Classroom Research Grant 7-12

Classroom Research Grant 7-12

The purpose of this grant is to support and encourage classroom-based research in precollege mathematics education in collaboration with college or university mathematics educators.

Proposal Information

The research must be a collaborative effort involving a college or university mathematics educator (a mathematics education researcher or a teacher of mathematics learning, teaching, or curriculum) and one or more grades 7-12 classroom teachers (individuals who spend half or more of their work time teaching in the classroom).

The proposal may include, but is not restricted to, research on the following topics:

• Curriculum development and implementation
• Involvement of at-risk students or students from diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Students' thinking about a particular mathematics concept or set of concepts
• Connection of mathematics to other disciplines
• Focused learning and teaching of mathematics with embedded use of technology (any acquisition of equipment must support the proposed plan but not be the primary focus of the grant)
• Innovative assessment or evaluation strategies

This research should lead to a draft article suitable for submission in the Mathematics Teacher Educator, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education or Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12.

Proposals must address the following:

• research design,
• the plan for collecting and analyzing data, and
• the anticipated impact on students' learning.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Eligible Applicants
  • The primary applicant may be either a mathematics educator or a classroom teacher currently teaching mathematics at the grades 7-12 level.
  • No person(s) may receive more than one award administered by the Mathematics Education Trust in the same academic year.
• Organizational Award
  • For the purposes of MET grants, an organization is defined to be a school, school district, university, or non-profit mathematics education organization.
• Project activities are to be completed between June 1 and May 31.
• Funds may be used for any reasonable project expenses, including stipends for participating researchers and collaborating teachers, which are well justified.

_You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. The primary applicant must be a current (on the day of the application) Essential or Premium member of NCTM._

Ineligibility

• No indirect costs are permitted.
• Past recipients of this grant are not eligible to reapply.
• Major technology needs should be covered by funds from other sources.