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Name	Award amount	Award start date Sort descending	Award end date	Sponsors	Principal investigator
Including Brazil in K-12 social studies curricula				Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Gustavo Fischman, Glen Goodman
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers 2021				Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of State Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board	Alejandra Enriquez Gates, Leanna Archambault
Evaluation Phase of PDS Next rTEP W TAP	$24,701,116	December 01, 2009	September 30, 2018		Jeanne Wilcox
Arizona Ready-for-Rigor Project		October 01, 2010	September 30, 2016		Virginia McElyea
Efficacy Trials with a New Early Language and Literacy Curriculum for Preschool Children with Developmental Speech and/or Language Impairment		February 01, 2011	June 30, 2016		Jeanne Wilcox
Implementing Guided Inquiry in Diverse Institutions		January 01, 2012	December 31, 2015	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Florida	Mirka Koro-Ljungberg
Verde Health Initiative: Fitness for Life		May 16, 2012	December 31, 2015		Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Years 3-4: Center on the Use of Emerging Technology to Improve Literacy Achievement for Students with Disabilities		August 16, 2012	December 31, 2016		Steve Graham
WIDER: EAGER: Recognizing, Assessing and Enhancing Evidence-Based Practices in STEM at Arizona State University		September 15, 2012	August 31, 2016		David Meltzer
Project RISE: Re-Entry Intervention and Support for Engagement		December 19, 2012	December 31, 2016		Sarup Mathur
E.W. Gordon MacArthur Foundation for 21st Century Learning and Assessment		February 01, 2013	January 31, 2016		James Gee
In-STEP (Shikshak Quest Arizona State)		June 28, 2013	April 30, 2016		Samuel DiGangi
Development of a Web-Based Writing Partner (We-Write Persuasively) To Improve Writing Persuasive Essays for 5th Grade Students		July 01, 2013	June 30, 2016	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Texas A & M University	Karen Harris
Preparing Early Childhood Special Educators for Arizona		August 01, 2013	July 31, 2018		Wendy Oakes
Feedback as an Element of Designed Environments		September 01, 2013	August 31, 2016		Sasha Barab
Evidence-Based Interventions in High-need Schools: An interdisciplinary program to prepare special education faculty		September 01, 2013	August 31, 2018		Alfredo Artiles
Planting the Seed: Engaging, Educating, and Advancing Teachers in STEM and Common Core		December 01, 2013	August 31, 2018	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching	Nancy Perry
Arizona College and Career Ready Standards (AZCCRS): Strengthening Instructional Leadership in Mathematics – A Collaborative Approach	$250,000	February 01, 2014	September 30, 2016	Originating sponsor: Arizona Board of Regents Direct sponsor: Northern Arizona University	Carl Hermanns
Intel She Will Connect Initiative		March 04, 2014	April 30, 2016		Sasha Barab
Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners		September 01, 2014	July 31, 2016		Eugene Garcia
AISL Pathways: The Role of Story in Games to Teach Computer Science Concepts to Middle School Girls		September 01, 2014	August 31, 2016		Elisabeth Gee
For Whom and to What End is Educational Research Ultimately Directed? An Analysis of Knowledge Mobilization Strategies Developed by Schools of Education		September 01, 2014	December 31, 2016		Gustavo Fischman
Innovations for Success@ASU to Improve Learning Outcomes, Increase Affordability, and Reduce Time to Degree Completion		October 01, 2014	September 30, 2018		Jeanne Wilcox
Integrating STEM Literacy and Language to Prepare All Teachers to Teach ELL: iTeachELLs		October 01, 2014	September 30, 2019		Mari Koerner
Game-Infused Assessment: Cultivating Engaged and Purposeful Test Takers		October 14, 2014	January 31, 2016		Sasha Barab
iTeachAZ, Gila Valley		December 01, 2014	November 30, 2018	Originating sponsor: Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation
iTeachAZ Community Embeddedness		January 01, 2015	May 31, 2018		Mari Koerner
Helios Third Grade Reading Project		February 01, 2015	May 15, 2016	Originating sponsor: The Helios Foundation Direct sponsor: WestEd Agency	Jeanne Powers
The Ecology and History of the Sonoran Desert		May 21, 2015	May 20, 2018		Mo Walters
Quality First Coaching Academy - Year 3		July 01, 2015	June 30, 2016		Jeanne Wilcox
