An increased demand for STEM-related skills in the workforce has created a need to better prepare K-12 students in areas such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Reaching students at the K-8 level is critical so that students can develop strong foundational mathematical skills and familiarity with STEM concepts early on in their education. However, traditional methods often fail to engage students or demonstrate the relevance of mathematics to real-world problems, leading to gaps in knowledge and decreased interest in STEM careers.
Online resource seeks to bring PK–12 professional learning out of bureaucratic doldrums.
Arizona State University is launching a new professional development resource, the ASU Professional Educator Learning Hub, to support educators in PK–12 schools and other learning environments.
The unprecedented speed of advancements in machine learning (ML), generative artificial intelligence (AI), and large language models (LLM) is rapidly transforming formal and informal educational settings and systems. Educators and learners are grappling with unanticipated and rapidly changing AI that impacts both day-to-day K-12 classroom practices and the use of AI in informal (out of school) settings.
A group of Arizona State University students journeyed to the Amazon basin and the Galapagos Islands to gain a better understanding of the delicate ecosystems unique to this part of the world. They visited the jungle to witness the dynamic interplay between plants and animals, went on a canoe trip with members of Indigenous communities and met the region’s famous giant tortoises.
Evidence is essential to innovation and we are committed to promoting smart, evidence-led investing.
Research plays a central role: as a source of innovative ideas, and as a tool for assessing their impact, cost-effectiveness and scalability. We are very interested in supporting policy reforms that could improve the equity or efficiency of public sector performance. We support investments in public, private and non-profit activities, using all available financial instruments.
The IUSE: EDU program supports projects designed to contribute to a future in which all undergraduate students are fully engaged in their STEM learning. The IUSE: EDU program promotes (1) Engaged Student Learning: the development, testing, and use of teaching practices and curricular innovations that will engage students and improve learning, persistence, and retention in STEM, and (2) Institutional and Community Transformation: the transformation of colleges and universities to implement and sustain highly effective STEM teaching and learning.
The research papers and publications listed below are a sampling of recent contributions by faculty representing Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Please see links below for full authorship credits.
The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 up through $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications twice a year.
NCSES welcomes proposals for research, conferences, and studies to advance the understanding of the S&T enterprise and encourage development of methods that will improve the quality of our data.
Decades of political tensions between Iran and the U.S. have profoundly affected Iranian Americans, shaping their identities and experiences. Despite being categorized as white on U.S. legal forms, Iranians are often racialized as non-white in society, leading to stigmatization and discrimination. Iranian American youth face bullying and racist attacks, particularly in schools, which complicates their identity formation and sense of belonging.