IES Staff
Courtney Pollack
Education Research Analyst
NCSER
About
Mathematics and Science Education; Cognition and Student Learning
Associated IES Content
Grant
Efficacy of Prime Online: Teacher Professional Development for Inclusive Elementary Mathematics Classrooms
The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of Prime Online, an online teacher professional development (PD) intervention to improve teachers' knowledge and practice and students' mathematics achievement. Research suggests that a substantial portion of the variability in students' mathematics achievement is related to the quality of teachers' instruction. However, little is known about effective ways to improve teachers' mathematics teaching, especially with students who struggle wit...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324A180135
Grant
5E Model Professional Development in Science Education for Special Educators (5E-SESE)
The purpose of this project is to develop the 5E Model Professional Development in Science Education for Special Educators (5E-SESE), an online system of professional development for special education teachers who are teaching science to students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD). With many states adopting rigorous Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), science achievement expectations for students with SCD are increasing. Yet teachers are not prepared to provide instruction t...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324A180202
Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program
In this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) describes its Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship (Dissertation) Program funded through the National Center for Special Education Research.
AI-Augmented Learning for Individuals with Disabilities
IES has partnered with the National Science Foundation (NSF) in a new funding initiative to encourage scientists to focus on research and development of AI-driven innovations to radically improve human learning and education. This initiative is the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes—Accelerating Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce solicitation. NCSER plans to support research under Theme 6 Track B—AI-Augmented Learning for Individuals with Di