Motivating Bilingual Hispanic Youth Towards STEM and STEM Cognate Study and Careers (MIO STEM)	$1,199,011	July 01, 2015	July 30, 2017		Sasha Barab
Implementing Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tiered Models to Meet Students’ Academic, Behavior, and Social Needs: A Research-Practitioner Partnership		July 01, 2015	June 30, 2017	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Kansas	Wendy Oakes
Flipping Into Science: Teachers and Principals Working Together: A Team Approach to Implementing AZCCRS in Science		July 01, 2015	September 30, 2016		Dale Baker
SFY 2016: Learner Outcomes		July 01, 2015	June 30, 2016		/node
Learning from Dialog versus Monolog Videos		July 13, 2015	July 12, 2017		Michelene Chi
Teaching the Crosscutting Concept of Emergent Cause-and-Effect to Overcome Misconceptions		August 16, 2015	August 15, 2019		Michelene Chi
Developing and Revising Instructional Activities to Optimize Cognitive Engagement		August 16, 2015	August 15, 2019		Michelene Chi
International Leaders in Education Program		September 01, 2015	June 15, 2016	Originating sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board Direct sponsor: US Department Of State – Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs	Kyle Messner
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College AmeriCorps Project		September 01, 2015	August 31, 2016	Originating sponsor: U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service Direct sponsor: Arizona Office of the Governor	/node
Identifying and Addressing Mathematical Difficulties in Introductory Physics		September 01, 2015	August 31, 2017		David Meltzer
West Comprehensive Center Year 4		October 01, 2015	May 31, 2016	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: WestEd	Jeanne Powers
NEXT TQP Evaluation Extension		October 01, 2015	September 30, 2018		Nancy Perry
RISE-IT (Reentry Intervention and Support for Engagement by Integrating Technology)		October 01, 2015	September 30, 2018		Sarup Mathur
State Personnel Development Grants		October 01, 2015	September 30, 2020	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Arizona Department of Education	Pamela Hodges Kulinna
EYEPlay for Dual Language Learners	$721,000	November 01, 2015	September 30, 2019		Michael Kelley
An Analysis of Teachers' Career Paths in Arizona: Retention, Mobility, and Attrition		March 01, 2016	May 31, 2017	Originating sponsor: American Educational Research Association Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation	Jeanne Powers
Psychometric Advisory for Maricopa Community Colleges Math Diagnostic Assessment Project		March 01, 2016	June 30, 2016		Yi Zheng
Professional Development of Educators		May 01, 2016	April 30, 2019	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Navajo Nation, Division of Diné Education	Connie Pangrazi
The Desirability and Feasibility of Global Learning Metrics-Symposium		June 01, 2016	December 31, 2016	Originating sponsor: Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation	Iveta Silova
Impact of ST Math Professional Development on Teachers' Implementation of Fraction Instruction		July 01, 2016	June 30, 2018	Originating sponsor: APS Foundation Direct sponsor: MIND Research Institute	Barbara Kinach
EYEPlay for Dual Language Learners: Focus on Orange County Public Preschools, Orlando Florida		July 01, 2016	June 15, 2020	Originating sponsor: Helios Education Foundation Direct sponsor: The Orlando Repertory Theatre	Michael Kelley
HealthWorks Fitness for Life Project (Year 4)		July 01, 2016	June 30, 2017		Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Strengthening Institutional Linkages — ASU and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana		August 01, 2016	July 31, 2022		Carole Basile
Improving Teacher Capacity to Implement High Quality Service-Learning in Elementary Science Classrooms		August 01, 2016	June 30, 2018	Originating sponsor: University of Virginia Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Eileen Merritt
Strengthening Instructional Leadership in Mathematics in Pinal County		August 16, 2016	September 30, 2017	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Arizona Board of Regents	Mari Koerner
Advancing Computerized Adaptive Testing Through Participant-Based Research and Open-Source Platform Tools		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Yi Zheng
Teacher Evaluation Systems as Based upon Growth and Value-Added Models after the Every Student Succeeds Act: A national overview revisited		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Audrey Amrein-Beardsley
