Our research helps shape how teachers teach, how schools operate and how learners learn. It makes a difference. It improves lives.
MLFTC faculty draw from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain new insight into important questions. Whether developing new education workforce models or leading global conversations on educational outcomes, faculty members at MLFTC are fulfilling the ASU charter’s commitment to assume fundamental responsibility for the overall health of the communities we serve.
This knowledge creation is one of the many reasons MLFTC consistently ranks among the country's best colleges of education.
Featured projects

Preparing American Indian educators to teach in early childhood classrooms
The U.S. Department of Education supports the need for educators in Indigenous communities in Arizona.

Improving academic outcomes for English language learners
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the project aims to gain access to college readiness for underserved students.

Preparing scholars with expertise to advance juvenile justice in special education
The U.S. Department of Education supports the efforts of Arizona State University, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Award End Date | Category | Sponsors | Principal investigator |
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Improving academic outcomes for English language learners | $115,000 | 08/01/2022 | 07/31/2022 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, Early childhood education, Educational equity, K-12, Multi-language learners | Direct sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Cristobal Rodriguez |
Interdisciplinary Multicultural Professional Autism Clinical Training (IMPACT) | $1,223,278 | 01/01/2022 | 12/31/2026 | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Erin Rotheram-Fuller | |
Preparing scholars with expertise to advance juvenile justice in special education | $3,750,000 | 11/01/2021 | 10/31/2026 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, Higher education, Teacher preparation | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Sarup Mathur |
Transforming a district’s human resources strategy for the benefit of both learners and educators | $8,206,449 | 10/01/2021 | 10/01/2024 | Education workforce, K-12, Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Brent Maddin |
What if We Ask the Experts? Teachers Beliefs about Good Teaching | 09/01/2021 | 08/31/2022 | Education policy | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Gustavo Fischman | |
Effects of Sibling-Mediated Intervention for Children with Autism | 09/01/2021 | 08/31/2022 | At-risk or high-needs student populations | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Chengan Yuan | |
The Creation of Arizona’s First Mindful School District: A Systems Wide Evaluation | 09/01/2021 | 08/31/2022 | Health and wellness | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Danah Henriksen | |
The State of the State: Representative Sampling of Physical Activity Opportunities in Schools in Arizona | 09/01/2021 | 08/31/2022 | Health and wellness | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Pamela Kulinna | |
Diversifying curriculum in elementary science classes | $931,058 | 08/15/2021 | 08/14/2024 | Educational equity, Educational technology, K-12, Science education | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Brian Nelson |
Preparing American Indian educators to teach in early childhood classrooms | $1,439,017 | 08/01/2021 | 07/31/2026 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, Educational equity, K-12, Teacher preparation | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Nicole Thompson |
Analyzing changes in student performance as science teachers alter teaching approaches in classrooms | $442,293 | 08/01/2021 | 07/31/2024 | K-12, Teacher preparation | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Ying-Chih Chen |
MLFTC partner moves entire school to a team-based model | $111,817 | 06/01/2021 | 05/03/2022 | Education workforce, Higher education, K-12, Teacher preparation | Direct sponsor: Arizona Community Foundation | Brent Maddin |
Investigating Impact of Different Types of Professional Development on What Aspects Mathematics Teachers Take Up And Use in Their Classroom | $1,980,285 | 03/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 | K-12, Leadership and administration | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Karen Koellner |
Nuclear Futures Anthology Project | $64,245 | 01/04/2021 | 01/03/2022 | Science education | Direct sponsor: New Venture Fund | Ruth Wylie |
STEM and Social Capital: Advancing Families through Learning and Doing | $299,787 | 01/01/2021 | 12/31/2023 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, Science education | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Eugene Judson |
Arizona K-8 Consortium: Building CS and CT capacity in rural K-8 education | $299,620 | 01/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, Educational equity, Educational technology, K-12, Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: SciTech Institute |
Alexander Kurz |
