How it works
Structured learning that explains, checks, and levels up
Every lesson is designed to explain, check, and correct itself — so learners progress confidently, whether they have live instruction or are moving through structured async classes.
Learn it → Do the activity → Reflect → Earn
- 01
Learn it
Coach’s note, quick explainer, and word help — the goal and big idea in plain language.
- 02
Do the activity
Guided practice with instant feedback, then a from-scratch challenge and check-for-understanding.
- 03
Reflect
Ethics or reflection moments on AI, data, cyber defense, or digital citizenship.
- 04
Earn XP & badges
Progress shows on a clear roadmap — for learners, families, and instructors.
Inside a lesson
Interactive lessons generally include a consistent, research-based structure:
- Coach’s note — goal + big idea in plain language
- Quick explainer + Word help — vocabulary / concept primer
- Guided practice — fill-in-the-blank with immediate feedback
- From-scratch challenge — unaided skill-builder
- Check-for-understanding (CFU)
- Try This — optional stretch
- Ethics / reflection moment
- Earn — XP + badge progress on the roadmap
Schedule & delivery
Designed for about 8 weeks at ~2 sessions per week — the schedule flexes to your classroom, family, or self-paced needs.
Flexible schedule
- Designed for about 8 weeks at ~2 sessions per week
- The schedule flexes to your classroom, family, or self-paced needs
- Dashboard labels lessons as Week X · Session Y (suggested structure)
- Works self-paced, with light mentor support, or as a live cohort
Delivery modes
- Live cohort / classroom
- After-school & weekend programs
- Scout troops & youth groups
- Hybrid
- Self-paced enrichment
- Homeschool / family use
Site license, per-class, after-school, and weekend block models are available for schools, Scout troops, and program partners.
Evidence of mastery
- Auto-graded guided + scratch exercises
- CFU conceptual checks
- Capstone projects
- XP, badges, and progress visibility for instructors
- Designed so mastery is demonstrated, not just clicked through
Technology
- Cloud web app · Chromebook & mobile ready · no install
- No install / no special software
- Secure learner accounts
- Python lessons run in-browser
- Data lessons use real in-browser SQL + charts (bar, pie, line, histogram, scatter)
Chromebook and mobile ready — works in the browser with no special software to install. Live Kanam instruction is available online — or in person where available — so partner staff don't have to be the CS expert in the room.
Standards & credibility
Standards-aligned curriculum documentation is available for accreditation and adoption conversations. Primary mapping: CSTA K–12 CS Standards (2017), Levels 2 and 3A — also mapped to the K–12 CS Framework, ISTE Standards for Students (2016), and Common Core Math statistics/probability (especially the Data track), with forward-looking mapping toward CSTA Draft 3.0. Clear enough for teens starting out; deep enough for anyone leveling up in tech.