NSF Funding for Julie Brown’s Team to Study Culturally Responsive Practice (CRAFT)

With funding from the National Science Foundation, Project CRAFT: Culturally Responsive Affective-Focused Teaching of Science and Mathematics (2101277) aims to equip secondary science and math teachers with culturally responsive, affective-focused practices and leadership skills to support STEM learning, affect, identities, and career interest for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). The project team, led by Julie Brown, also includes Co-PI’s Catherine Paolucci (UF-Mathematics Education), Chonika Coleman-King (UF-Teachers, Schools and Society), and Corinne Huggins-Manley (UF-Research and Evaluation Methods).

In partnership with the University of Florida, Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS), and the National Science Foundation, CRAFT will develop 48 secondary science and mathematics teachers culturally responsive, affective-focused teachers and leaders, and will impact more than 5,000 BIPOC students in Florida.

 

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NSF Funding for Julie Brown’s Team to Study Biology Instruction

With funding from the National Science Foundation (2010153), RIEL Biology seeks to use design-based research to support teachers and emergent bilingual students in high school biology classrooms with an innovative new model. The model builds on research related to culturally responsive instruction; funds of knowledge (including work on identity affirmation and collaboration); and linguistically responsive instruction (including using students’ home languages and multiple modalities, and explicit attention to academic language). The project team, led by Julie Brown, also includes Co-PI’s Mark Pacheco (UF-ESOL and Bilingual Education), Ellen Davis (UF-Biology), and Karl Jung (USF-Science Education). The collaboration will include two partner school districts that will allow the work to impact about 11,000 high school students and 30 biology teachers in Florida. Congratulations, Team!

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