Radical Policy Borrowing: An intensive inquiry into the Higher Diploma Program, a radical reform of instruction and assessment methods in Ethiopia | $51,253 | 12/01/2020 | 11/30/2021 | Global education | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Atota Halkiyo |
Professional Learning Library and CEEDAR Learning Resource Provider | $40,000 | 10/01/2020 | 12/31/2021 |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Florida |
Kathleen Puckett | |
Transforming the education profession and workplace | $695,858 | 10/01/2020 | 11/01/2024 | Education workforce |
Originating sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Brent Maddin |
Implementation of a Technology-Facilitated Data-Driven Instructional Coaching Model | $77,513 | 10/01/2020 | 09/30/2024 | Leadership and administration |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Rutgers University |
Alexander Kurz |
Integrated Child And Youth Development Activity in Uganda | $1,480,747 | 09/11/2020 | 08/11/2025 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: USAID Direct sponsor: Education Development Center |
Cyndi Giorgis |
Exploring Active Learning Exercises in Introductory Anatomy and Physiology Courses | 09/01/2020 | 08/31/2021 | Higher education, Science education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Carla Firetto | |
SBP Collaborative Research: Comunidad de Ciencia - Building Latina STEM interest through community cultural wealth and familial problem-based learning | $484,884 | 09/01/2020 | 08/31/2025 | Educational equity, Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh |
Peter Rillero |
Experiences of Black Immigrant Women in Undergraduate Engineering: A basis for understanding | 09/01/2020 | 08/31/2021 | Educational equity, Global education, Science education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Meseret Hailu | |
An Efficacy Study of the Learning and Teaching Geometry PD Materials: Examining impact and context-based adaptations | $26,429 | 09/01/2020 | 06/30/2021 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Colorado |
Karen Koellner |
Talent, Ambition, Academic Capital and Luck: Research awards and the construction of influence and merit in education | 09/01/2020 | 08/31/2021 | Education policy, Higher education, Leadership and administration | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Jeongeun Kim | |
Evaluating the Efficacy of an Engineering Education Professional Development for High School Guidance Counselors | 09/01/2020 | 08/31/2021 | Education workforce, K-12, Science education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Lydia Ross | |
Developing Preservice Teachers’ Algebraic Reasoning Through Pattern Generation Activities | 09/01/2020 | 08/31/2021 | Teacher preparation | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Mi Yeon Lee | |
Foresight and Futures Learning Experiences | $27,750 | 07/15/2020 | 07/14/2021 | Science education | Direct sponsor: NSquare | Ruth Wylie |
Quality First Academy Evaluation 2020-2021 | $136,000 | 07/01/2020 | 06/30/2021 | Direct sponsor: Southwest Human Development | Jeanne Wilcox | |
SRSD+: Development of a powerful writing program for children in grades 1 and 2 | $3,140 | 07/01/2020 | 06/30/2021 | K-12, Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of California, Irvine |
Karen Harris |
Arizona Educare Research Project (2020-2021) | $71,531 | 07/01/2020 | 06/30/2021 | Direct sponsor: Educare Arizona | Jeanne Wilcox | |
Chandler USD Staff Development and Leadership Training Services | $54,968 | 07/01/2020 | 06/30/2021 | Direct sponsor: Chandler Unified School District | Punya Mishra | |
Co-Developing Community Energy Engineering After-School Programming with Latinx Youth | $50,000 | 06/01/2020 | 08/31/2021 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Spencer Foundation |
Michelle Jordan |
Studying Novice STEM Teachers’ Adaptive Capacities Using the Panarchy Model | $18,009 | 05/01/2020 | 04/30/2021 | Education workforce, Science education, Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: Colorado State University |
Andrea Weinberg |
Supporting parents and children where they live, work and learn | $150,000 | 05/01/2020 | 04/30/2021 | Direct sponsor: Arizona Public Service Foundation | Meredith Toth | |
The Future Substance of STEM Education | $98,874 | 04/01/2020 | 03/31/2021 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation |
Ariel Anbar |
Fulbright Awards - Singapore | $31,209 | 01/07/2020 | 05/14/2020 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: Singapore Ministry of Education Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board |
Leanna Archambault |
The Postwar History of Educational Broadcasting: Archival Research | $50,000 | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2021 | Educational technology |
Originating sponsor: ASU Foundation for a New American University Direct sponsor: Spencer Foundation |
Sherman Dorn |
Empowering school districts to explore agile staffing models | 01/01/2020 | 06/30/2021 | Education workforce |
Originating sponsor: Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation |
Brent Maddin | |
Designing a New Educator Workforce | $499,231 | 10/22/2019 | 10/21/2021 | Education workforce |
Originating sponsor: Walton Family Foundation |
Brent Maddin |