Collaborative Research: Diagnosing the Argumentation Levels of Grps. (DiALOG)-A Digital Formative Assessment Tool to Support Oral Argumentation in Middle School Science Classrooms		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2020		J. Bryan Henderson
Long-Term Teacher-School Matching Algorithm		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Margarita Pivovarova
Phoenix Union High School District-ASU Principal Professional Development Pilot		September 01, 2016	May 31, 2018	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		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Mi Yeon Lee
Building Learning Experiences with Design Thinking, Creativity and Entrepreneurship: A study of 3 Day Startup		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Danah Henriksen
Harnessing Interdisciplinary Research to Examine the Relationship between Student Voice and School Change toward Equity		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Melanie Bertrand
Supporting Preservice Teachers to Implement Argumentation in Science Classrooms		September 01, 2016	August 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Ying-Chih Chen
Learning How to Look as well as Listen: Building Capacity for Video Based Transcription and Analysis in Social and Educational Research		September 02, 2016	May 31, 2017	Direct sponsor: Spencer Foundation	Alfredo Artiles
Educational Merit on a Global Stage		October 01, 2016	June 30, 2017	Originating sponsor: Spencer Foundation Direct sponsor: Loyola University	Iveta Silova
EAGER: MAKER: Play in the Making: Supporting Design Thinking in Maker Spaces and Underrepresented, Underserved, and Minority Students Through Game Design		October 01, 2016	September 30, 2018		Elisabeth Gee
Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR)		January 01, 2017	December 31, 2020	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Arizona Department of Education	Kathleen Puckett
Stepping into STEM with Dramatic Inquiry		January 19, 2017	August 18, 2017	Originating sponsor: 100K in 10 Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation	Kathleen Farrand
Year 2 Navajo Nation		March 01, 2017	February 28, 2018	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Navajo Nation	Carole Basile (Dean)
Sonoran Desert Citizen Science: Building Nature Stewards		May 01, 2017	April 30, 2018		Mo Walters
YouLead — Youth Employment and Business Start Up Program		June 06, 2017	April 30, 2021		Ann Nielsen
Keys to Writing Smarter: An Online UDL Writing Workbench for Students with High Incidence Disabilities		July 01, 2017	June 30, 2020	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Center for Applied Special Technology	Karen Harris
Project Coordinate		July 01, 2017	June 30, 2022	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Florida	Amber Benedict
SRSD+: Development of a Powerful Writing Program for Children in Grades 1 and 2		July 01, 2017	June 30, 2018	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of California, Irvine	Karen Harris
Girls Collaborating in STEM through Virtual Exchanges	$108,278	July 07, 2017	December 31, 2018	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: The Aspen Institute	Peter Rillero
Cultivating Life in the Sonoran Desert		August 01, 2017	July 31, 2019		Molina Walters
An Efficacy Study of Strategies and Interactive Writing Instruction		August 01, 2017	July 31, 2017	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Tennessee	Steve Graham
2017 Argentina Educators Training Program		August 21, 2017	December 31, 2017	Originating sponsor: Argentina Ministry of Education Direct sponsor: American Councils for International Education	/node
Public High School Physical Activity Facility Use During Non-School Hours		September 01, 2017	August 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Hans Van Der Mars
Immigrants, Achievement and Third-Generation Isolation: Insights from PISA 2003-2012		September 01, 2017	August 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Jeanne Powers
Advancing the Understanding of Online Collaborative Learning Experience in Statistical Learning		September 01, 2017	August 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Yi-Chun Hong
Braincandy: Providing students authentic, engaging and SAFE spaces to articulate and refine their thinking with others		September 01, 2017	August 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Bryan Henderson
