Grant-Funded Projects

2004 Co-Principal Investigator/Grant Writer Connecting Math Content and Pedagogy (AZ Dept. Of Ed, Math and Science Partnership Grant 3 years - $150,000).  A research grant focused on increasing 5th-10th grade mathematics teachers content and pedagogy knowledge. 

2004 Co-Principal Investigator/Grant Writer Improving Teacher Quality through Lesson Study   (AZ Dept. Of Ed, Math and Science Partnership Grant 3-years $60,000).  A grant focused math teachers engaging in the self-reflective process of Lesson Study to improve instruction.

2004  Principal Investigator/Grant Writer  Arizona Regional Math and Science Support Center (AZ Dept. Of Ed 3-year $40,000).  A grant focused on building a regional Professional Development center for mathematics, science, and technology.

2003  Project Coordinator (grant writing contributions) Hopi Footprints:  Building Better Teachers with a Community-Based Culture Curriculum (AZ Board of Regents 3-year $60,000).  A grant focused on working with Hopi teachers, elders, and community members to develop culturally relevant curriculum for Hopi children.

2003 Principal Investigator/Grant Writer  Respecting Diversity in Distance Higher Education (NAU small grant $5000).  A two-day international multicultural and curriculum conference about the online delivery of multicultural curriculum at the university level.

2002  Project Director (grant writing contributions) Interactive Archaeology of the Colorado Plateau and Grand Canyon (ABOR 3-year $60,000).  A grant to develop an interactive curriculum on the Archaeology of the Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau (delivery CD-ROM).

Authored Grants

2004 Grant Writer/Researcher Community Connect Broadband Grant Application for Cedar Unified School District Jeddito, Arizona (Rural Utilities Service, 5-year, multi-million dollar). A grant to construct a telecommunications tower in Jeddito, Arizona.

2004 Grant Writer/Researcher Math Connections, National Science Foundation Math and Science Program (NSF 5-year, multi-million dollar). A grant to study lesson study as a professional development model in the Gila County school system.

Information Plans

2005 Grant Writer/Researcher Teaching American History Project (USDOE 3-year, $1,000,000).

2006 Grant Writer/Researcher Grants for Teaching and Learning (NEH 3-year, $200,000).