INSITE: Integrating STEM Into Transition Education for Incarcerated Learners | $863,743 | 10/01/2019 | 09/30/2022 | At-risk or high-needs student populations | Heather Griller Clark | |
Higher Education Partnership–Morocco | $5,000,000 | 09/30/2019 | 09/29/2024 | Global education | Direct sponsor: U.S. Agency for International Development | Nicole Thompson |
Stepping Into Interdisciplinary Learning with Dramatic Inquiry and 3D Printing | 09/01/2019 | 08/31/2020 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, K-12 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Kathleen Farrand | |
Teacher-Student Teams for Community-Based Energy Engineering Projects | 09/01/2019 | 08/31/2020 | K-12, Science education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Michelle Jordan | |
Sustainability in Whole-of-School Health Programming | 09/01/2019 | 08/31/2020 | Health and wellness, K-12 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Pamela Hodges Kulinna | |
Democratic Participation Toward Educational Equity in the Era of School Choice | 09/01/2019 | 08/31/2020 | Education policy, K-12, Leadership and administration | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Carrie Sampson | |
Applying Translanguaging Theory to Testing: Designing a new technology-enhanced accommodation for English language learners | 09/01/2019 | 08/31/2020 | Assessments, test and evaluation, Educational technology, Multi-language learners | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Yi Zheng | |
MLFTC AmeriCorps Mentoring Program | $160,000 | 09/01/2019 | 08/31/2020 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service Direct sponsor: Arizona Office of the Governor |
Erica Mitchell |
Improving Online Learning from Tutorial Dialog Videos | $600,000 | 08/16/2019 | 08/16/2020 | Educational technology | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Michelene Chi |
The School Gardeners’ Southwest Desert Almanac: A conference for supporting, sustaining and spreading garden-based science teaching | $99,905 | 08/15/2019 | 07/31/2020 | Science education | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Steven Zuiker |
Project ENHANCE: Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Policy and Practice in Special Education | $439,309 | 07/01/2019 | 06/30/2024 |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Kansas |
Wendy Oakes | |
Project SCREEN: Validation of a Free-Access Screening Tool for K-12 Educators to Screen Students for Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Patterns | $216,606 | 07/01/2019 | 06/30/2022 |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Kansas |
Wendy Oakes | |
Teacher Candidate Pilot Documentation | $222,215 | 05/20/2019 | 04/30/2020 | Education workforce |
Originating sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Nicole Thompson |
Consortium for Open Active Pathways | $2,495,936 | 03/01/2019 | 02/28/2022 | Science education | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Ariel Anbar |
Cultivating Elementary Students’ Interest in Cryptography and Cybersecurity Education and Careers | $38,395 | 03/01/2019 | 02/28/2022 | K-12, Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Florida |
Amber Benedict |
Special Education Leader Scholar Communities (SELSC) | $1,170,000 | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2023 | Higher education | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Kathleen Puckett |
Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Activity (SHEAMA) | $10,859,816 | 12/04/2018 | 12/03/2022 | Global education | Direct sponsor: U.S. Agency for International Development | Samuel DiGangi |
2018-2019 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program | $212,572 | 12/01/2018 | 06/30/2019 | Global education | Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board | Ann Nielsen |
Reimagining the Education Workforce for the 21st Century: Preparing teachers through personalized learning modules and diversified clinical experiences | $4,860,351 | 10/01/2018 | 09/30/2023 | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Carole Basile (Dean) | |
Supporting Early Language Development of Preschool Children with Drama Integration | $2,291,598 | 10/01/2018 | 09/30/2022 | Early childhood education | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Scott Marley |
Teacher Beliefs about Multilingual Learners: Understanding language ideologies to inform how we teach about language learning | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | Education workforce, K-12, Multi-language learners | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Katie Bernstein | |
Productive Management of Uncertainty: Supporting science teachers to raise, maintain and reduce uncertainty toward student conceptual development in argumentation | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | Science education, Teacher preparation | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Ying-Chih Chen | |
Supporting Undergraduate Students’ Construction of an Integrated Understanding of Anatomy and Physiology | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | Higher education, Science education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Carla Firetto | |
