The Arkansas Department of Education invites students and educators to engage in the Presidential AI Challenge.

The Presidential AI Challenge (Challenge) is a national challenge where K-12 students, educators, mentors, and community teams come together to solve real-world problems in their communities using AI-powered solutions, with an opportunity to showcase their solutions at a national level. Students and educators of all backgrounds and expertise are encouraged to participate and ignite a new spirit of innovation as we celebrate 250 years of independence in our country and look forward to the next 250 years. 

For detailed information see the Participation Guidebook and the Challenge website.

Each team should consist of:

• Elementary: An educator or community leader and groups or classrooms of elementary youth (grades K-5)

• Middle school youth: 1 – 4 students in grades 6-8 and a Supervising Adult (teacher, parent, community member)

• High school youth: 1 – 4 students in grades 9-12 and a Supervising Adult (teacher, parent, community member)

• Educators: 1 – 3 educators, one of whom serves as the lead team member

Team Registration:

The lead Educator, community group leader, or Supervising Adult should collect the required consent forms and register the team at the Challenge website. 

Project Tracks:

Track I (Proposal): Teams create an in-depth proposal for how AI technologies could be applied to address a community problem or challenge.  

Track II (Technical/implementation): Teams build a solution with AI technologies that can help address a community challenge.

Track III (Educator Teams): Teams will either a) teach an AI concept to their students in a new, unique way, or b) create a tool based on AI technologies to manage some aspect of their classrooms (teaching, communication, efficiency) that could not be completed without AI-based tools.