<b>1) NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21):</b> The National Science Foundation has released a revised solicitation (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503582">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503582</a>), which now includes three tracks (from the program synopsis):<br>

<p style="margin-left:0.25in"><strong><em>Computing Education Research</em></strong>
 (CER) proposals will aim to develop a research base for computing 
education. Projects may conduct basic research on the teaching and 
learning of computational competencies; they may design, develop, test, 
validate, and refine materials, measurement tools, and methods for 
teaching in specific contexts; and/or they may implement promising 
small-scale interventions in order to study their efficacy with 
particular groups. Efforts can focus on computational thinking as taught
 in computing courses or infused across the curriculum, they can target 
students or their teachers in informal or formal educational settings, 
or they can address any level within the K-16 pipeline, from elementary 
school through high school and college. </p><p style="margin-left:0.25in"><strong><em>CS 10K</em></strong>
 proposals will aim to develop the knowledge base and partnerships 
needed to catalyze the CS 10K Project. The CS 10K Project aims to have 
rigorous, academic curricula incorporated into computing courses in 
10,000 high schools, taught by 10,000 well-trained teachers. CS 10K 
proposals can address a wide range of needed activities, including the 
development of course materials, pedagogy, and methods courses, as well 
as professional development and ongoing support for teachers, approaches
 to scaling, best practices for increasing the participation of students
 from underrepresented groups, and strategies for building K-12, 
university, and community partnerships. </p><p style="margin-left:0.25in"><strong><em>Broadening Participation </em></strong>(BP)
 proposals will aim to develop and assess novel interventions that 
contribute to our knowledge base on the effective teaching and learning 
of computing for students from the underrepresented groups: women, 
persons with disabilities, African Americans, Hispanics, Native 
Americans and indigenous peoples. Proposed interventions should be 
designed to engage and retain students from these groups and, at the 
same time, to increase their knowledge of computational thinking 
concepts and skills. Proposers are encouraged to leverage the resources 
provided by the existing BPC-A Alliances and to develop interventions 
that, if proven successful, could be implemented within a BPC-A 
Alliance. For additional information on the Alliances, see <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503593&org=NSF">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503593&org=NSF</a>.</p>Funding levels vary by type of proposal: CER (up to $600,000 over 3 years), CS 10K (up to $1,000,000 over 3 years), and BP (up to $600,000 over 3 years). Proposals are due April 9, 2012.<br>

<br><br>-- <br><p>Christopher <span><span>Andersen</span></span><br>Director, <span><span>STEM</span></span> Initiatives<br>

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