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 |
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| 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 |
