MI-AMTE Mini-grant Program

The MI-AMTE Mini-Grant award program is designed to fund small projects that support the professional development of MI-AMTE members. Collaborative projects are encouraged.

For details, requirements, and funding limitations, please view the call for proposals and policies & procedures documents linked below:

Funded Projects

2025 Mini-grants

Pre-CAC Workshop on Statistics & Data Science Education

Stephanie Casey (EMU) and Jennifer Green (MSU)

This award helped fund travel and provide a working lunch for the CAC 2026 preconference workshop on statistics and data science education in March 2026.

Sharing Equitable and Rigorous STEM PBL Practices through Free Digital Resources

Carlee Madis (Progress ED Pathways) and Sarah DeMaria (Cedars Int’l Next Gen HS)

This award will support the development of free PDF guides and short related videos to help disseminate content from the authors’ five presentations at NTAC 2025⇗.

2024 Mini-grants

Content Progression: Mathematics Grades K-6

Gabriela Dumitrascu and Stephen Blair, Eastern Michigan University; Nichole Klemmer and Angie Kenrick, Washtenaw Community College

This project aimed to enhance the quality of K-6 mathematics instruction by developing a research-driven teacher education curriculum that integrates specialized content knowledge with advanced pedagogical practices to foster better student learning outcomes.

Developing Materials for Grow Your Own (GYO) Math Education Classes

Theresa Grant, Western Michigan University

This project aimed to develop two hybrid content-and-methods courses for the Grow Your Own (GYO) teacher population, integrating core elementary topics with high-leverage instructional strategies.

A First Step Towards a Fact Fluency Institute

Gina Kling, Hope College, and Jason Gauthier, Allegan Area ESA

This grant provided funding for a Saturday workshop at the Allegan Area ESA where local elementary teachers received free professional learning around research-based techniques for developing and assessing fact fluency.

2023 Mini-grants

Curriculum development at Michigan State University

Michael Brown, Michigan State University

This project involves developing curricula for a new Michigan State University course designed to meet specific state teacher preparation standards while strengthening the mathematical and pedagogical expertise of future educators.

Developing conceptual frameworks and vignettes for racial-justice oriented mentoring practices

Sheila Orr, Michigan State University

In collaboration with three mentor teachers, this project identifies racial justice-oriented mentoring practices in secondary mathematics to develop a conceptual framework and a series of case vignettes that provide tangible examples for other educators.

Complex Instruction professional development workshop

Joy Oslund and Colleagues, Grand Valley State University

This grant supported a three-day workshop where participants learned to use Complex Instruction to promote equitable group work by identifying and addressing status-based participation gaps through specific lesson design, instructional strategies, and task development.