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Course Pacing Guide

Every class period, in order. Choose the 11-week trimester plan or the 18-week semester plan. Click any day to open that activity, project or problem.

60 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Every period is core content; there is no slack, so a snow day shifts everything.
Unit 1
Inside the Machine
Weeks 1–4 · 16 periods
Unit 2
Working With AI
Weeks 4–7 · 17 periods
Unit 3
AI in the World
Weeks 7–11 · 22 periods
A ActivityP ProjectB Problem✓ Final check

Week by week · 11 weeks · 55 periods

Week 1Days 1–5
A1-1-1
Next-Word Dice
Day 1 of 2
A1-1-1
Next-Word Dice
Day 2 of 2
A1-1-2
Train, Test, Trust
Day 1 of 2
A1-1-2
Train, Test, Trust
Day 2 of 2
A1-1-3
Matchbox Nim
Day 1 of 2
Week 2Days 6–10
A1-1-3
Matchbox Nim
Day 2 of 2
P1-1-4
Classifier & Model Card
Day 1 of 3
P1-1-4
Classifier & Model Card
Day 2 of 3
P1-1-4WRAPS
Classifier & Model Card
Day 3 of 3
A1-2-1
Password Wars
Day 1 of 2
Week 3Days 11–15
A1-2-1
Password Wars
Day 2 of 2
A1-2-2
Stump the Bot
Day 1 of 1
A1-2-3
Real or Fake?
Day 1 of 1
P1-2-4
Red-Team Report
Day 1 of 3
P1-2-4
Red-Team Report
Day 2 of 3
Week 4Days 16–20
P1-2-4WRAPS
Red-Team Report
Day 3 of 3
A2-1-1
Context & Verification
Day 1 of 2
A2-1-1
Context & Verification
Day 2 of 2
A2-1-2
By Hand, Then With AI
Day 1 of 2
A2-1-2
By Hand, Then With AI
Day 2 of 2
Week 5Days 21–25
A2-1-3
School AI Policy
Day 1 of 1
P2-1-4
Productivity Study
Day 1 of 4
P2-1-4
Productivity Study
Day 2 of 4
P2-1-4
Productivity Study
Day 3 of 4
P2-1-4WRAPS
Productivity Study
Day 4 of 4
Week 6Days 26–30
A2-2-1
Creative Stations
Day 1 of 2
A2-2-1
Creative Stations
Day 2 of 2
A2-2-2
Whose Style Is It?
Day 1 of 1
A2-2-3
AI That Acts
Day 1 of 2
A2-2-3
AI That Acts
Day 2 of 2
Week 7Days 31–35
P2-2-4
Tool Decision Memo
Day 1 of 3
P2-2-4
Tool Decision Memo
Day 2 of 3
P2-2-4WRAPS
Tool Decision Memo
Day 3 of 3
A3-1-1
Your Feed, Your Profile
Day 1 of 2
A3-1-1
Your Feed, Your Profile
Day 2 of 2
Week 8Days 36–40
A3-1-2
Data Footprint Audit
Day 1 of 1
P3-1-3
Feed Audit & Letter
Day 1 of 3
P3-1-3
Feed Audit & Letter
Day 2 of 3
P3-1-3WRAPS
Feed Audit & Letter
Day 3 of 3
A3-2-1
Substitute or Complement?
Day 1 of 2
Week 9Days 41–45
A3-2-1
Substitute or Complement?
Day 2 of 2
A3-2-2
Talent Stack
Day 1 of 1
A3-2-3
Task X-Ray Prep
Day 1 of 1
P3-2-4
Task X-Ray Report
Day 1 of 3
P3-2-4
Task X-Ray Report
Day 2 of 3
Week 10Days 46–50
P3-2-4WRAPS
Task X-Ray Report
Day 3 of 3
B3-3-1
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 1 of 8
B3-3-1
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 2 of 8
B3-3-1
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 3 of 8
B3-3-1
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 4 of 8
Week 11Days 51–55
B3-3-1
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 5 of 8
B3-3-1
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 6 of 8
B3-3-1
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 7 of 8
B3-3-1WRAPS
AI Guidance for a Real Client
Day 8 of 8
✓FINWRAPS
Course Check · No-Device Final
Day 1 of 1

When the big work wraps

1-1-4Classifier & Model Card · ProjectWeek 2, Day 4
1-2-4Red-Team Report · ProjectWeek 4, Day 1
2-1-4Productivity Study · ProjectWeek 5, Day 5
2-2-4Tool Decision Memo · ProjectWeek 7, Day 3
3-1-3Feed Audit & Letter · ProjectWeek 8, Day 4
3-2-4Task X-Ray Report · ProjectWeek 10, Day 1
3-3-1AI Guidance for a Real Client · ProblemWeek 11, Day 4
FinalCourse Check · No-Device Final · Final checkWeek 11, Day 5
Using the trimester plan

The three units run 16, 17 and 22 periods. The capstone Problem takes the last eight periods of Unit 3 and the no-device final is the last class. If you lose days, shorten Unit 1 activities 1-2-2 and 1-2-3 first (one period each already) and protect the Projects and the Problem.

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