LA COSTA (0423115)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - computer hardware
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Ruth Wellborn

Bioinformatics: The Rutgers Initiative in Teacher Enhancement (BRITE) (0422902)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Bioscience - general
Project Setting(s): Formal Education
Target Gradespan(s): High school (9-12)
PI(s): Andrew Vershon

Nature Works Studios (0423140)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Douglas Widener

National Middle School Aerospace Scholars (NaMAS) (0422698)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Engineering - general
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Sharon Sledge

New Mexico Adventures in Modeling: Integrating IT into the Curriculum Through Computer Modeling Approaches (0322573)

2003 - 2007
Project Category: Comprehensive
Computer Science - gaming and simulations
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Eric Klopfer

Enhancing Science and Technology Education and Exploration Mentoring (ESTEEM) (0422703)

2004 - 2007
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - web development
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Anita Komlodi

Inquiry-Based Marine Biotechnology and Bioinformatics for Teachers and Students (0323175)

2003 - 2006
Project Category: Comprehensive
Bioscience - biotechnology
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Simona Bartl

Environmental Science Information Technology Activities (ESITA) (0323178)

2003 - 2006
Project Category: Youth-Based
Environmental Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Kevin Cuff

Ocean Explorers: GIS, IPA, and Ocean Sciences for IT Literacy and Skills (0323127)

2003 - 2006
Project Category: Comprehensive
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8), High school (9-12)
PI(s): Steven Moore

MyBEST: Mentored Youth Building Employable Skills in Technology (0323155)

2003 - 2006
Project Category: Youth-Based
Computer Science - general
Project Setting(s): Informal Education
Target Gradespan(s): Middle school (6-8)
PI(s): Keith Braafladt

Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) Engineering Project-C1 (03-22934)

Project Category: Youth-Based
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