Toward Establishing Evidence of External Validity for the Intersectional Competence Measure		September 01, 2017	August 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Mildred Boveda
Induction Experiences for Early Childhood Special Educators: Using dramatic inquiry to increase student engagement and positive social interactions (DIPSI)		September 01, 2017	August 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Wendy Oakes
Teachers’ Perceptions of Instructional Significance for History		September 01, 2017	August 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Lauren Harris
West Bank-Gaza Preservice Teacher Education Project		September 28, 2017	September 27, 2022	Originating sponsor: United States Agency for International Development Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board	Samuel DiGangi
Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion Program		October 01, 2017	January 31, 2019		Iveta Silova
Innovations in Global Learning Metrics: Focused debate between users, producers and researchers		October 01, 2017	June 30, 2018		Gustavo Fischman
Character Education in Systems of Teacher and Leader Preparation		November 07, 2017	October 31, 2021	Originating sponsor: Kern Family Foundation Direct sponsor: ASU Foundation	Carole Basile (Dean)
Exchange Program for Brazilian Awarded Principals		January 01, 2018	February 28, 2018		Ann Nielsen
Explaining the Gender Gap: Are departmental and institutional characteristics linked to labor market outcomes of STEM graduates?		January 01, 2018	December 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: American Educational Research Association	Jeongeun Kim
Raising the Bar		January 01, 2018	December 31, 2020	Originating sponsor: Australian Research Council Direct sponsor: Australian Catholic University	Steve Graham
The Lived Experiences of Black Muslim Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution		May 01, 2018	March 31, 2019		Keon McGuire
Is ‘Taste for Science Enough’? Exploring factors that influence career aspirations of engineering students		May 01, 2018	September 30, 2019		Jeongeun Kim
Discourse as Destiny in Dual Language Education? A Multi-scalar Ethnography of Language Policy		June 01, 2018	November 01, 2018		Katie Bernstein
Innovations in Global Learning Metrics for Policymakers		June 15, 2018	December 31, 2018	Direct sponsor: Open Society Foundation	Iveta Silova
Efficacy of We-Write - A Teacher-Led and Computer-Supported Intervention with Fourth Grade Students		July 01, 2018	June 30, 2022	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Texas A&M University	Karen Harris
Quality First Academy Evaluation		July 01, 2018	June 30, 2019	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		July 01, 2018	June 30, 2019		Ying-Chih Chen
Exploring Writing Instruction Delivered by Teachers Providing Services to Student		August 01, 2018	July 31, 2022	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Texas State University	Steve Graham
Is Taste for Science Enough? Exploring factors that influence career aspirations of engineering students		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Jeongeun Kim
Discourse as Destiny in Dual Language Education? A multi-scalar ethnography of language policy		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	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		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Ying-Chih Chen
Teacher Candidate Affordances and Perceptions of Efficacy in Collectively-Taught Elementary and Typical Student Teaching Settings		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Andrea Weinberg
The Lived Experiences of Black Muslim Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Keon McGuire
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College AmeriCorps		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Originating sponsor: U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service Direct sponsor: Arizona Office of the Governor	Jacqueline Loonstra
Building Bridges of Black and Brown Solidarity		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: National Academy of Education	Claudia Cervantes Soon
Supporting Undergraduate Students’ Construction of an Integrated Understanding of Anatomy and Physiology		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Carla Firetto
