Education Symposium ACM TRUST 2027
Advancing Trustworthy and Responsible AI Across K-12 Learning Communities
About the Symposium
K-12 Learning CommunitiesThe ACM TRUST 2027 Education Symposium invites submissions from K-12 educators and middle and high school students who are exploring, teaching, or advancing understanding of trustworthy, responsible, and ethical AI and computing systems. Co-located with the main conference at George Mason University Arlington Campus, VA, the symposium creates a dedicated space where students and educators can share work, exchange ideas, and engage with the ACM TRUST research community.
Accepted work will be presented at the symposium; accepted papers will be included in the ACM database.
Paper Types
- Poster Paper: Only the abstract is submitted (one page).
- Regular Paper: Up to 6 pages including references. Please refer to the ACM paper template.
Presentation Types
- Poster Presentation: The poster session will last 2 hours. Presenters will stand by their posters to present their work and answer questions. Boards and push pins will be provided to display the posters. Authors are responsible for printing or making their posters, bringing them to the symposium, setting them up, and taking them down.
- Oral Presentation: Up to 20 minutes, including a 15-minute presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A. Authors need to prepare slides and present their work orally at the symposium.
Education Symposium
Call for ParticipationExplore opportunities for K-12 educators and students to participate in ACM TRUST 2027 through responsible AI, computing ethics, data literacy, and digital trust activities.
Education Symposium Tracks
K-12 Educators & StudentsK-12 Educators
This track invites K-12 educators, instructional coaches, and school-based curriculum developers to share classroom-tested approaches to teaching AI literacy, digital ethics, data privacy, and responsible computing. Submissions may describe pedagogy, assessment strategies, professional development models, or reflective practitioner research.
Middle School Students
This track invites middle school students to present age-appropriate projects, demonstrations, or exploratory studies related to artificial intelligence, responsible computing, data literacy, privacy, and digital trust. Individual and team submissions are welcome.
High School Students
This track invites high school students to share research, applied projects, demonstrations, or early-stage studies that explore trustworthy and responsible AI and computing. Submissions may address technical, educational, social, or interdisciplinary aspects of AI.
Important Dates and Submission Guidelines
DeadlinesImportant Dates
- Poster Abstract (One page) Due: December 1, 2026
- Paper Submission: December 1, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: December 31, 2026
- Camera-Ready Manuscript: February 28, 2027
Submission Guidelines
- Work must be original and not under review elsewhere.
- At least one author must register to present accepted work.
- Submissions should use the ACM proceedings template where required by the track format.
- Submit through the Education Symposium CMT track.
Review Criteria
Education Symposium ReviewBesides the general review criteria of ACM TRUST 2027, the ACM TRUST 2027 Education Symposium has an additional review rubric, which can be found below.
Publication Ethics
Responsible ResearchAll submitting authors must follow responsible research and publication practices. This includes avoiding plagiarism or duplicate submission, properly acknowledging prior work and datasets, accurately representing authorship, and complying with ethical, legal, and privacy considerations applicable to the work. Authors of accepted papers must register for the conference, prepare their presentation according to symposium instructions, and submit a camera-ready version incorporating reviewer feedback.
Questions? Please contact the Education Symposium chairs through the information available on the Organizing Committee page .