More about the BSD Recommended Pathway

Understanding the BSD Recommended Pathway

Our Recommended Pathway is not dependent on student age or grade level. All of our courses are designed to match the
level of proficiency of the student. However, it is recommended that our courses not begin with students any younger than
Grade 4 (age 8-10). If students have no prior experience with coding then they should start with First Steps in Coding. This
is true whether they are 5th graders, 8th graders or older. Starting off with the First Steps courses provides a low-stakes,
easy entry point for teachers and students that focuses on acquiring coding skills with fun and engaging projects and
games. Ideally, TechReady is meant to be a middle school curriculum, but can start earlier or later.

Using BSD for the first time?

When schools decide to use our curriculum for the first time, we often recommend beginning with a course or few courses
to ease students and teachers into the flow of using BSD. For example, a middle school may want to use BSD, but their
students may have no prior experience in coding. We would, therefore, recommend First Steps Coding for the first year
and then TechReady in subsequent years. If students have adequate experience with HTML, CSS and JS, then they can
start with TechReady Technology and Me and skip the First Steps courses.

Using TechConnected Projects

TechConnected projects can be used at any point during the pathway to enhance, extend or differentiate. See the
TechConnected progression for more details.

Using TechFuture for High School

TechFuture courses should only be used at High School levels because it is designed as a workforce preparedness
curriculum that deals with themes related to technology industries and roles.*
BSD Recommended Course Progression

Digital Design:
Fundamentals
Technology and in UI and UX
the World
Programming:
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and Me e-commerce
website
First Steps
in Coding

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Code the Future

with Artificial
Intelligence

First Steps
in Game
Development

Technology and
the Community Data:
Actionable
insight
BSD Course Catalog Pathway
Digital skills:
Modern
industries Data:
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in Coding Technology
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Community

Remake Technology
Classic Games and the Code Your
with Scratch World Digital Design: Own World
Code is: Your Fundamentals with VR
Voice in UI and UX

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Technology
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Programming:
Mobile Game Build an
Developer Code the
Digital e-commerce
3D Game Future with
marketing: website
Design and Artificial
Intelligence How to get
Development the right
with Roblox exposure for
your
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in Game
Development Build your
Tech Startup
Video Game
Design with Entrepreneurship:
Phaser From an idea to
action
 BSD Digital Skills Progression
Artificial
Intelligence
Marketing
Beginner
HTML and Intermediate E-Commerce
CSS JavaScript

Block Based Advanced

Intermediate
Coding JavaScript User
HTML and CSS Entrepreneurship
Interface

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Video Game
Design
Business
Development

Beginner
JavaScript Advanced
HTML and
CSS User
Experience
TechConnected Integration
Level Project Name

1 Meme Maker
Beginner Poem
Digital Design:
Character Card Fundamentals in
Simple Infographic Technology and the
World UI and UX
Digital Diary Programming:
Technology and Build an
Timeline Me e-commerce
website
First Steps
in Coding

2 Interactive Story Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Intermediate Blog
Review App
Code the Future
Quiz Maker First Steps
with Artificial
Pie Chart in Game
Intelligence
Development
Retro TV
Mad Libs
Digital Pocket Guide

Data: Actionable
insight
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Advanced Carrot Picker the Community
Coin Collector
Digital Assistant
FAQ
What is the difference TechReady (TR) is fully-sourced program of learning that is focused on comprehensive projects that are embedded with digital literacy
between TR, TN, TC learning and include classroom discussion slides, quizzes and capstone projects. All TechReady (TR) courses are 40 hrs except for “Code
and TF? is”
TechNovators (TN) contains courses that are focused on learning digital skills through coding projects and does not contain many
discussion slides and has no quizzes or capstone projects. Technovators (TN) courses work well for after school and camps, but can also
be used in classroom time. All Technovators (TN) courses are 25 hrs
TechConnected (TC) is a series of coding projects that can be used to enhance subject connections. They can be done anytime and and
in any subject.
TechFuture (TF) is aimed at workforce development in digital skills for High School students. All TechFuture (TF) courses are 40 hrs.

Where should students If students have adequate experience with HTML, CSS and JS, then they can start with TechReady Technology and Me and skip the First
start if they already Steps courses.
have some prior
experience?

Do students have to We suggest the students finish up to ⅔ of a course before moving on. For example, if a customer wants to use TechNovators First Steps
finish the whole course? in Coding, but only has 15 hours, theory should complete the first 15 hours in order from the first project in the course.

In TR, there is some flexibility to skip the Capstone Projects as a way to reduce the total hours. Capstone Projects in TR are suggested to
take 6 hours.