Is Taste for Science Enough? Exploring factors that influence career aspirations of engineering students | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | Higher education, Science education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Jeongeun Kim | |
The Lived Experiences of Black Muslim Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | Educational equity, Higher education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Keon McGuire | |
Teacher Candidate Affordances and Perceptions of Efficacy in Collectively-Taught Elementary and Typical Student Teaching Settings | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | Education workforce, Teacher preparation | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Andrea Weinberg | |
Building Bridges of Black and Brown Solidarity | $37,265 | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | At-risk or high-needs student populations | Direct sponsor: National Academy of Education | Claudia Cervantes Soon |
Supporting Undergraduate Students’ Construction of an Integrated Understanding of Anatomy and Physiology | 09/01/2018 | 06/30/2019 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Carla Firetto | |
Discourse as Destiny in Dual Language Education? A multi-scalar ethnography of language policy | 09/01/2018 | 08/31/2019 | Early childhood education, Education policy, Multi-language learners | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Katie Bernstein | |
Exploring Writing Instruction Delivered by Teachers Providing Services to Student | $280,738 | 08/01/2018 | 07/31/2022 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Texas State University |
Steve Graham |
Teacher Beliefs about Multilingual Learners: Understanding language ideologies to inform how we teach about language learning | 08/01/2018 | 08/01/2019 | Multi-language learners |
Originating sponsor: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Katie Bernstein | |
Efficacy of We-Write - A Teacher-Led and Computer-Supported Intervention with Fourth Grade Students | $546,091 | 07/01/2018 | 06/30/2022 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Texas A&M University |
Karen Harris |
Quality First Academy Evaluation | $122,470 | 07/01/2018 | 06/30/2019 | Early childhood education | Direct sponsor: Southwest Human Development | Jeanne Wilcox |
Productive Management of Uncertainty: Supporting science teachers to raise, maintain and reduce uncertainty toward student conceptual development in argumentation | 07/01/2018 | 06/30/2019 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Ying-Chih Chen | |
Innovations in Global Learning Metrics for Policymakers | $22,000 | 06/15/2018 | 12/31/2018 | Global education | Direct sponsor: Open Society Foundation | Iveta Silova |
Discourse as Destiny in Dual Language Education? A Multi-scalar Ethnography of Language Policy | 06/01/2018 | 11/01/2018 | Multi-language learners |
Originating sponsor: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Katie Bernstein | |
The Lived Experiences of Black Muslim Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution | 05/01/2018 | 03/31/2019 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Keon McGuire | |
Teacher candidate affordances and perceptions of efficacy in collectively-taught elementary and typical student teaching settings | 05/01/2018 | 01/31/2019 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Andrea Weinberg | |
Is ‘Taste for Science Enough’? Exploring factors that influence career aspirations of engineering students | 05/01/2018 | 09/30/2019 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Jeongeun Kim | |
Raising the Bar | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: Australian Research Council Direct sponsor: Australian Catholic University |
Steve Graham | |
Explaining the Gender Gap: Are departmental and institutional characteristics linked to labor market outcomes of STEM graduates? | $22,999 | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2019 | Science education | Direct sponsor: American Educational Research Association | Jeongeun Kim |
Exchange Program for Brazilian Awarded Principals | $200,191 | 01/01/2018 | 02/28/2018 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of State |
Ann Nielsen |
Character Education in Systems of Teacher and Leader Preparation | $12,445,645 | 11/07/2017 | 10/31/2021 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: Kern Family Foundation Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation |
Carole Basile (Dean) |
Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion Program | 10/01/2017 | 01/31/2019 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education |
Iveta Silova | |
Innovations in Global Learning Metrics: Focused debate between users, producers and researchers | $50,000 | 10/01/2017 | 06/30/2018 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: Spencer Foundation |
Gustavo Fischman |
West Bank-Gaza Preservice Teacher Education Project | $4,972,525 | 09/28/2017 | 09/27/2022 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: United States Agency for International Development Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board |
Samuel DiGangi |
Induction Experiences for Early Childhood Special Educators: Using dramatic inquiry to increase student engagement and positive social interactions (DIPSI) | 09/01/2017 | 08/31/2018 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, Early childhood education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Wendy Oakes | |
