Submitted Proposals – February 2024
Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Learning Agency
Proposal Title: Early Numeracy Educator Self-Assessment
Requested Amount: $50,000
Principal Investigator: Taryrn Brown – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: University of Alabama (Subcontract – Spencer Foundation Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Centering equity, joy, and wellbeing in K-12 Educational Spaces
Requested Amount: $5,000
Principal Investigator: Tyran Butler – Lastinger Center for Learning
Co-PIs: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Florida Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – Admin. for Children & Families Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Early Childhood Training Learning System 2024-27
Requested Amount: $9,000,000
Principal Investigator: Chonika Coleman King – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PIs: Taryrn Brown – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: Children’s Trust of Alachua County
Proposal Title: Akwaaba Freedom School
Requested Amount: $114,400
Principal Investigator: Dwight Irvin – AZCEECS/SESPECS
Funding Agency: University of Kansas Center for Research (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Proposal Title: The Effects of Promoting Engaging Early Literacy Interactions in Preschool Environments: Literacy 3D
Requested Amount: $58,635
Principal Investigator: Maya Israel – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PIs: Xiaoyi Tian – Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Funding Agency: Learning Agency
Proposal Title: AMBY – AI Made By You
Requested Amount: $149,963
Principal Investigator: Angela Kohnen – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PIs: Adrienne Provost – CLAS Academic Advising
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Proposal Title: Understanding the Experiences of Low-Income Community College Students
Considering Careers in Humanities Education
Requested Amount: $352,235
Principal Investigator: Hannah Mathews – SESPECS
Co-PIs: Christopher Redding – SHDOSE
Funding Agency: Boston University (Subcontract – U.S. Dept. of Ed./OSEP Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Cultivating Scholars to Strengthen Capacity to Support Students with High Intensity Needs by Addressing Composition, Distribution, Stability, & Effectiveness of the Special Education Workforce (Project CAPACITY)
Requested Amount: $1,054,229
Principal Investigator: Mark Pacheco – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PIs: Christopher Anthony – SESPECS, Timothy Vetere – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: Wake Forest University (Subcontract – Lilly Endowment, Inc. Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Project VITE: Virtue in Teacher Education
Requested Amount: $40,571
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Research
Co-PIs: Zandra de Araujo – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Accelerate Learning
Proposal Title: Math Nation Collaboration
Requested Amount: $4,183,628
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Research
Funding Agency: Palm Beach County School Board
Proposal Title: School District of Palm Beach Small Group PL 2024-25
Requested Amount: $446,549
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Research
Funding Agency: Lee County Public School Board
Proposal Title: Lee County ALO 2023-24 Supplement 2
Requested Amount: $245,500
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: School Board of Sarasota County
Proposal Title: Sarasota SOR PL – High School
Requested Amount: $72,500
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: School District of Manatee County
Proposal Title: Manatee ALO – SOR PL and Manatee ALO – Materials Only for SOR PL
Requested Amount: $11,650
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Lee County Public School Board
Proposal Title: Bonita Springs ES SOR PL Materials
Requested Amount: $2,024
Principal Investigator: Eunjin “Jinnie” Shin – SHDOSE
Co-PIs: Mary Brownell – SESPECS
Funding Agency: Learning Agency
Proposal Title: LEAP: Leveraging Educational AI for Professional Development of Early Elementary Teachers
Requested Amount: $49,928
Principal Investigator: Joni Splett – SESPECS
Co-PIs: Christopher Anthony – SESPECS, Kathrin Maki – SESPECS
Funding Agency: Indiana University (Subcontract – U.S. Dept. of Ed./OSEP Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Preparing Future Applied Scholars and Trainers in School Psychology (FAST-SP) to Serve Students with High-Intensity Needs
Requested Amount: $970,491
