These briefs address critical questions related to the role of AI in primary and secondary computer science (CS) education. Download all of the briefs or click on an individual brief below. 

in the "Why is it Still Important to Learn to Program?" brief.

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of CS teachers think AI should be included in a fundamental CS experience.

of CS teachers want additional resources and professional learning.

CSTA and TeachAI surveyed 364 computer science teachers between March and July 2024.

Survey insights are included in the briefs, CSTA/TeachAI Survey, and Infographic.  

About the Guidance on the 

This guidance was developed by TeachAI and the CSTA in partnership with Karen Brennan (Harvard University), Quinn Burke (Digital Promise), Marie desJardins (AAAI), Bruce Fuda, Maya Israel (University of Florida), Irene Lee (Everyday AI), Matti Tedre (University of Eastern Finland), and Jan Vahrenhold (German Informatics Society). We thank Christina Gardner-McCune (AI4K12 and University of Florida), Shuchi Grover (Looking Glass Ventures and Edfinity), and Grok Academy for their engagement in the 2024 publication.

We thank the TeachAI Future of CS Workgroup and participating U.S. and global government agencies. We’d also like to recognize Allen Antoine, Owen Astrachan, Elaine Atherton, Brianna Blaser, Carla Brodley, Center for Computational Thinking and Design at Aarhus University, Marie Casao, Edie Cheng, Tara Chklovski, CS Access, Sofía De Jesús, Leigh Ann DeLyser, Charlotte Dungan, Chamisa Edmo, Rudy Escobar, Ben Forta, Crystal Furman, Dan Garcia, Kinnis Gosha, Mark Guzdial, William G. Harris, Sallie Holloway, Lori Jacques, Antti Kiviniemi, John Kleeman, Jill Kowalchuk, Michael Littman, Yolanda Lozano, Don Miller, John Mitchell, Rusty Nye, Jamie Payton, Chris Piech, Jennifer Rosato, Michael Sakowicz, Mehran Sahami, Vicky Sedgwick, Ben Shapiro, Sepehr Vakil, Sara Vogel, Hannah Walden, Shira Wein, Benji Xie, and Aman Yadav for their input. 

We thank the following organizations and individuals for their partnership in the 2024 publication of the first three briefs and survey insights: AI4K12, Amazon, Getting Smart, Grok Academy, IndigiGenius, Micron, Shuchi Grover, Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, and Steamlabs Africa.

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