Teacher Beliefs about Multilingual Learners: Understanding language ideologies to inform how we teach about language learning		September 01, 2018	August 31, 2019	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Kate Anderson
Reimagining the Education Workforce for the 21st Century: Preparing teachers through personalized learning modules and diversified clinical experiences		October 01, 2018	September 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	October 01, 2018	September 30, 2022	Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Scott Marley
2018-2019 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program		December 01, 2018	June 30, 2019	Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board	Ann Nielsen
Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Activity (SHEAMA)	$12,859,815	December 04, 2018	December 03, 2023	Direct sponsor: U.S. Agency for International Development	Samuel DiGangi
Special Education Leader Scholar Communities (SELSC)		January 01, 2019	December 31, 2023	Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Kathleen Puckett
Consortium for Open Active Pathways		March 01, 2019	February 28, 2022	Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Ariel Anbar
Cultivating Elementary Students’ Interest in Cryptography and Cybersecurity Education and Careers		March 01, 2019	February 28, 2022	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Florida	Amber Benedict
Teacher Candidate Pilot Documentation		May 20, 2019	April 30, 2020		Nicole Thompson
Project SCREEN: Validation of a Free-Access Screening Tool for K-12 Educators to Screen Students for Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Patterns		July 01, 2019	June 30, 2022	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Kansas	Wendy Oakes
Project ENHANCE: Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Policy and Practice in Special Education		July 01, 2019	June 30, 2024	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: University of Kansas	Wendy Oakes
The School Gardeners’ Southwest Desert Almanac: A conference for supporting, sustaining and spreading garden-based science teaching		August 15, 2019	July 31, 2020	Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation	Steven Zuiker
Improving Online Learning from Tutorial Dialog Videos		August 16, 2019	August 16, 2020	Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation	Michelene Chi
Applying Translanguaging Theory to Testing: Designing a new technology-enhanced accommodation for English language learners		September 01, 2019	August 31, 2020	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Yi Zheng
MLFTC AmeriCorps Mentoring Program		September 01, 2019	August 31, 2020	Originating sponsor: U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service Direct sponsor: Arizona Office of the Governor	Erica Mitchell
Sustainability in Whole-of-School Health Programming		September 01, 2019	August 31, 2020	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Teacher-Student Teams for Community-Based Energy Engineering Projects		September 01, 2019	August 31, 2020	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Michelle Jordan
Stepping Into Interdisciplinary Learning with Dramatic Inquiry and 3D Printing		September 01, 2019	August 31, 2020	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Kathleen Farrand
Democratic Participation Toward Educational Equity in the Era of School Choice		September 01, 2019	August 31, 2020	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Carrie Sampson
Higher Education Partnership–Morocco		September 30, 2019	September 29, 2024	Direct sponsor: U.S. Agency for International Development	Nicole Thompson, Alex Kurz, Wendy Oakes
INSITE: Integrating STEM Into Transition Education for Incarcerated Learners		October 01, 2019	September 30, 2022		Heather Griller Clark
Designing a New Educator Workforce		October 22, 2019	October 21, 2021		Brent Maddin
Empowering school districts to explore agile staffing models		January 01, 2020	June 30, 2021		Brent Maddin
The Postwar History of Educational Broadcasting: Archival Research		January 01, 2020	December 31, 2021	Originating sponsor: ASU Foundation for a New American University Direct sponsor: Spencer Foundation	Sherman Dorn
Fulbright Awards - Singapore		January 07, 2020	May 14, 2020	Originating sponsor: Singapore Ministry of Education Direct sponsor: International Research and Exchanges Board	Leanna Archambault
Resubmission Assistance: Understanding current practices and perspectives		March 01, 2020	February 28, 2021	Direct sponsor: National Organization of Research Development Professionals	Sarah Polasky
