Projects and impact
Faculty at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation are among the most accomplished education scholars in the world.
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MLFC faculty draw from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain new insight into important questions. Whether developing new education workforce models or leading global conversations on educational outcomes, faculty members at MLFC are fulfilling the ASU charter’s commitment to assume fundamental responsibility for the overall health of the communities we serve.
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| Name | Award amount | Award start date Sort ascending | Award end date | Sponsors | Principal investigator | Link to edit Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening Arizona's early childhood educator workforce | $1,250,000 | October 01, 2025 | September 30, 2030 | Kathleen M. Farrand | ||
| Next Education Workforce and Michigan Educators Workforce Initiative | $716,100 | August 26, 2024 | August 26, 2025 | Direct sponsor: Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative | Brent Maddin | |
| Using visual computing to deepen mathematical learning | $750,000 | July 01, 2024 | June 03, 2027 | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Terri Kurz | |
| Investigating the impact of different mathematics professional learning models | $3,091,724 | July 01, 2024 | June 30, 2028 | Karen Koellner | ||
| Next Education Workforce Evaluation Study | $600,000 | July 01, 2024 | June 30, 2026 | Direct sponsor: Overdeck Family Foundation | Mary Laski | |
| Poetry in America for High Schools | $10,000 | July 01, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | Direct sponsor: The Sidney E. Frank Foundation | Elisa New | |
| Next Education Workforce - Joyce Family Foundation | $50,000 | April 01, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | Direct sponsor: Joyce Family Foundation | Brent Maddin | |
| CRPE: AI research and convening plan | $200,000 | April 01, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | Direct sponsor: Overdeck Family Foundation | Brianna Dusseault | |
| 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Research | $1,920,665 | January 01, 2024 | January 01, 2026 | Michelene Chi | ||
| Evaluating the integration of DEI elements into STEM educational program design | $340,613 | January 01, 2024 | December 31, 2028 | Originating sponsor: National Science Foundation Direct sponsor: Western Michigan University |
Ayesha Boyce | |
| Assessing racial inequities in the education of bilingual and multilingual Iranian-American students | $74,876 | January 01, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | Direct sponsor: Spencer Foundation | Yalda (Marzieh) Kaveh | |
| Project aims to identify how African universities foster equitable learning experiences for women | $70,000 | January 01, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | Originating sponsor: National Academy of Education Direct sponsor: Spencer Foundation |
Meseret Hailu | |
| Adapting EYEplay’s approaches for preschoolers | $3,999,999 | January 01, 2024 | December 31, 2027 | Scott Marley | ||
| Improving reading literacy and math through small group tutoring | $129,000 | December 01, 2023 | August 31, 2024 | Direct sponsor: Arizona Department of Education | Pamela Kulinna | |
| A further look into the pandemic’s impact on classroom learning | $1,994,447 | October 03, 2023 | October 02, 2028 | Originating sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Direct sponsor: RAND Corporation |
Robin Lake | |
| Improving civics education in K–12 schools | $1,608,264 | October 01, 2023 | September 30, 2026 | Direct sponsor: U.S. Department of Education | Lauren Harris | |
| Documenting innovative schools through the Canopy Project (Barr Foundation) | $220,000 | October 01, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | Originating sponsor: Barr Foundation Direct sponsor: Transcend |
Chelsea Waite | |
| Black girls as creators in the field of AI | $3,206,383 | October 01, 2023 | September 20, 2028 | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Tara Nkrumah | |
| Documenting innovative schools through the Canopy Project (Carnegie Corporation of New York) | $111,000 | October 01, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | Originating sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York Direct sponsor: Transcend |
Chelsea Waite | |
| Documenting innovative schools through the Canopy Project (Overdeck Family Foundation) | $37,000 | October 01, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | Originating sponsor: Overdeck Family Foundation Direct sponsor: Transcend |
Chelsea Waite | |
| Strengthening computer science pathways for Native American communities | $74,000 | October 01, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | Janice Mak | ||
| Strengthening reading comprehension through the arts | $60,492 | October 01, 2023 | June 30, 2024 | Originating sponsor: Arizona Office of Governor Direct sponsor: Childsplay |
Lauren Van Huisstede | |
| A global futures-oriented research collective on education for advancing sustainability | September 01, 2023 | August 31, 2025 | Direct sponsor: National Science Foundation | Iveta Silova | ||
| Establishing a women’s leadership council in Lebanon | $77,954 | September 01, 2023 | May 31, 2025 | Tanya Pinkerton | ||
| Supporting inclusive practices within STEM education through an arts and theater-based methodology | $171,482 | September 01, 2023 | August 31, 2024 | Originating sponsor: Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Consortium /Department of Defense Direct sponsor: RTI International |
Tara Nkrumah | |
| Quality First Academy Evaluation 2023-2024 | $100,000 | September 01, 2023 | June 30, 2024 | Originating sponsor: Southwest Human Development Direct sponsor: First Things First |
Jeanne Wilcox | |