NSF grant to help teachers develop STEM lessons for students with disabilities
The highly competitive grant will help Dr. Bree Jimenez and her fellow researchers develop and assess engineering lessons for students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and/or autism in elementary schools.
A major, $789,000 grant awarded to UTA researchers in the College of Education is helping K-12 teachers develop STEM lessons for students with disabilities.
A highly competitive, National Science Foundation grant was awarded to Dr. Bree Jimenez, associate professor of special education at UTA. The funds will help Jimenez and her fellow researchers develop and assess engineering lessons for students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and/or autism in elementary schools.
“As researchers and former teachers, we have seen over and over again what students with extensive support needs can achieve when provided a quality education. This grant will provide the funding necessary to equip teachers with tools to implement evidence-based teaching methods and STEM curriculum into their classrooms," said Jimenez.
Jimenez, the principal investigator, will work with Dr. Cory Forbes, UTA chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, co-principal investigator Ginevra Courtade of the University of Louisville, and researcher Christine Cunningham of Penn State University.
Full story: https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2022/08/24/jimenez-education-nsf-grant-fall-22
A highly competitive, National Science Foundation grant was awarded to Dr. Bree Jimenez, associate professor of special education at UTA. The funds will help Jimenez and her fellow researchers develop and assess engineering lessons for students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and/or autism in elementary schools.
“As researchers and former teachers, we have seen over and over again what students with extensive support needs can achieve when provided a quality education. This grant will provide the funding necessary to equip teachers with tools to implement evidence-based teaching methods and STEM curriculum into their classrooms," said Jimenez.
Jimenez, the principal investigator, will work with Dr. Cory Forbes, UTA chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, co-principal investigator Ginevra Courtade of the University of Louisville, and researcher Christine Cunningham of Penn State University.
Full story: https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2022/08/24/jimenez-education-nsf-grant-fall-22