Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs) - DEADLINE MOVED TO Monday, April 27, 2020

Overview

<p><strong>3/25/2020 Update: The deadline to submit an application to Computer Science for All  (CSforAll: Research and RPPs) has been changed to Monday, April 27, 2020. View the updated summary on the RODA Funding Calendar <a href="https://education.asu.edu/roda-funding-calendar/computer-science-all-cs…;. </strong></p> <p>This program aims to provide <i>all </i>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. With this solicitation, the National Science Foundation (NSF) focuses on both research and researcher-practitioner partnerships (RPPs) that foster the research and development needed to bring CS and CT to all schools. Specifically, this solicitation aims to provide (1) high school teachers with the preparation, professional development (PD) and ongoing support they need to teach rigorous computer science courses; (2) preK-8 teachers with the instructional materials and preparation they need to integrate CS and CT into their teaching; and (3) schools and districts with the resources needed to define and evaluate multi-grade pathways in CS and CT.</p> <p>As the lead Federal agency for building the research knowledge base for CS and CT education, NSF aims to build upon past and ongoing efforts to enable rigorous and engaging CS and CT education in schools across the Nation, including over $20 million spent in FY 2019 in support of these efforts. This program supports (1) researcher-practitioner partnerships (RPPs) and (2) research with the goal of building knowledge from research and development to support efforts that aim to provide opportunities for <i>all </i>students to participate in CS and CT formal STEM learning at the pre-k, elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. Proposals will be funded in four “strands” that foster design, implementation at scale, and/or research:</p> <p>RPP Strands</p> <ul> <li>For the High School Strand, the focus is on preparing and supporting teachers to teach rigorous CS courses;</li> <li>For the PreK-8 Strand, the focus is on designing, developing, and piloting instructional materials that integrate CS and CT into preK-8 classrooms;</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> <p>Research Strand</p> <p>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 CT understandings and abilities for all students. A proposal can be submitted to only one strand, and that strand must be designated in the first line of the Project Summary. Proposals in the High School Strand, PreK-8 Strand, and the Pathways Strand must come from RPPs, whereas proposals in the Research Strand are not subject to this requirement.</p> <p></p>