Welcome to the Curriculum Module!
In this module you’ll learn about our interactive online curriculum that equips students with technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills through project-based learning. Translations of the curriculum are available in 17 languages!
- Project Based Learning
Students build their projects with the help of interactive online content and hands-on activities.
- Flexible progression
Our differentiated curriculum pathways support flexible learning journeys that can be tailored to each context.
- Instructional guides
The student curriculum includes built-in Mentor tips. The Mentor curriculum has lesson planning agendas.
CURRICULUM SCOPE
What Students Do & Learn
Form Teams
Investigate Problems in the Community
Brainstorm Solutions that Leverage Technology
Practice Coding & AI Development
Design and Build a Digital Solution
Develop an Entrepreneurial Plan
Create a Video to Pitch their Ideas
⏰ Flexible Timeline
The curriculum can be adapted to fit within various timelines. We recommend that students are given 40-60 hours of time to use the curriculum and build their projects.
Lessons Include
Videos
The Technovation curriculum includes engaging videos that simplify complex ideas into easy-to-understand lessons. These videos feature expert instructors, and Technovation Alumni!
Check out these videos from the Senior Curriculum created by Technovation Alumni to help students with Ideation:
Interactive Features
Students stay actively engaged through interactive activities, including quizzes, coding exercises and research.
Check out this quiz from the Junior Curriculum about recognizing artificial intelligence in everyday technology:
Activity Worksheets
Students build practical skills through hands-on activities in each lesson. While not required, these worksheets help guide project development. Plus, customize any activity by making a copy of the Google Doc!
Check out this activity from the Senior Curriculum about Outlining a Pitch Video:
Sustainable Development Goals
Technovation uses the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals to help students explore real-world problems and design impactful solutions for their communities.
Our curriculum includes 10 SDG-specific lesson tracks and curated technical videos from alumnae to help students engage global issues that impact their community.
HOW TO USE THE CURRICULUM
Structuring Your Sessions
Use our new custom curriculum map generator to plan out the content for each session!
Adapt the curriculum to fit your timeline and goals:
- Full-length curriculum – comprehensive guide to project development with extensive content on problem research, coding and AI tools, and more!
- Core Curriculum – a condensed version of the curriculum containing the basic information needed to submit a project.
During meetings, focus on the most relevant lessons and project-building activities. Students can complete some parts of the curriculum outside of sessions.
Running sessions with multiple teams
Divide session time between:
- Whole group activities (skill workshops, presentations)
- Team breakout time (project work, planning)
Alternate between whole-group instruction and teamwork time. Start together, split into teams, then regroup to share progress.
Curriculum Planning Resources
- Session slides to guide facilitators through meetings
- Pre-built Agendas – structured weekly plans with meeting activities and student tasks
- Curriculum Timeline Guide — A sample 20-session plan with suggested timing and links to key activities. Make a copy & customize to fit your program.
- Custom Curriculum Map Generator – Plug in your time to generate a custom curriculum map!
Click on the image below to make a custom curriculum map!
MENTOR CURRICULUM
We offer a comprehensive curriculum companion for Mentors to help them prepare for team meetings.
The Mentor curriculum includes:
- A high-level overview of each unit's objectives and activities
- Activity timing guidelines
- Icebreaker ideas and tips for teams
The video below offers a quick look at the Mentor Curriculum and the core topics, objectives and activities it covers.
