Awarded Projects for April 2017

Congratulations to Chelsey Simmons and Kent Crippen for their award from the National Science Foundation; Ester de Jong for her award from the Suwannee County School Board; Justin Ortagus, Dennis Kramer, and Isaac McFarlin for their award from the Helios Education Foundation; and Phil Poekert for his awards from the Valley of the Sun United Way and Episcopal Children’s Services.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.

College of Education Awarded Projects April 2017
Principal Investigator: Chelsey Simmons (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
Co-PI: Kent Crippen (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: RET Site: Engineering for Biology: Multidisciplinary Research Experiences for Teachers in Elementary Grades
Project Period: 5/1/2017 – 4/30/2020
Award Amount: $134,705
Principal Investigator: Ester de Jong (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Suwannee County School Board
Project Title: Supplementary Instructional Leader for English Language Learners (ELLs)
Project Period: 3/28/2017 – 6/30/2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: Dennis Kramer (SHDOSE), Isaac McFarlin (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: Helios Education Foundation
Project Title: A Proposal to Improve Educational Attainment Among Non-Completers at Open-Access Colleges in Florida
Project Period: 3/1/2017 – 2/28/2019
Award Amount: $300,000
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Valley of the Sun United Way
Project Title: Early Learning Coaching and Certification
Project Period: 4/1/2017 – 3/31/2018
Award Amount: $34,510
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Episcopal Children’s Services
Project Title: CoachJAX! Advanced Coaching Academy
Project Period: 3/1/2017 – 6/30/2017
Award Amount: $8,500