College of Engineering, Design & Computing Events

4 June | Computer Science for All

NSF

This program aims to provide all U.S. students with the opportunity to participate in computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) education in their schools at the preK-12 levels. Proposals will be funded in four "strands" that collectively foster design, implementation at scale, and/or research:

• For the PreK-8 Strand, the focus is on designing, developing, and piloting instructional materials that integrate CS and/or CT into preK-8 classrooms.
• For the High School Strand, the focus is on preparing and supporting teachers to teach rigorous CS courses.
• For PreK-12 Pathways Strand, the focus is on designing pathways that support school districts in developing policies and supports for incorporating CS and/or CT across all grades and potentially the transition into introductory levels at community or four-year institutions of higher education and/or the workforce.
• For the Research Strand, the focus is on building strategically instrumental, or "high leverage" knowledge about the learning and teaching of introductory computer science to support key CS and/or CT understandings and abilities for all students.

Proposals in the PreK-8 Strand, High School Strand, and the Pathways Strand must involve research and research-practice partnerships that foster the research and development needed to bring CS and CT to all schools.