This program supports researcher-practitioner partnerships (RPPs) and research with the goal of building knowledge from research and development to support providing opportunities for all students to participate in CS and CT formal STEM learning at the elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. Proposals will be funded in four strands that foster design, implementation at scale, and research. RPP Strands include:
- For the high school strand, the focus is on preparing and supporting teachers to teach rigorous CS courses;
- For the preK-8 strand, the focus is on designing, developing, and piloting instructional materials that integrate CS and CT into preK-8 classrooms; and
- For preK-12 or preK-14 pathways strand, the focus is on designing pathways that support school districts in developing policies and supports for incorporating CS and CT across all grades and potentially into introductory levels at community or four-year colleges and universities.
In order to ensure that advances in computing education are inclusive of our diverse student populations, proposals on any strand must address, in a significant manner, longstanding underrepresentation in computing. Groups traditionally underrepresented or underserved in computing include women, persons with disabilities, African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, and persons from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
DEADLINE: Applications are to be submitted by February 14, 2024. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are (1) Universities and Colleges; (2) Non-profit, non-academic organizations; (3) For-profit organizations; (4) State and Local Governments; (5) Unaffiliated Individuals; (6) Foreign organizations; and (6) Other Federal agencies.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: [https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/computer-science-all-csforall-research-rpps]