NSF Advancing education for the future AI
Posted December 13, 2023
Discipline(s): STEM Education; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Computing and Communication Foundations; Information and Intelligent Systems; Computer and Network Systems
With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), EDU and CISE encourage the submission of novel and high impact proposals that advance inclusive computing education that prepares preK-12 and undergraduate students for the AI workforce.
This EducateAI DCL seeks to support professional learning opportunities & communities; inclusive AI educational resources (curricula, tools, data sources, assessments, etc.); and educational infrastructure needed to support AI education across institutions. This DCL seeks to build upon and contribute to research on broadening participation to better understand and inform efforts to support students from groups historically underrepresented in computing; and research and development needed to make state-of-the-art, inclusive AI education available to all students in preK-12 schools, 2-year colleges, and 4-year colleges and universities.
This DCL does not constitute a new competition or a new program. Rather, interested proposers should consult the program pages for Computer Science for All: Research Practice Partnership (CSforAll:RPP) and Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE) as those programs are revised.
Proposals submitted to either CSforAll or CUE will need to be responsive to requirements of the corresponding solicitation. Principal investigators (PIs) are encouraged to review the CSforAll and CUE programs that develop educational approaches or pathways to support learners' preparation toward skills relevant for AI careers.
To read the full DCL, click here