Immigrants, Achievement and Third-Generation Isolation: Insights from PISA 2003-2012 | 09/01/2017 | 08/31/2018 | K-12 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Jeanne Powers | |
Public High School Physical Activity Facility Use During Non-School Hours | 09/01/2017 | 08/31/2018 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Hans Van Der Mars | ||
Teachers’ Perceptions of Instructional Significance for History | 09/01/2017 | 08/31/2018 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Lauren Harris | ||
Braincandy: Providing students authentic, engaging and SAFE spaces to articulate and refine their thinking with others | 09/01/2017 | 08/31/2018 | Science education | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Bryan Henderson | |
Advancing the Understanding of Online Collaborative Learning Experience in Statistical Learning | 09/01/2017 | 08/31/2018 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Yi-Chun Hong | ||
Cultivating Life in the Sonoran Desert | $6,825 | 08/01/2017 | 07/31/2019 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Arizona Game and Fish Department |
Molina Walters |
An Efficacy Study of Strategies and Interactive Writing Instruction | $237,106 | 08/01/2017 | 07/31/2017 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Tennessee |
Steve Graham |
Girls Collaborating in STEM through Virtual Exchanges | $108,278 | 07/07/2017 | 12/31/2018 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: The Aspen Institute |
Peter Rillero |
Project Coordinate | $834,601 | 07/01/2017 | 06/30/2022 | At-risk or high-needs student populations, K-12, Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Florida |
Amber Benedict |
Keys to Writing Smarter: An Online UDL Writing Workbench for Students with High Incidence Disabilities | $233,517 | 07/01/2017 | 06/30/2020 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Center for Applied Special Technology |
Karen Harris |
SRSD+: Development of a Powerful Writing Program for Children in Grades 1 and 2 | $55,499 | 07/01/2017 | 06/30/2018 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of California, Irvine |
Karen Harris |
YouLead — Youth Employment and Business Start Up Program | $753,579 | 06/06/2017 | 04/30/2021 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: United States Agency for International Development |
Ann Nielsen |
Sonoran Desert Citizen Science: Building Nature Stewards | $4,850 | 05/01/2017 | 04/30/2018 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Arizona Game and Fish Department |
Mo Walters |
Year 2 Navajo Nation | $79,593 | 03/01/2017 | 02/28/2018 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Navajo Nation |
Carole Basile (Dean) |
Stepping into STEM with Dramatic Inquiry | $3,000 | 01/19/2017 | 08/18/2017 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: 100K in 10 Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation |
Kathleen Farrand |
Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR) | $62,262 | 01/01/2017 | 12/31/2020 | Leadership and administration |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Arizona Department of Education |
Kathleen Puckett |
EAGER: MAKER: Play in the Making: Supporting Design Thinking in Maker Spaces and Underrepresented, Underserved, and Minority Students Through Game Design | $295,393 | 10/01/2016 | 09/30/2018 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation |
Elisabeth Gee |
Educational Merit on a Global Stage | $4,000 | 10/01/2016 | 06/30/2017 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: Spencer Foundation Direct sponsor: Loyola University |
Iveta Silova |
Learning How to Look as well as Listen: Building Capacity for Video Based Transcription and Analysis in Social and Educational Research | $50,000 | 09/02/2016 | 05/31/2017 | Educational technology | Direct sponsor: Spencer Foundation | Alfredo Artiles |
Teacher Evaluation Systems as Based upon Growth and Value-Added Models after the Every Student Succeeds Act: A national overview revisited | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2017 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Clarin Collins | ||
Supporting Preservice Teachers to Implement Argumentation in Science Classrooms | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2017 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Ying-Chih Chen | ||
Building Learning Experiences with Design Thinking, Creativity and Entrepreneurship: A study of 3 Day Startup | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2017 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Danah Henriksen | ||
Phoenix Union High School District-ASU Principal Professional Development Pilot | $62,351 | 09/01/2016 | 05/31/2018 | Leadership and administration |
Originating sponsor: Arizona Board of Regents Direct sponsor: Phoenix Union School District |
Carl Hermanns |
Improving Preservice Teachers’ Noticing Expertise and Beliefs Through Methods Courses Incorporated Technology | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2017 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Mi Yeon Lee | ||
