We're excited to share that work from the program has been accepted to the 2026 ACM RESPECT conference. It's a chance to put what we've been learning in front of the broader computing-education community—and to learn from theirs.

What the paper is about

At its heart, the paper is about a simple bet: that students learn to build with AI best by building for real people, on real problems, in teams that look like the workplaces they're headed into. We share how LEAD structures those ten weeks, what worked, and what we'd change.

“Experiential learning isn't a supplement to the AI curriculum—for these skills, it's the curriculum.”

Huge thanks to the faculty and students whose work made this possible. We'll link the full paper here once it's published.