Understand the progression and goals of Minecraft Education's computer science curriculum
The Minecraft Education computer science curriculum spans primary to secondary grade bands and affords multiple entry points for teaching computer science. It has a clear, cohesive progression that develops skills across stages and ages.
The goal of Minecraft Education computer science curriculum is to provide learners with the necessary skills to address the complex societal issues of our time and their futures. It includes computer science units of study that:
- Promote community
- Encourage a coding mindset
- Teach computational thinking skills
The curriculum also has consistent teaching and learning experiences across grade bands that focus on the 5 Es:
- Engaging
- Explaining
- Exploring
- Evaluating
- Elaborating
The curriculum provides educators with educator guides, formative assessments, and summative assessments to use with each unit. The curriculum’s consistency extends to the teaching materials for each Minecraft Education lesson. Each lesson is structured in the same way. This consistency gives educators the confidence needed to use these materials with their learners.
The curriculum features over 200 hours of standards-aligned content. The stand-alone units are easily integrated across the curriculum and connect to other content areas. No matter what age learners are when they're introduced to coding there’s an entry point that begins at the basics and builds from there.