The Future Substance of STEM Education		April 01, 2020	March 31, 2021		Ariel Anbar
Supporting parents and children where they live, work and learn	$150,000	May 01, 2020	April 30, 2021	Direct sponsor: Arizona Public Service Foundation	Meredith Toth
Studying Novice STEM Teachers’ Adaptive Capacities Using the Panarchy Model		May 01, 2020	April 30, 2021	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: Colorado State University	Andrea Weinberg
Co-Developing Community Energy Engineering After-School Programming with Latinx Youth	$50,000	June 01, 2020	August 31, 2021		Michelle Jordan
Arizona Educare Research Project (2020-2021)	$71,531	July 01, 2020	June 30, 2021	Direct sponsor: Educare Arizona	Jeanne Wilcox
Quality First Academy Evaluation 2020-2021	$136,000	July 01, 2020	June 30, 2021	Direct sponsor: Southwest Human Development	Jeanne Wilcox
Chandler USD Staff Development and Leadership Training Services	$54,968	July 01, 2020	June 30, 2021	Direct sponsor: Chandler Unified School District	Punya Mishra
Foresight and Futures Learning Experiences	$27,750	July 15, 2020	July 14, 2021	Direct sponsor: NSquare	Ruth Wylie
Evaluating the Efficacy of an Engineering Education Professional Development for High School Guidance Counselors		September 01, 2020	August 31, 2021	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Lydia Ross
Exploring Active Learning Exercises in Introductory Anatomy and Physiology Courses		September 01, 2020	August 31, 2021	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	September 01, 2020	August 31, 2025	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		September 01, 2020	August 31, 2021	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Meseret Hailu
Developing Preservice Teachers’ Algebraic Reasoning Through Pattern Generation Activities		September 01, 2020	August 31, 2021	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Mi Yeon Lee
Talent, Ambition, Academic Capital and Luck: Research awards and the construction of influence and merit in education		September 01, 2020	August 31, 2021	Direct sponsor: MLFTC internal grant	Jeongeun Kim
An Efficacy Study of the Learning and Teaching Geometry PD Materials: Examining impact and context-based adaptations	$26,429	September 01, 2020	June 30, 2021	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Colorado	Karen Koellner
Integrated Child And Youth Development Activity in Uganda	$1,480,747	September 11, 2020	August 11, 2025	Originating sponsor: USAID Direct sponsor: Education Development Center	Cyndi Giorgis
Transforming the education profession and workplace	$695,858	October 01, 2020	November 01, 2024		Brent Maddin
Implementation of a Technology-Facilitated Data-Driven Instructional Coaching Model	$77,513	October 01, 2020	September 30, 2024	Originating sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Direct sponsor: Rutgers University	Alexander Kurz
Professional Learning Library and CEEDAR Learning Resource Provider	$40,000	October 01, 2020	December 31, 2021	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Florida	Kathleen Puckett
Radical Policy Borrowing: An intensive inquiry into the Higher Diploma Program, a radical reform of instruction and assessment methods in Ethiopia	$51,253	December 01, 2020	November 30, 2021	Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Atota Halkiyo
STEM and Social Capital: Advancing Families through Learning and Doing	$299,787	January 01, 2021	December 31, 2023	Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation	Eugene Judson
Arizona K-8 Consortium: Building CS and CT capacity in rural K-8 education	$299,620	January 01, 2021	June 30, 2022	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: SciTech Institute	Alexander Kurz
Nuclear Futures Anthology Project	$64,245	January 04, 2021	January 03, 2022	Direct sponsor: New Venture Fund	Ruth Wylie
Increasing Active Transportation to Schools with "Phoenix Walks"	$2,500	January 15, 2021	June 30, 2022	Direct sponsor: Phoenix Cardinals Charities	Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Investigating Impact of Different Types of Professional Development on What Aspects Mathematics Teachers Take Up And Use in Their Classroom	$1,980,285	March 01, 2021	June 30, 2022	Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation	Karen Koellner
Improving academic outcomes for English language learners	$115,000	August 01, 2021	July 31, 2022	Direct sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Cristobal Rodriguez