Long-Term Teacher-School Matching Algorithm | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2017 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Margarita Pivovarova | ||
Advancing Computerized Adaptive Testing Through Participant-Based Research and Open-Source Platform Tools | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2017 | Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant | Yi Zheng | ||
Strengthening Instructional Leadership in Mathematics in Pinal County | $250,000 | 08/16/2016 | 09/30/2017 | Leadership and administration |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Arizona Board of Regents |
Mari Koerner |
Improving Teacher Capacity to Implement High Quality Service-Learning in Elementary Science Classrooms | $64,206 | 08/01/2016 | 06/30/2018 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: University of Virginia Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Eileen Merritt |
Strengthening Institutional Linkages — ASU and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana | $21,918,418 | 08/01/2016 | 07/31/2022 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: Mastercard Foundation |
Carole Basile |
HealthWorks Fitness for Life Project (Year 4) | 07/01/2016 | 06/30/2017 | Health and wellness |
Originating sponsor: HealthWorks Foundation of Arizona |
Pamela Hodges Kulinna | |
EYEPlay for Dual Language Learners: Focus on Orange County Public Preschools, Orlando Florida | $309,009 | 07/01/2016 | 06/15/2020 | Multi-language learners |
Originating sponsor: Helios Education Foundation Direct sponsor: The Orlando Repertory Theatre |
Michael Kelley |
Impact of ST Math Professional Development on Teachers' Implementation of Fraction Instruction | $38,957 | 07/01/2016 | 06/30/2018 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: APS Foundation Direct sponsor: MIND Research Institute |
Barbara Kinach |
The Desirability and Feasibility of Global Learning Metrics-Symposium | $24,000 | 06/01/2016 | 12/31/2016 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation |
Iveta Silova |
Psychometric Advisory for Maricopa Community Colleges Math Diagnostic Assessment Project | $1,200 | 03/01/2016 | 06/30/2016 | Assessments, test and evaluation |
Originating sponsor: Maricopa County Community College District |
Yi Zheng |
An Analysis of Teachers' Career Paths in Arizona: Retention, Mobility, and Attrition | $5,000 | 03/01/2016 | 05/31/2017 | Education workforce |
Originating sponsor: American Educational Research Association Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation |
Jeanne Powers |
EYEPlay for Dual Language Learners | $721,000 | 11/01/2015 | 09/30/2019 | Multi-language learners |
Originating sponsor: Helios Education Foundation |
Michael Kelley |
West Comprehensive Center Year 4 | $25,000 | 10/01/2015 | 05/31/2016 | K-12 |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: WestEd |
Jeanne Powers |
RISE-IT (Reentry Intervention and Support for Engagement by Integrating Technology) | $750,000 | 10/01/2015 | 09/30/2018 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Justice |
Sarup Mathur |
NEXT TQP Evaluation Extension | $550,000 | 10/01/2015 | 09/30/2018 | Education workforce |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Nancy Perry |
State Personnel Development Grants | $35,000 | 10/01/2015 | 09/30/2020 |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Arizona Department of Education |
Pamela Hodges Kulinna | |
International Leaders in Education Program | $185,000 | 09/01/2015 | 06/15/2016 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board Direct sponsor: US Department Of State – Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs |
Kyle Messner |
Teaching the Crosscutting Concept of Emergent Cause-and-Effect to Overcome Misconceptions | $1,456,432 | 08/16/2015 | 08/15/2019 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Michelene Chi |
Developing and Revising Instructional Activities to Optimize Cognitive Engagement | $1,456,186 | 08/16/2015 | 08/15/2019 | Assessments, test and evaluation |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department. of Education |
Michelene Chi |
Learning from Dialog versus Monolog Videos | $249,995 | 07/13/2015 | 07/12/2017 | Educational technology |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Michelene Chi |
Flipping Into Science: Teachers and Principals Working Together: A Team Approach to Implementing AZCCRS in Science | $250,000 | 07/01/2015 | 09/30/2016 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Arizona Board of Regents |
Dale Baker |
Motivating Bilingual Hispanic Youth Towards STEM and STEM Cognate Study and Careers (MIO STEM) | $1,199,011 | 07/01/2015 | 07/30/2017 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation |
Sasha Barab |
Quality First Coaching Academy - Year 3 | $200,000 | 07/01/2015 | 06/30/2016 | Early childhood education |
Originating sponsor: Southwest Human Development |
Jeanne Wilcox |
Implementing Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tiered Models to Meet Students’ Academic, Behavior, and Social Needs: A Research-Practitioner Partnership | $43,558 | 07/01/2015 | 06/30/2017 | Leadership and administration |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Kansas |
Wendy Oakes |
The Ecology and History of the Sonoran Desert | $4,800 | 05/21/2015 | 05/20/2018 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: Arizona Game and Fish Department |
