2025 Digital Literacy and Computer Science Curriculum Guide for Massachusetts Districts - Updated from the 2022 version

Sep 22, 2026

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2025 Digital Literacy and Computer Science Curriculum Guide for Massachusetts districts supports curriculum selection and planning across K–12 DLCS pathways. It provides guidance for interpreting curriculum summaries, outlining core and integrated supplementary options, and selecting appropriate elementary and middle school curricula. The guide organizes recommended curricula by grade bands, highlighting established programs and their placements. Prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under contracted digital literacy and computer science curriculum evaluation work.

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Pages176

Reading Time7 h 24 min

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CONTEXT FOR USING THIS GUIDE

INTERPRETING A CURRICULUM SUMMARY

K–12 DLCS PATHWAYS GUIDANCE

GRADES K THROUGH 5

SELECTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULA

K–5 CORE DLCS CURRICULA

K–5 CORE COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULA

K–5 INTEGRATED SUPPLEMENTARY CURRICULA

K–5 STAND-ALONE SUPPLEMENTARY CURRICULA

GRADES 6 THROUGH 8

SELECTING MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULA

6–8 CORE DLCS CURRICULA

6–8 CORE COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULA

6–8 INTEGRATED SUPPLEMENTARY CURRICULA

2025 Digital Literacy and Computer Science Curriculum Guide for Massachusetts Districts (Updated from the 2022 version) June, 2025 STEM Learning Design, LLC Jake Foster Melissa Zeitz Lisa Manzi David Petty This work was undertaken for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, under contract awarded for Digital Literacy and Computer Science Curriculum Evaluator, RFR \#20CISAD2 (2020), RFR \#21CISPM1 (2021, 2022), andRFR \#25CISPM1 (2025). [www.stemlearningdesign.com](www.stemlearningdesign.com) Table of Contents CONTEXT FOR USING THIS GUIDE .......................................................................................................5 INTERPRETING A CURRICULUM SUMMARY..........................................................................................................5 K–12 DLCS PATHWAYS GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................6 GRADES K THROUGH 5 .......................................................................................................................7 SELECTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULA.....................................................................................................8 K–5 CORE DLCS CURRICULA ...........................................................................................................................9 CodeHS Elementary (K–2; 3–5) ...........................................................................................................15 CSforALL Springfield (K–2; 3–5) ...........................................................................................................17 Ellipsis Computer Science Courses (K–2; 3–5) ....................................................................................19 K–5 CORE COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULA .....................................................................................................21 Growing With KIBO (K–2; 3–5) ............................................................................................................27 PLTW Launch: Computer Science Units (K–2; 3–5) .............................................................................29 K–5 INTEGRATED SUPPLEMENTARY CURRICULA ................................................................................................31 Coding as Another Language (K–2) ....................................................................................................37 Code.ORG Computer Science Connections (3–5) ...............................................................................39 Digital Citizenship (K–2; 3–5) ..............................................................................................................41 Engineering is Elementary Computer Science Essentials (K–2, 3–5) ..................................................43 MA STEM+C: Integrated Units (K–2; 3–5) ..........................................................................................45 K–5 STAND-ALONE SUPPLEMENTARY CURRICULA .............................................................................................47 [Code.org](Code.org) Computer Science Fundamentals (K–2; 3–5) ......................................................................55 [Cyber.org:](Cyber.org:) Cybersecurity Basics (K–2; 3–5) ........................................................................................57 Data Handling with micro:bit (3–5) .....................................................................................................59 Keyboarding Without Tears (K–2; 3–5) ..............................................................................................61 Learn to Code Curriculum (K–2; 3–5) .................................................................................................63 Minecraft Computer Science (3–5) ....................................................................

FAQs

What is the purpose of this curriculum guide for Massachusetts districts?

It provides guidance for selecting and interpreting K–12 digital literacy and computer science (DLCS) curricula across grade bands, including pathways and curriculum summary interpretation.

How does the guide organize recommendations across grade levels?

It groups curricula into Grades K through 5 and Grades 6 through 8, then further separates core DLCS, core computer science, integrated supplementary, and stand-alone supplementary options.

What does “updated from the 2022 version” indicate?

The 2025 guide is an update to the earlier 2022 curriculum guide, reflecting revisions while maintaining structured pathway and grade-band organization.

Sep 22, 2026

Uploaded by Mason