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Teacher Professional Development

Reaching students with high quality educational interventions rely on well prepared teachers. Many of our projects concern the evaluation of teacher professional development, particularly in new and emerging fields such as innovation and entrepreneurship or computer science education. Evaluation of teacher PD programs involves both the immediate feedback about participant experiences and relevance of the PD but also longer term impact on the teaching and learning that happens in the classroom in the context of the broader environmental and systemic issues associated with the schools and districts.

RELEVANT PROJECTS

PROJECT	INSTITUTION	START YEAR	FUNDING	PROJECT STATUS
Computational Thinking Funds of Knowledge: A Culturally-Relevant Assessment for Early Elementary Students	University of Massachusetts,Amherst	2021	National Science Foundation	ACTIVE
Program Evaluation of the Digital Literacy Now Grant	SageFox	2021	Department of Elementary & Secondary Education	ACTIVE
Catalyzing Transformative Change in STEM Education through an Institute for Inclusive Pedagogy	Massachusetts Bay Community College	2021	National Science Foundation	ACTIVE
A Research-Practice Partnership to Design, Implement, Assess, and Scale Integrated CS Curricula in K-5 Classrooms (CS4All-RPP-Springfield)	UMass Amherst	2018	NSF	ACTIVE
Accelerating Women's Success and Mastery in CS (AWSM in CS)	University of Texas at Austin	2018	NSF	ACTIVE
REU-RET Mega-Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers in Smart and Connected Cities	Morgan State University	2018	NSF	ACTIVE
A Scalable RPP for Preparing and Supporting Teachers to Teach Culturally Responsive and Rigorous CS Courses in SC High Schools	Clemson University	2017	NSF	ACTIVE
You Science	Governor's Office of Student Achievement	2015	GOSA	ENDED
Applies Learning Student Questionnaire (ALSQ) - Existing Grantees	Governor's Office of Student Achievement	2015	Governors Office of Student Acheivement	ENDED
EarSketch: An Authentic, Studio-Based STEAM Approach to High School Computing Education	Georgia Institute of Technology	2014	NSF	ENDED
Gwinnett Math Science Partnership	Gwinnett County Schools	2014	Georgia Dept of Ed	ENDED
Liberty Math/Sci Partnership - Project RAMP (Raising Academic Measures of Progress)	Liberty County Schools	2014	Georgia DOEd	ENDED
CS 10K: Collaborative Research: A Structured CS Principles Approach to Professional Development for Maryland High School Teachers	University of Maryland Baltimore County	2014	NSF	ENDED
Macon County MSP	Macon County Public Schools	2014	Georgia DOEd	ENDED
Student Applied Learning, New Teacher Induction and Staff Leadership Program - Great Teachers and Leaders	Clayton County Schools	2013	GOSA	ENDED
Math and Science Endorsement Cohorts	Gwinnett County Schools	2013	Georgia DOEd	ENDED
Peabody Teachers Collaborative on Global Change	Yale University	2012	IMLS	ENDED
Yale-SEPA Climate Change and Patterns of Vector Borne Disease: Development of Translational Science Curricula	Yale University	2011	NIH	ENDED
Computer Science for High School	UMass Lowell	2011	Google	ENDED
Solar Cycle Investigations	Yale University	2011	NASA	ENDED
IMLS National Leadership Grant: Peabody Fellows Event-Based Teacher Collaborative	Yale University	2010	IMLS	ENDED
Connecticut Geology Investigations	Yale University	2010	NSF	ENDED
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Teachers’ Workshop	Amherst College	2010	HHMI	ENDED
Springfield Teaching American History Program 4	Springfield Public Schools	2008	DOEd	ENDED
RITES: Rhode Island Technology Enhanced Science Program	University of Rhode Island	2008	NSF	ENDED
IPY STEM Polar Connections	UMass Amherst	2007	NSF	ENDED
Northeastern University RET-PLUS (Partners Linking Urban Schools)	Northeastern University	2007	NSF	ENDED
Northeastern University STEP-UP	Northeastern University	2007	NSF	ENDED
Franklin County STEM Research Academies for Young Scientists	UMass Amherst	2006	NSF	ENDED
Springfield Teaching American History Program 3	Springfield Public Schools	2006	DOEd	ENDED
The Impact of Teacher Participation in GIFT on Student Achievement	Gwinnett County Schools	2005		ENDED
STEM Alternative Certification for Teachers Conference (STEM ACT)	UMass Amherst	2005	NSF	ENDED
Robert Moll Professional Development Grant	UMass Amherst	2004		ENDED
NCI: Cancer Education and Career Development Partnership	Hampton University		NIH	ENDED

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