Mentor Curriculum

Technovation Girls Mentor Curriculum

Use this Mentor Curriculum to guide your teams through a Technovation Girls season.

Each unit of the student curriculum has a companion guide for mentors to help you feel more confident and prepared to support your team.

Submissions are due on May 5, 2025 at 5pm PDT | May 6 at 1am WAT | 2am CEST | 5:30am IST

How to use the Mentor Curriculum

Each weekly guide has objectives for your team aligned to the program milestones, agenda templates, activity trackers, and activity goals. Check out the step-by-step guide for more information:

Meeting Agendas [Templates]

Use these pre-made sample agendas to run your sessions with your students. These templates were developed to reflect the experience and division of student teams. Mentors are encouraged to adjust the agendas to meet the needs of your team.

Pre-Season

Mentor Guide: Pre-Season

Get ready for an amazing season with your team! This guide covers what you'll need to know to get set up, prepare your team, and manage the logistics of the Technovation Girls season. The button will prompt you to make a copy for your individual use. Let's get started!

Mentor Guide: Unit 1

Topics covered: Team building, Identifying problems, How we can use technology to solve problems, Exploring web and mobile app builders, Introduction to algorithms

Mentor Guide: Unit 2

Topics covered: Researching & selecting problems to solve, Intro to AI, Deeper look at mobile app builders, and Intro to web apps

Mentor Guide: Unit 3

Topics covered: Identifying solutions, Market research, Creating business and mission statements, Coding conditionals, Finding patterns in AI

Mentor Guide: Unit 4

Topics covered: Minimal viable products, Debugging, AI datasets, Different components in mobile app builders

Mentor Guide: Unit 5

Topics covered: Paper prototyping, Partnering with organizations, Planning a project, Coding variables and lists, Training an AI model, and Web apps using AI models

Mentor Guide: Unit 6

Topics covered: Marketing a product, Calculating revenue, Building a business with a positive impact, Examples of mobile apps

Mentor Guide: Unit 7

Topics covered: AI software options, Operating costs, Storing data in mobile apps

Mentor Guide: Unit 8

Topics covered: Outlining Pitch and Technical videos, Business Plan (Senior Division), User Adoption Plan (Junior Division), Coding APIs

Mentor Guide: Unit 9

Topics covered: Recording Pitch and Technical Videos

Mentor Guide: Unit 10

Topics covered: Editing Pitch and Technical Videos

Mentor Guide: Unit 11

Topics covered: Reflecting, writing about the team's Learning Journey for submission

Mentor Guide: Unit 12

Topics covered: Submitting your project, Celebrating!

Additional Resources

Quick links to resources that can help you plan your lessons and support your team