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2025 Annual Report

Letter from our Leader(s?)

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NSF’s Education Directorate has seen a reduction in funding and narrowing of priorities. Our colleagues have been impacted, too, from grant terminations, which will have reverberations far into the future. At a time of challenge, we were successful in getting two new NSF grants (Co-Design and Piloting grant), as well as renewal of iSAT, where our team is developing AI literacy materials following the storyline approach. We are part of a brand new effort funded by the Spencer Foundation to re-envision the future of R and D. We are drawing on our skills in convening people to imagine what a more collaborative infrastructure might look like that links research, practice, and policy. We continue to be focused on supporting and studying implementation of HQIM in science, and we’re expanding our capacities for instructional materials in AI education. We have also been successful in continuing to serve districts…

We are committed to equity, and lead with care and respect.

In times of constant change, our values remain unchanged.

In 2025, we partnered with multiple school districts to support the thoughtful implementation of OpenSciEd. Rather than offering one-time workshops, we focused on building long-term relationships—working alongside educators and leaders to strengthen instructional practice, build local capacity, and sustain high-quality science teaching over time.

In partnership with the Colorado Department of Education, we led a statewide initiative to support implementation of the Colorado Academic Standards for Science. In June, __ teachers from across the state came together for facilitator training. They have now led over __ free workshops for more than ____ teachers and school leaders across the state.

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Co-Designing What’s Next

Our commitments to equity, care, and respect shape how we work. We believe the strongest solutions are built alongside the educators and communities they serve.

Our work is strongest when it is collaborative. Through intentional co-design with districts, partners, and educators, we developed and piloted new learning experiences grounded in local context and emerging needs. Our team provided professional learning institute in Costa Rica for teachers, administrators and government leaders. During our 3-day workshop, we created a draft storyline of a sustainability unit.

As new technologies reshape classrooms, we worked side-by-side with educators and leaders to thoughtfully integrate innovation into curriculum and professional learning. In collaboration with Colorado Education Initiative’s program ElevateAI, we provided co-design sessions with districts to support the integration of AI in middle school computer science curriculum. Two district units for 7th grade were co-adapted and piloted. The units are scheduled to be released broadly in the 2026-2027 school year.

Improving Through Research

Just as we design in partnership, we refine through reflection and evidence. Research helps us understand what’s working, where we can grow, and how to better serve educators and students.

In 2025, we received funding for research projects spanning AI integration, equity initiatives, and more — supporting work that drives real impact in classrooms and communities.

Co-Design as a Strategy for Translation and for Scaling and Sustaining K–12 STEM Innovations

“Piloting High Quality Instructional Materials in Secondary Science to Foster Instructional Improvements”