Mo Walters |
Helios Third Grade Reading Project | $24,994 | 02/01/2015 | 05/15/2016 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: The Helios Foundation Direct sponsor: WestEd Agency |
Jeanne Powers |
iTeachAZ Community Embeddedness | $900,000 | 01/01/2015 | 05/31/2018 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
Mari Koerner |
Game-Infused Assessment: Cultivating Engaged and Purposeful Test Takers | $250,000 | 10/14/2014 | 01/31/2016 | Assessments, test and evaluation |
Originating sponsor: Educational Testing Service |
Sasha Barab |
Integrating STEM Literacy and Language to Prepare All Teachers to Teach ELL: iTeachELLs | $10,532,220 | 10/01/2014 | 09/30/2019 | Multi-language learners |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Mari Koerner |
Innovations for Success@ASU to Improve Learning Outcomes, Increase Affordability, and Reduce Time to Degree Completion | $3,999,955 | 10/01/2014 | 09/30/2018 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Jeanne Wilcox |
For Whom and to What End is Educational Research Ultimately Directed? An Analysis of Knowledge Mobilization Strategies Developed by Schools of Education | $46,856 | 09/01/2014 | 12/31/2016 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: The Spencer Foundation |
Gustavo Fischman |
AISL Pathways: The Role of Story in Games to Teach Computer Science Concepts to Middle School Girls | $219,200 | 09/01/2014 | 08/31/2016 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation |
Elisabeth Gee |
Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners | $41,000 | 09/01/2014 | 07/31/2016 | Multi-language learners |
Originating sponsor: McKnight Foundation |
Eugene Garcia |
Intel She Will Connect Initiative | $820,950 | 03/04/2014 | 04/30/2016 | Educational technology |
Originating sponsor: Intel Corporation |
Sasha Barab |
Arizona College and Career Ready Standards (AZCCRS): Strengthening Instructional Leadership in Mathematics – A Collaborative Approach | $250,000 | 02/01/2014 | 09/30/2016 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: Arizona Board of Regents Direct sponsor: Northern Arizona University |
Carl Hermanns |
Planting the Seed: Engaging, Educating, and Advancing Teachers in STEM and Common Core | $12,022,496 | 12/01/2013 | 08/31/2018 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching |
Nancy Perry |
Evidence-Based Interventions in High-need Schools: An interdisciplinary program to prepare special education faculty | $976,527 | 09/01/2013 | 08/31/2018 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Alfredo Artiles |
Feedback as an Element of Designed Environments | $956,325 | 09/01/2013 | 08/31/2016 | Educational technology |
Originating sponsor: Vanderbilt University |
Sasha Barab |
Preparing Early Childhood Special Educators for Arizona | $1,250,000 | 08/01/2013 | 07/31/2018 | Teacher preparation |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Wendy Oakes |
Development of a Web-Based Writing Partner (We-Write Persuasively) To Improve Writing Persuasive Essays for 5th Grade Students | $276,913 | 07/01/2013 | 06/30/2016 | Literacy |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Texas A & M University |
Karen Harris |
In-STEP (Shikshak Quest Arizona State) | $4,300,000 | 06/28/2013 | 04/30/2016 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: USAID |
Samuel DiGangi |
E.W. Gordon MacArthur Foundation for 21st Century Learning and Assessment | $300,000 | 02/01/2013 | 01/31/2016 | Assessments, test and evaluation |
Originating sponsor: MacArthur Foundation |
James Gee |
Project RISE: Re-Entry Intervention and Support for Engagement | $1,545,251 | 12/19/2012 | 12/31/2016 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Sarup Mathur |
Years 3-4: Center on the Use of Emerging Technology to Improve Literacy Achievement for Students with Disabilities | $362,848 | 08/16/2012 | 12/31/2016 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: Center for Applied Special Technology |
Steve Graham |
Verde Health Initiative: Fitness for Life | 05/16/2012 | 12/31/2015 | Health and wellness |
Originating sponsor: Verde Health Initiative |
Pamela Hodges Kulinna | |
Implementing Guided Inquiry in Diverse Institutions | $24,643 | 01/01/2012 | 12/31/2015 | Science education |
Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Florida |
Mirka Koro-Ljungberg |
Efficacy Trials with a New Early Language and Literacy Curriculum for Preschool Children with Developmental Speech and/or Language Impairment | $4,197,151 | 02/01/2011 | 06/30/2016 | At-risk or high-needs student populations |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Jeanne Wilcox |
Evaluation Phase of PDS Next rTEP W TAP | $24,701,116 | 12/01/2009 | 09/30/2018 |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education |
Jeanne Wilcox | |
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers 2021 | Global education |
Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of State Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board |
Leanna Archambault | |||
Including Brazil in K-12 social studies curricula | Educational equity, Global education, K-12 | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Gustavo Fischman |