Grants
Title: Deepening K-8 teachers' knowledge of science and scientific practices
Sponsor: John & Margaret Martinson
Role: Principal Investigator, Carla Zembal-Saul; Co-principal investigator, Annmarie Ward
Funding Period: Spring 2010 - Fall 2012
Award Amount: $500,000
Title: The Exemplary Digital Teaching Archive Project (EDTAP)
Sponsor: Penn State University's Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Support Grant
Principal Investigators: Gail Boldt, Karen Eppley, Orrin Murray, James Nolan and Carla Zembal-Saul
Funding Period: Spring 2009 - Fall 2009
Award Amount: $14,000
Title: Learning Sciences Collaborative Consortium
Sponsor: Penn State University's Children, Youth & Family Consortium, Level I Proposal
Role: Lead Investigator, Richard Duschl; Co-Lead Investigator, Lynn Liben; Collaborating Investigators: Karen Murphy, Carla Zembal-Saul, Heather Zimmerman, Brian Smith, Deb Smith
Funding Period: Spring 2009 - Spring 2010
Award Amount: $5,000
Title: Teaching Elementary School Science as Argument (TESSA)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Role: Principal Investigator (25% Academic Year; 100% for 2 Summer Months)
Funding Period: May 2003 - April 2008
Award Amount: $583,372
Title: Development of a Conceptual Physics Course of Sound and Light
Sponsor: Penn State University's Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
Role: Collaborating Investigator with Milton Cole (lead), Annmarie Ward and Renee Diehl
Funding Period: July 2005 - September 2006
Award Amount: $10,500
Title: A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation of Inquiry-Oriented Pedagogy and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning
Sponsor: Penn State University's Children, Youth & Family Consortium
Role: Collaborating Investigator with Dan Marshall (lead), Jim Nolan, Bernard Badiali, Jackie Edmondson & Karen Murphy
Funding Period: January - June, 2006
Award Amount: $5,000
Title: Studiocode Evaluation in Science Education
Sponsor: Penn State University's College of Education Research Initiation Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
Collaborators: Scott McDonald & Greg Kelly
Funding Period: September 2005 - May 2006
Award Amount: $2,000
Title: e-Portfolios in Teacher Education: A Faculty Seminar
Sponsor: Author and Project Co-Leader with Deb Freedman and Miryam Esppinosa
Role: Project Director (100% for 1 Summer Month)
Funding Period: September 2003 - April 2004
Award Amount: $3,000
Title: Analyzing Software Scaffolding in Educational Settings for Science (ASSESS)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Knowledge and Distributed Intelligences (KDI)
Sub-contract with The University of Michigan
Role: Project Director (100% for 1 Summer Month)
Funding Period: 1999 - 2002
Award Amount: $206,200
Title: Developing an Online Database for K-5 Science Teaching
Sponsor: New York State Section of the American Physical Society
Role: Co-Director with Milton Cole, Penn State Physics Department (0%)
Funding Period: 2001-02
Award Amount: $1,200
Title: Air and Aviation Unit Enhancements
Sponsor: New York State Section of the American Physical Society
Role: Co-Director with Milton Cole, Penn State Physics Department (0%)
Funding Period: 2000-01
Award Amount: $1,200
Title: Enhancing the Teaching of Science in Elementary Schools through School-University Partnership
Sponsor: Kellogg Foundation, Leadership for Institutional Change (LINC) Initiative
Role: Co-Director with Tom Dana (0%)
Funding Period: 2000-01
Award Amount: $5,000
Title: Teaching Science Using Technology
Sponsor: Link-to-Learn: Integrating Technology into Teacher Preparation (ITTP), Pennsylvania Department of Education
Role: Co-Director with Tom Dana (100% for 1 Month Summer Salary)
Funding Period: February 1999 - June 2000
Award Amount: $311,100
Sponsor: John & Margaret Martinson
Role: Principal Investigator, Carla Zembal-Saul; Co-principal investigator, Annmarie Ward
Funding Period: Spring 2010 - Fall 2012
Award Amount: $500,000
Title: The Exemplary Digital Teaching Archive Project (EDTAP)
Sponsor: Penn State University's Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Support Grant
Principal Investigators: Gail Boldt, Karen Eppley, Orrin Murray, James Nolan and Carla Zembal-Saul
Funding Period: Spring 2009 - Fall 2009
Award Amount: $14,000
Title: Learning Sciences Collaborative Consortium
Sponsor: Penn State University's Children, Youth & Family Consortium, Level I Proposal
Role: Lead Investigator, Richard Duschl; Co-Lead Investigator, Lynn Liben; Collaborating Investigators: Karen Murphy, Carla Zembal-Saul, Heather Zimmerman, Brian Smith, Deb Smith
Funding Period: Spring 2009 - Spring 2010
Award Amount: $5,000
Title: Teaching Elementary School Science as Argument (TESSA)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Role: Principal Investigator (25% Academic Year; 100% for 2 Summer Months)
Funding Period: May 2003 - April 2008
Award Amount: $583,372
Title: Development of a Conceptual Physics Course of Sound and Light
Sponsor: Penn State University's Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
Role: Collaborating Investigator with Milton Cole (lead), Annmarie Ward and Renee Diehl
Funding Period: July 2005 - September 2006
Award Amount: $10,500
Title: A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation of Inquiry-Oriented Pedagogy and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning
Sponsor: Penn State University's Children, Youth & Family Consortium
Role: Collaborating Investigator with Dan Marshall (lead), Jim Nolan, Bernard Badiali, Jackie Edmondson & Karen Murphy
Funding Period: January - June, 2006
Award Amount: $5,000
Title: Studiocode Evaluation in Science Education
Sponsor: Penn State University's College of Education Research Initiation Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
Collaborators: Scott McDonald & Greg Kelly
Funding Period: September 2005 - May 2006
Award Amount: $2,000
Title: e-Portfolios in Teacher Education: A Faculty Seminar
Sponsor: Author and Project Co-Leader with Deb Freedman and Miryam Esppinosa
Role: Project Director (100% for 1 Summer Month)
Funding Period: September 2003 - April 2004
Award Amount: $3,000
Title: Analyzing Software Scaffolding in Educational Settings for Science (ASSESS)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Knowledge and Distributed Intelligences (KDI)
Sub-contract with The University of Michigan
Role: Project Director (100% for 1 Summer Month)
Funding Period: 1999 - 2002
Award Amount: $206,200
Title: Developing an Online Database for K-5 Science Teaching
Sponsor: New York State Section of the American Physical Society
Role: Co-Director with Milton Cole, Penn State Physics Department (0%)
Funding Period: 2001-02
Award Amount: $1,200
Title: Air and Aviation Unit Enhancements
Sponsor: New York State Section of the American Physical Society
Role: Co-Director with Milton Cole, Penn State Physics Department (0%)
Funding Period: 2000-01
Award Amount: $1,200
Title: Enhancing the Teaching of Science in Elementary Schools through School-University Partnership
Sponsor: Kellogg Foundation, Leadership for Institutional Change (LINC) Initiative
Role: Co-Director with Tom Dana (0%)
Funding Period: 2000-01
Award Amount: $5,000
Title: Teaching Science Using Technology
Sponsor: Link-to-Learn: Integrating Technology into Teacher Preparation (ITTP), Pennsylvania Department of Education
Role: Co-Director with Tom Dana (100% for 1 Month Summer Salary)
Funding Period: February 1999 - June 2000
Award Amount: $311,100