Description
178 day pacing guide + standards-aligned curriculum map + editable planner
Looking for a complete, year long roadmap for your Introduction to Computer Science course?
This 178 day pacing guide gives you a clear, organized plan to teach an entire high school Introduction to Computer Science course with confidence and structure--even if students have zero prior experience.
This is perfect for a first-year CS teacher or anyone wanting a ready-to-use curriculum map aligned to standards and designed for real classrooms.
What's included:
178 day year-ling pacing guide
organized by quarters and weeks
standards aligned for every unit--per Arkansas State Standards
Editable word document
notes column for your notes
clean, professional layout for digital use or printing
Units Covered
🔹 Unit 1 – Careers & Professionalism
- CS career pathways
- Ethics & digital responsibility
- Communication skills
- Professional portfolios
🔹 Unit 2 – Computational Thinking
- Abstraction
- Decomposition
- Pattern recognition
- Algorithm design
🔹 Unit 3 – Programming Fundamentals
- Variables & data types
- Expressions
- Lists & data structures
- Logic, conditionals, loops
- Functions & debugging
- File input/output
- Coding conventions
🔹 Unit 4 – Data Analysis & Visualization
- Data collection
- Cleaning & quality checks
- Descriptive statistics
- Graphs & visualizations
- Storytelling with data
- Bias & ethical reporting
🔹 Unit 5 – Major & Emerging Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud computing
- IoT
- Big data
- Quantum computing
- Blockchain & XR
🔹 Unit 6 – Cybersecurity, Systems & Networking
- Cyber threats & protection
- Hardware & software basics
- Operating systems
- Networks & internet fundamentals
This is great for teachers because:
1. saves hours of planning time
2. keeps instruction organized all year
3. easy to adjust for snow days/testing/sub days
4. perfect for block or traditional schedules
5. helps new CS teachers feel confident
6. Editable for your own needs
Highlights
Description
178 day pacing guide + standards-aligned curriculum map + editable planner
Looking for a complete, year long roadmap for your Introduction to Computer Science course?
This 178 day pacing guide gives you a clear, organized plan to teach an entire high school Introduction to Computer Science course with confidence and structure--even if students have zero prior experience.
This is perfect for a first-year CS teacher or anyone wanting a ready-to-use curriculum map aligned to standards and designed for real classrooms.
What's included:
178 day year-ling pacing guide
organized by quarters and weeks
standards aligned for every unit--per Arkansas State Standards
Editable word document
notes column for your notes
clean, professional layout for digital use or printing
Units Covered
🔹 Unit 1 – Careers & Professionalism
- CS career pathways
- Ethics & digital responsibility
- Communication skills
- Professional portfolios
🔹 Unit 2 – Computational Thinking
- Abstraction
- Decomposition
- Pattern recognition
- Algorithm design
🔹 Unit 3 – Programming Fundamentals
- Variables & data types
- Expressions
- Lists & data structures
- Logic, conditionals, loops
- Functions & debugging
- File input/output
- Coding conventions
🔹 Unit 4 – Data Analysis & Visualization
- Data collection
- Cleaning & quality checks
- Descriptive statistics
- Graphs & visualizations
- Storytelling with data
- Bias & ethical reporting
🔹 Unit 5 – Major & Emerging Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud computing
- IoT
- Big data
- Quantum computing
- Blockchain & XR
🔹 Unit 6 – Cybersecurity, Systems & Networking
- Cyber threats & protection
- Hardware & software basics
- Operating systems
- Networks & internet fundamentals
This is great for teachers because:
1. saves hours of planning time
2. keeps instruction organized all year
3. easy to adjust for snow days/testing/sub days
4. perfect for block or traditional schedules
5. helps new CS teachers feel confident
6. Editable for your own needs