Preparing American Indian educators to teach in early childhood classrooms	$1,439,017	August 01, 2021	July 31, 2026	Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Nicole Thompson
Diversifying curriculum in elementary science classes	$931,058	August 15, 2021	August 14, 2024	Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation	Brian Nelson
Transforming a district’s human resources strategy for the benefit of both learners and educators	$8,206,449	October 01, 2021	October 01, 2024		Brent Maddin
MLFTC joins $60 million project to improve youth opportunities in Ethiopia	$4,000,000	October 01, 2021	September 30, 2026	Originating sponsor: USAID Ethiopia Direct sponsor: Amref Health Africa	Molly Ott
What do young people need from our education system and are school systems delivering?	$600,000	October 15, 2021	October 14, 2024	Direct sponsor: Oak Foundation	Robin Lake
High-quality and equitable experiences for high school students	$1,292,000	October 15, 2021	January 14, 2024	Direct sponsor: Barr Foundation	Chelsea Waite
Advancing solutions-oriented analysis of the K–12 response to COVID-19	$600,000	January 01, 2022	December 13, 2022	Direct sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Robin Lake
Helping teachers integrate geography and social sciences instruction	$1,189,119	March 01, 2022	February 28, 2025	Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Karen Guerrero
Improving childhood health through after-school program	$30,000	April 01, 2022	June 30, 2022	Direct sponsor: Isagenix, ISA Foundation	Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Race, religion and STEM	$550,000	July 01, 2022	June 30, 2025		Keon M. McGuire
Local Impact and Social Embeddedness Partnership	$65,000	August 01, 2022	June 30, 2023	Direct sponsor: Valley of the Sun United Way	Alexander Kurz
Strengthening the Teacher Workforce	$300,000	August 01, 2022	January 31, 2024		Bree Dusseault
Furthering understanding of the Black Muslim college student experience	$59,914	August 01, 2022	July 31, 2024	Direct sponsor: Spencer Foundation	Keon M. McGuire
Assessing Principled Innovation ™	$1,674,565	August 01, 2022	July 31, 2025		Nicole Thompson
Investigating Relationships between STEM Teacher Preparation, Instructional Quality, and Teacher Persistence	$25,227	August 22, 2022	July 31, 2023	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: Florida State University	Andrea Weinberg
NSF Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture	$150,000	September 01, 2022	August 31, 2025	Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: University of Pennsylvania	Ayesha Boyce
Training and supporting school-community leadership teams in American Indian communities	$1,000,000	September 30, 2022	September 29, 2024	Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education	Jill Koyama
Future of K-12 reform book	$161,000	October 01, 2022	September 30, 2023	Direct sponsor: Smith Richardson Foundation	Robin Lake
Walton Renewal 2022	$9,263,205	October 01, 2022	September 30, 2026	Direct sponsor: Walton Family Foundation	Robin Lake
Team-based staffing models can make schools work better for both learners and educators	$199,800	December 01, 2022	June 30, 2023	Direct sponsor: The Joyce Foundation	Brent Maddin
The Special Education Leaders' Study	$43,400	December 01, 2022	August 31, 2023		Lauren Katzman
MLFTC collaborates on the Teacher Excellence Initiative in Egypt	$2,716,730	December 01, 2022	December 03, 2026	Direct sponsor: United States Agency for International Development	Tanya Pinkerton
New designs to advance learning	$900,000	January 01, 2023	December 31, 2025	Direct sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York	Robin Lake
Arizona data science summit	$35,796	January 01, 2023	April 30, 2023	Direct sponsor: Burton Family Foundation	Janice Mak
ASU and UL Research Institutes partnership	$250,000	January 01, 2023	December 31, 2023	Direct sponsor: UL Research Institutes/Office of Research Experiences and Education	Iveta McGurty Silova
The Oakland REACH liberator project	$150,000	January 01, 2023	December 31, 2023	Direct sponsor: Oakland REACH	Robin Lake
Planning for solar-powered communities	$50,000	June 01, 2023	November 30, 2024	Direct sponsor: EarthShare	Ruth Wylie
Fostering STEM instruction at HSIs	$91,987	July 01, 2023	June 30, 2026	Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation	Antonio Duran